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How to Create a Google Tag Manager (GTM) Container

This article explains how to create a Google Tag Manager (GTM) container and use it to install the Triptease script on a hotel website or booking engine.

Overview

Google Tag Manager (GTM) is a free Google tool that lets you install and manage scripts on a website without editing site code directly. If you plan to install the Triptease script via GTM, you first need a GTM container set up for the hotel. This article walks through creating the account, generating the container snippets, and adding the Triptease script as a tag.


How to create a GTM container

  1. Sign in to Google Tag Manager
    Go to https://tagmanager.google.com/ and log in with the Google account that will own the container.
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  2. Create a new account (if needed)
    If this is the first time the hotel is using GTM:

    1. Click Create account

    2. Enter an Account name — usually the business or hotel group name

    3. Enter the hotel's Country

    4. Under Container name, enter something clear like hotelname.com or Hotel Name – Booking Engine

    5. Under Target platform, select Web

    6. Click Create and accept the Terms of Service

    7. If an account already exists, skip this step and add a new container inside the existing account: Account → three-dot menu → Create Container.
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  3. Get the GTM container code
    After creating the container, GTM will show you two snippets:

    • A <script> snippet for the <head>

    • A <noscript> snippet for right after the opening <body>


    Copy both snippets and send them to the hotel's web developer or booking engine provider to install on:

    • The website (if needed)

    • The booking engine pages


    Once those snippets are live, the container exists on the page and you can start adding tags (like the Triptease script) inside GTM.
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  4. Add the Triptease script as a tag
    After the container is installed on the site and booking engine:

    • In GTM, go to your new container

    • Click Tags → New

    • Tag type: Custom HTML

    • Paste the Triptease script (provided by your Triptease contact)

    • Trigger: All Pages

    • Click Save, then Submit/Publish the container


Common questions

Q: Do I need a separate GTM account for each hotel?

A: No. You can have multiple containers within a single GTM account — one container per hotel website or booking engine is typical. This makes it easier to manage scripts across a portfolio of properties.

Q: Who installs the <script> and <noscript> snippets on the website?

A: Your web developer or booking engine provider. The snippets must be installed on every page where the Triptease script needs to fire.


​Q: Where do I get the Triptease script to paste into the tag?

A: You can find your script and the installation documentation in the Triptease platform under:
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Settings → Group settings → Integration scripts → Integration guide


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