Booking.com: Import Properties from Booking.com to Beds24

Booking.com: Import properties from Booking.com to Beds24

This page is about the menu  (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > BOOKING.COM > CONTENT and explains how to import properties from Booking.com to Beds24. 

1 Import Properties from Booking.com

You can create a new property and rooms in Beds24 from a property in Booking.com. The Booking.com hotel and room IDs will be automatically added to the channel manager settings.

It can happen that Booking.com does not send your prices. For example if you have linked rates in Booking.com or non-XML rates. If this happens you will need to set up your prices manually in Beds24 after you imported.

2 Step by Step Guide

Step 1: Initiate the XML connection with Booking.com

Initiate the XML connection from the property menu within the booking.com extranet and then do the Beds24 setup.

1. Login to Booking.com and go to ACCOUNT-> CONNECTIVITY PARTNER. If you do not see this option contact Booking.com and tell them you want to use a channel manager
2. Click the Start button and search for BEDS24.
3. Tick all tick boxes.
4. When ready you will receive a notification from Booking.com.

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Step 2: Import Property

IMPORTANT: DO NOT enter your Booking.com hotel ID in (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > BOOKING.COM > MAPPING if you want to import prices from Booking.com to Beds24. If you have your hotel ID entered there your prices will not import and might be removed from the Booking.com extranet.

1. Go to (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES then click on "Import from Booking.com".
2. Click on the "Import a property from Booking.com" button.
3. Enter the Booking.com hotel ID of the property you want to import then click on "Import from Booking.com".
4. Go to the CALENDAR and check that your prices are imported properly. Up to 10 prices will import as daily prices. Minimum stays will not import and will need to be set in Beds24 if required.

Step 3: Import existing bookings from Booking.com

• Go to (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > BOOKING.COM and set "Enable" = One way (import only)
• Click on the "Import existing bookings" button to import bookings with future dates.

Step 4: Check what will send

• Go to (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER >BOOKING.COM > MAPPING scroll down to the Rooms/listings and click on the "Price Data" button to check which prices and availability will send to Booking.com for each.

It can happen that Booking.com does not send your prices. If this happens you will need to set up your prices manually in Beds24 Calendar before you set the Sync to ENABLED (2-way) otherwise the prices will be overwritten in Booking.com.

Step 5: Activate Sync

• Set "Enable" = ENABLED

Beds24 will now automatically send prices and availability to Booking.com and import bookings.

Booking.com will not send all content. In (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > BOOKING.COM > VIEW CONTENT you can check what Booking.com sent.

Step by Step Guide

Step 1: Request Import

Sent us a support ticket via SUPPORT in the top you your control panel in which you give us the Booking.com hotel IDs of the properties you want to import.

Step 2: Confirmation from Beds24

After we have confirmed your import request you can import the property shell and prices.

Step 3: Import Property Shell with Rooms and Prices

1. Click on "Sync Content".
2. Cick on "Import New Property from Booking.com".
3. Enter the Booking.com hotel ID of the property you want to import then click on "Import from Booking.com".
4. Go to the CALENDAR and check that your prices imported properly.
5. Go to SETTINGS->CHANNEL MANAGER-BOOKING.COM and
   1. Click on the "View Actual Data" Button to check which prices and availability will send to Booking.com.
   2. Check that all tick boxes for "Inventory and Prices" and "Bookings" are ticked for all rooms.

Step 4: Initiate the connection with Booking.com

After your prices have imported you can initiate the XML connection from the property menu within the booking.com extranet and then do the Beds24 setup.

1. Login to Booking.com and go to ACCOUNT->CHANNEL MANAGER. If you do not see this option contact Booking.com and tell them you want to use a channel manager
2. Click the Start button and search for BEDS24.
3. Complete the rest of the on screen instructions and make sure you select a two-way connection and content.
4. When ready you will receive a notification from Booking.com.

Booking.com will remove your prices and Beds24 will now automatically update prices, availability and import bookings.

Step 5: Import Content and existing Bookings from Booking.com

• Click on "Sync Content".
• Click on "Import from Booking.com"
• Go back to SETTINGS->CHANNEL MANAGER->BOOKING.COM and click on the the "Import existing bookings" button to import bookings which for future dates.

Booking.com will not send all content and bedroom and bathroom configurations will not import properly, pictures will not import at all. You can check what was imported when you click on the "View content sent to Booking.com" link so you can see which information needs to be set up in Beds24.