Travel Price Monitor Agent|Ctrip/Booking hotel price comparison system, dynamic IP to get real-time quotes

Why do I need a proxy IP for travel price monitoring?

People who frequently book hotels may find that there is a discrepancy in the real-time price of the same hotel displayed on different platforms (e.g. Ctrip and Booking). This discrepancy may come from the platform'sLocalized Pricing Strategy,User Browsing HistorymaybeTemporary promotional activities. If you directly use your own computer to repeatedly query, not only is it easy to be recognized by the website as a crawler to block the IP, but also because the IP belongs to a fixed place, resulting in inaccurate quotes obtained.

This is the time to pass theProxy IP simulates real user behavior. For example, we use Beijing IP address to check the Ctrip price seen by Beijing users, and at the same time we use New York IP address to check the US dollar price displayed by Booking, and then we compare the price by converting the exchange rate. The data obtained in this way has commercial reference value.

Build a hotel comparison monitoring system in three steps

Step 1: Setting up an IP zone policy
According to the location of the target hotel, select the corresponding residential IP, for example, to monitor the Tokyo hotel, you need to use the Japanese local IP; comparing the offer of China and the United States, you need to configure the IP of the two countries at the same time.Recommended Useipipgos global residential IP pool, covering 240+ countries and regions, can accurately match the real user IP environment of the hotel location.

Step 2: Configure IP rotation rules
To prevent being intercepted by the website's anti-climbing mechanism, it is recommended to set up a dynamic IP rotation policy. Refer to the following parameter configuration form:

Step 3: Data Cleaning and Comparison
After obtaining the raw data through the proxy IP, you need to filter out the interfering information on the web page. Special attentionHide Coupon Amount,Exclusive Member Priceand other special markings, these data must be labeled separately to ensure comparison accuracy.

How to choose dynamic vs static IP?

Many users can't tell the difference between dynamic and static proxies:

• Dynamic Residential IP: Change different IP addresses for each connection, suitable for high-frequency, multi-region real-time data capture
• Static Residential IP: Fixed IP to stay online for a long period of time, suitable for monitoring tasks that need to maintain the login status

in order toipipgoservice as an example, their dynamic IP pools support theAutomatic IP switching by number of requestsThe static IP can maintain a continuous connection for up to 72 hours. Recommendations for practical useMixed use of both typesFor core monitoring targets, static IPs are used to maintain a stable connection, while dynamic IPs are used to expand the capture range for auxiliary comparison needs.

Frequently Asked Questions QA

Q: Will frequent IP changes affect the data crawling speed?
A: ipipgo's IP pool utilizes theIntelligent Routing TechnologyThe average connection speed is within 200ms. Actual tests show that each IP change only adds 0.3-0.5 seconds of additional time consumption.

Q: Why do I have to use a residential IP, and can't I use a data center IP?
A: Travel platforms have a strict identification mechanism for data center IPs. ipipgo provides theHome Broadband Residential IPIt comes with real ASN information and network environment data, which can effectively circumvent the detection of anti-climbing systems.

Q: What should I do if I encounter a CAPTCHA?
A: Recommended configurationRequest Frequency Limiter, to control the frequency of single IP visits within the range of normal user behavior. At the same time with ipipgo'sBrowser Fingerprint Emulation, allowing each request to carry different device information.

Through the reasonable use of proxy IP technology, you can not only get the most realistic hotel offer data, but also establish a long-term and effective price monitoring system. Choosing a proxy IP likeipipgoSuch a service provider with a large pool of residential IP resources can ensure stable operation of the price comparison system and avoid data deviation or collection interruption due to IP problems.