Verified Suppliers in Sion are a curated and maintained list of trusted partners, like hotels, tour operators, and cruise lines. Each Verified Supplier in Sion includes up-to-date contact information, normalized billing details, and advanced location filtering. Sion handles keeping this information current so you don’t have to.

Verified suppliers can also be part of Preferred Programs, included in Brands & Chains with chain codes, and have unique reporting options. This setup makes it easier for hosts and contractors to manage bookings and reporting consistently.

Verified Suppliers are a convenient upgrade from manually added Suppliers that are your organization’s responsibility to keep up-to-date.

In this article, we’ll briefly go over how Verified Suppliers work and the additional features they bring.

Verified Suppliers are managed by Sion, meaning their basic business information is always current.

The only thing you have to manage for Verified Suppliers is your billing agreement with them, any integrations, and internal tags and notes.

Just like manually added suppliers, any information you customize for Billing will apply to any contractors that are part of your organization unless the contractor has otherwise specified in their settings.

See the article here to learn how to open the edit window for suppliers and Manually Add a Supplier for information on the different tabs and options.

Supplier Contacts are individuals or organizations associated with a Supplier that your agency needs to track. These are often billing contacts within the Supplier organization. Supplier Contacts can be selected when setting up Supplier Billing information and later used when sending invoices.

You can add and manage Supplier Contacts for both manually added Suppliers and Verified Suppliers. If you are a Host Agency, any Supplier Contacts you create will also appear for Independent Contractors.

To learn about adding and managing Supplier contacts, see the article Manage Supplier Contacts.

When on the Suppliers page, you can see historic production for Verified and manual suppliers. Use the Supplier Verification section and check or uncheck the required options.

Verified Suppliers can also be searched for using special Location filtering. You can enter a general location such as a town, city, or location such as a large airport to find nearby suppliers. For more information see the article Find and View Suppliers.

Some Verified Suppliers participate in programs that offer special pricing and benefits, called Preferred Programs.

You filter by Preferred Programs when searching for a Supplier. For more information see the article Find and View Suppliers.

You can also search for bookings related to specific Preferred Programs on the Bookings page. Use the Quick Search field to search by Preferred Program name. For more information see the article Find and View Booking.

Brands & Chains serve as classifications to help agencies and hosts manage and filter suppliers more effectively. Verified Suppliers in Sion are grouped by Brands & Chains, making it easier to select and manage them based on established brand relationships. This allows agencies to maintain consistency, leverage preferred rates, and align with brand requirements for production targets or exclusive benefits.

For information on Brands & Chains see the article Understanding Brands & Chains.