Setting/custom homeaway

Custom values can be defined to specify specific values for this channel only. This will override the values you have set generally. Add the parameters one per line. Available parameters are:

BOOKERMINAGE (default is 18)

DININGSEATING

LOUNGESEATING

Custom Cancellation Policy

You can send up to three variable percentage refund amounts based on time to check-in plus one optional fixed fee amount which occurs for any cancellation regardless of time to check-in.

The percentage has to be between 1 and 100. For all days less than the lowest rule no refund is automatically applied.

If you want to send a custom cancellation policy you need to set "Cancellation Policy" = Custom in (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > VRBO > SPECIFIC ROOM CONTENT.

CANCELCUSTOM1

CANCELCUSTOM2

CANCELCUSTOM3

CANCELCUSTOMFIX

Examples:

CANCELCUSTOM1 14 50

This will send that the guest will get 50% back if he cancels 14 or more nights before check-in.

CANCELCUSTOM1 14 50

CANCELCUSTOM2 30 75

CANCELCUSTOM3 90 100

This will send that the guest will get

• 50% back if he cancels 14 or more nights before check-in
• 75% back if he cancels 30 or more nights before check-in
• 100% back if he cancels 90 or more nights before check-in

CANCELCUSTOM1 14 50

CANCELCUSTOMFIX 100

A fee of 100 will be charged for any cancellation. If the guest cancels 14 days or more before check-in he will get 50% minus 100 back.

Custom House Rules and Event Rules

You can send 3 custom house rules (each max. 150 char.) and one event rule (max. 50 char.) to VRBO.

HOUSERULE1

HOUSERULE2

HOUSERULE3

EVENTRULE

Examples:

HOUSERULE1 Visitors are not allowed.

EVENTRULE No loud parties.

Taxes and Fees

TAXPERCENT

TAXPERCENTROOM

TAXPERSONNIGHT

TAXADULTNIGHT

ADMINFEE

ADMINFEEPERCENT

ADMINFEEDAILY

ADMINFEEPERSON

ADMINFEEPERSONNIGHT

AIRCONDITIONINGFEE

AIRCONDITIONINGFEEDAILY

ARRIVALEARLYFEE

ARRIVALLATEFEE

BABYBEDFEE

BABYBEDFEEDAILY

BOOKINGFEE

BOOKINGFEEPERCENT

CLEANINGFEE

DAILYCLEANINGFEEDAILY

CONSUMPTIONFEE

CONSUMPTIONFEEPERCENT

CONSUMPTIONFEEDAILY

CONSUMPTIONFEEPERSON

CONSUMPTIONFEEPERSONNIGHT

DAILYCLEANINGFEE

DAILYCLEANINGFEEDAILY

DAILYCLEANINGFEEPERCENT

DEPARTUREEARLYFEE

DEPARTURELATEFEE

ELECTRICITYFEE

ELECTRICITYFEEPERCENT

ELECTRICITYFEEDAILY

ELECTRICITYFEEPERSON

ELECTRICITYFEEPERSONNIGHT

ENERGYFEE

ENERGYFEEPERCENT

ENERGYFEEDAILY

ENERGYFEEPERSON

ENERGYFEEPERSONNIGHT

LINENFEE

LINENFEEPERCENT

LINENFEEDAILY

LINENFEEPERSON

LINENFEEPERSONNIGHT

MANAGEMENTFEE

MANAGEMENTFEEPERCENT

MANAGEMENTFEEDAILY

MANAGEMENTFEEPERSON

MANAGEMENTFEEPERSONNIGHT

PARKINGFEE

PARKINGFEEPERCENT

PARKINGFEEDAILY

PARKINGFEEPERSON

PERSONNIGHT

PETFEE

PETFEEDAILY

POOLFEE

POOLFEEPERCENT

POOLFEEDAILY

POOLFEEPERSON

POOLFEEPERSONNIGHT

RESORTFEE

RESORTFEEDAILY

RESORTFEEPERCENT

SECURITYDEPOSIT

SERVICEFEE

SERVICEFEEPERCENT

SERVICEFEEDAILY

SERVICEFEEPERSON

SERVICEFEEPERSONNIGHT

SPAFEE

SPAFEEPERCENT

SPAFEEEDAILY

SPAFEEPERSON

SPAFEEPERSONNIGHT

UTENSILSFEE

UTENSILSFEEPERCENT

UTENSILSFEEDAILY

UTENSILSFEEPERSON

UTENSILSFEEPERSONNIGHT

WAIVERDAMAGEFEE

WAIVERDAMAGEFEEPERCENT

WAIVERDAMAGEFEEDAILY

WAIVERDAMAGEFEEPERSON

WAIVERDAMAGEFEEPERSONNIGHT

WATERUSAGEFEE

WATERUSAGEFEEPERCENT

WATERUSAGEFEEDAILY

WATERUSAGEFEEPERSON

WATERUSAGEFEEPERSONNIGHT

WOODFEE

WOODFEEPERCENT

WOODFEEDAILY

WOODFEEPERSON

WOODFEEPERSONNIGHT

Stay collected fees

Taxes and fees can be set to be collected at the accommodation (instead by VRBO).

CITYTAXPERCENTSTAY is a preset code.

For other fees you can use CUSTOMSTAYFEE plus the amount, type how the fee is collected.

How the fee is collected (the default is STAY):

PERCENT

STAY

NIGHT

GUEST

GUESTNIGHT

Types (the default is TAX):

ADDITIONALBEDFEE

ADMINFEE

AIRCONDITIONINGFEE

ARRIVALEARLYFEE

ARRIVALLATEFEE

ASSOCIATIONPROPERTYFEE

BABYBEDFEE

BOOKINGFEE

BOOKINGEARLYFEE

BOOKINGLATEFEE

CITYTAX

CLASSFEE

CLEANINGFEE

CLUBFEE

CONSUMPTIONFEE

CONSUMPTIONFEE

DAILYCLEANINGFEE

SECURITYDEPOSIT

DEPARTUREEARLYFEE

DEPARTURELATEFEE

ELECTRICITYFEE

ENERGYFEE

EQUIPMENTFEE

FINALCLEANINGFEE

FOODFEE

GARDENINGFEE

GASFEE

GUESTFEE

HEATINGFEE

HIGHCHAIRFEE

HOTTUBFEE

INTERNETFEE

LABORFEE

LAUNDRYFEE

LINENFEE

LINENSBATHFEE

LINENSBEDFEE

MANAGEMENTFEE

OILFEE

ONSITEPAYMENTMETHODFEE

PARKINGFEE

PETFEE

PHONEFEE

POOLFEE

POOLHEATINGFEE

PROPERTYFEE

RENTFEE

RESORTFEE

SERVICEFEE

SPAFEE

TOILETRIESFEE

TOURFEE

TRANSPORTATIONFEE

UTENSILSFEE

UTENSILSFOODFEE

VEHICLEFEE

WAIVERDAMAGEFEE

WATERUSAGEFEE

WATERCRAFTFEE

WATERCRAFTMOORINGFEE

WATERDRINKINGFEE

WOODFEE

RESERVATIONFEE

Taxes and fees with age limit

You can limit the tax or fee to apply only for certain age groups using CUSTOMSTAYFEE plus the amount, type how the fee is calculated. and AGEFROM and AGETO This is currently supported for

CITY_TAX

TAX

and for

GUEST

GUESTNIGHT

Examples:

CLEANINGFEE 100

This will send a cleaning fee of 100 to this channel instead of the cleaning fee you have globally defined.

CLEANINGFEE 0

This will send no cleaning fee to this channel instead of the cleaning fee you have globally defined.

TAXPERCENT 0

TAXPERCENTROOM 10

In this example the tax on room and fees is set to 0% and the tax on room only is set to 10%. i.e. no tax on fees

If you add STAY at the end the fee will sendit as collected at the accommodation and VRBO will not charge commission on it.

CITYTAXPERCENTSTAY 5.5

CITYTAXPERSONNIGHTSTAY 4.56

CITYTAXADULTNIGHTSTAY 1.23

Example:

CITYTAXPERCENTSTAY 5.5 will send 5.5% citytax to be collected at the accommodation.

CITYTAXADULTNIGHTSTAY 1.23 will send 1.23 citytax to be collected at the accommodation per adult (VRBO considers guests 18 as adults) and night.

Examples:

CUSTOMSTAYFEE 2 CITYTAX GUESTNIGHT AGEFROM=6 AGETO=64 will send 2 citytax for each guest between the age of 6 and 64 per night to be collected at the accommodation

CUSTOMSTAYFEE 2 CITYTAX GUESTNIGHT AGEFROM=6 will send 2 citytax for each guest from the age of 6 to be collected at the accommodation

PERMIT AB01244

This will send AB01244 as permit ID for this room to this channel instead of the one defined per property.

DININGSEATING 6

This send 6 dining seats.