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[[Category:Channel Manager]]
{{TOCright}}'''Synchronising Beds24<div class="heading">Booking.com </div> This page gives an overview on the integration with [https://join.booking.com/index.html?aid=3000042&utm_source=connectivity_providers&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=NPIN_property%20referral Booking.com]=Export prices, availability, rules and import bookings, modifications to bookings and cancellations for existing listings on Booking.com'''= If you already have a property in Booking.com you can map your rooms and rates so Beds24 can:*send inventory (available rooms)*send minimum stay*send maximum stay*send closed to arrival and closed to departure*send prices (also multiple rates) if required with a multiplier to mark prices up or down*import bookings, modifications to bookings and cancellations
http[[Booking.com://www.booking_Synchronise_bookings_prices_availability|Click here for more information and setup instructions.com]]
=Create rate plans on Booking.com=Capabilities==You can manage your Booking.com rate plans directly in from Beds24.*Create new rate plans*Modify existing rate plans
*Beds24[[Booking.com can export Inventory*Beds24:_Create_Booking.com can export Multiple Rates*Beds24.com can import Bookings*Beds24.com can import Booking Modifications com_Rate_Plans_in_Beds24|Click here for more information and Cancellations*Beds24.com can add a multiplier to prices to convert to a different currencysetup instructions.]]
=Create new properties and rooms on Booking=Limitations==Beds24 can push properties with content, photos, amenities, prices and availability to Booking.com.*send new properties to Booking.com group account*update content to an existing listing on Booking.com
If you export inventory you will also need to export rates from Beds24[[Booking.com:_Create_and_update_properties_and_rooms_on_Booking.com|Click here for more information and setup instructions.]]
Rates = Create properties in Beds24 via listing import from Booking.com= You can not be set within the import properties from Booking.com extranetinstead if setting them up manually.
[[Booking.com may not send the Guest Email address to some accounts:_Import_Properties_from_Booking. Your Booking.com rep may be able to get this enabled in your account if it occurscom_to_Beds24|Click here for more information and setup instructions.]]
=Check how your property performs on Booking=You can access your property score on Booking.com==and suggestions on how to improve your properties performance.
Initiate the XML connection from the property menu within the booking[[Booking.com extranet and then do the Beds24 setup:_Create_and_update_properties_and_rooms_on_Booking.com#Check_how_your_property_performs_on_Booking|Click here for instructions.]]
1) Login to =Send and receive messages= You can communicate with Booking.com guest directly from Beds24. [[Booking.com and go to the Property Information section:_Synchronise_bookings_prices_availability#Communication_with_guests|Click here for more information.]]
2) Select = Report invalid cards and no-shows to Booking.com = You can report invalid cards and no-shows to Booking.com from the "Details" tab of the Channel Manager menubooking. (left side of screen)If you use Stripe you can set in SETTINGS->CHANNEL MANAGER to automatically report invalid cards to Booking.com
3) [[Booking.com:_Synchronise_bookings_prices_availability|Click the Start button here for more information and search for BEDS24setup instructions.]]
4) Complete the rest of the on screen instructions= Create and manage promotions = Promotions can be created, modified and deactivated.
5) When ready you will receive a notification from [[Booking.com, go to the Channel Manager menu again :_Promotions|Click here for more information and activate the connectionsetup instructions.]]
=View reviews and react to reviews=<div class="mw-collapsible-content">You can handle your Booking.com guest reviews straight from Beds24.com==
1) Enter your [[Booking.com Hotel Id into SETTINGS -> CHANNEL MANAGER -> BOOKING.COM XML "Property Code" setting :_Synchronise_bookings_prices_availability|Click here for more information and then SAVEsetup instructions.]]
[[Image:booking_com_1=Import properties from Booking.png|350px|linkcom to Beds24=]]Use [[MediaBooking.com:booking_com_1_Import_Properties_from_Booking.pngcom_to_Beds24|view largethese instructions]]if you want to import properties from Booking.com to Beds24.
=View and action opportunities=
Booking.com Opportunities provide you with advice about how to improve your performance on Booking.com. You can view and action them in Beds24.
[[Booking.com:_Opportunities|Click here to see your current opportunities.]]
2) Open the link to view the room and rate mapping for your property. [[Image:booking_com_2.png|350px|link=]][[Media:booking_com_2.png|view large]]  3) Identify the Booking.com Room Id numbers for each room.  [[Image:booking_com_3.png|350px|linkDisconnect=]][[Media:booking_com_3.png|view large]]  4) For each room, enter the Booking.com room id in the Beds24 field called room code. Tick both synchronising options *Unticking "Inventory and Prices" and then SAVE. [[Image:booking_com_4.png|350px|link=]][[Media:booking_com_4.png|view large]]  5) Identify your standard rate id number. It is usually the same for each room. [[Image:booking_com_5.png|350px|link=]][[Media:booking_com_5.png|view large]]  6) For each room, enter your Booking.com standard rate id in the "Bookings" will stop Beds24 field called rate code and then SAVE. It is normal for booking.com sending data to use the same rate code for each room. [[Image:booking_com_6.png|350px|link=]][[Media:booking_com_6.png|view large]]  7) Make sure all rates to be sent to Booking.com have the Booking.com XML channel checkbox ticked. Make sure all rates to be sent to Booking.com have the channel manager setting enabled, (set to USE NORMAL PRICES to send your normal rate prices or set to USE EXPORT PRICE to send the value in the Export Price field). If you do not have any rates enabled for Booking.com your rooms This will be unavailable on Booking.com [[Image:booking_com_7.png|350px|link=]][[Media:booking_com_7.png|view large]]    '''Multiple rates on Booking.com''' 8) Identify the additional rate ids. If you do not have remove the appropriate rate ids you need to request data from Booking.com to add them.  [[Image:booking_com_8.png|350px|link=]][[Media:booking_com_8.png|view large]]  9) If you dont already have and it make an additional rate in Beds24 to match your additional rate in Booking.com [[Image:booking_com_9.png|350px|link=]][[Media:booking_com_9.png|view large]]  10) Set up your new rate with the prices and conditions you want to send to Booking.com. The highlighted items are some of the commonly used fields when setting alternate rates. [[Image:booking_com_10.png|350px|link=]][[Media:booking_com_10.png|view large]] 11) Enter the rate id directly in the Beds24 RATE >> CHANNEL settings. It will override the standard rate id entered in the CHANNEL MANAGER settings. Create as many Beds24 rates as you need and enter the appropriate Booking.com rate id's in each. All rates in which the rate id is left blank will use the standard rate id.  [[Image:booking_com_11.png|350px|link=]][[Media:booking_com_11still be bookable.png|view large]]   If you want to add a multiplier to your prices, for example because booking.com requires a different currency to your Beds24 currency, add a '''*''' followed by To completely disconnect the multiplier number to your property code. (Hotel id)  For example a property code setting '''123456*12.34''' will multiply all prices by 12.34 sent for hotel id 123456. ==Activating== 1) Make sure channel manager please log into your inventory is correct in Beds24, it will be sent to Booking.com. Block any dates which are unavailable either by entering a booking manually for those dates or using the inventory extranet and override functions click on the control panel calendar. Failure to do this could allow new bookings on dates you are not available.  [[Image:booking_com_12.png|350px|link=]][[Media:booking_com_12.png|view large]] 2) Enable Account icon in the connection in Beds24 [[Image:booking_com_13.png|350px|link=]][[Media:booking_com_13top right-hand corner.png|view large]] 3) After all setup is complete open a support ticket to let us know you are ready. 4) Once we enable the connection at Beds24 you will need to make the final step to enable the connection (go live) Select Channel Manager from the bookingdrop-down menu.com extranet. 5) '''When you go live your rates and inventory will be deleted from booking.com and a full reload will occur from Beds24.''' You can use Click the "Send Update" Deactivate button to speed this up. Your bookings will not be deleted from Booking.com but make sure cancel the dates are blocked in Beds24 before going live so they will not be reopened. 6) Once updated, check all your values in the booking.com extranet for correctness and if required make any adjustments to the settings to fix. 7) New bookings made after XML is enabled will Import. We can manually request bookings going back 3 months from Booking.com. Please let us know via a ticket if you want us to perform this manual import. It's success depends on Booking.com returning the bookings, sometimes they do not and it is out of our control to import them, if this is the case you will need connection to block the dates manually to avoid double bookings. ==Notes== 1) Credit card details are imported and shown on the "DETAILS" tab of the booking. 2) We can make a once off request to Booking.com to import your existing bookings (up to 3 months old). Please contact us if you would like to arrange this. The success of the booking import depends on Booking.com returning your pre XML bookings correctly and we cannot guarantee it will be successful. 3) Multiple Rates - if you want to send multiple prices for a room you must have a rate code for each rate in Booking.com and a matching rate with the price and rate code setup in Beds24. See the Beds24 section above for more details. 4) If at any time you want to disconnect from the Beds24 channel manager please ask Booking.com to do it.

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