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== Set Up==
== Set Up==


===Expedia===
'''Step 1 - Select Beds24 as your channel manager in your Expedia account'''
Select Beds24 as channel manager from the "Expedia Connectivity Settings" section in your Expedia Extranet
Select Beds24 as channel manager from the "Expedia Connectivity Settings" section in your Expedia Extranet


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Expedia will then send you an email in which you can also see which Pricing Model you are using.
Expedia will then send you an email in which you can also see which Pricing Model you are using.


===Beds24===
 
'''Step 1 - Connect your Expedia account'''
'''Step 2 - Connect your Expedia accout to Beds24'''
 
In Beds24 go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > EXPEDIA


*Enter your hotel id
*Enter your hotel id
*Save
*Save
*Select if your Expedia price model is "Per Day Pricing" or "Per Occupancy Pricing". You will find this information in the activation E-Mail from Expedia.
*Select if your Expedia price model is "Per Day Pricing" or "Per Occupancy Pricing". You will find this information in {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > EXPEDIA > ROOMS & RATES and in the activation E-Mail from Expedia.
*Select if your Expedia  "Acquisition type" is "Set by rate plan ID" - "Net" or "Sell". You will find this information in the activation E-Mail from Expedia.
*Select if your Expedia  "Acquisition type" is "Set by rate plan ID" - "Net" or "Sell". You will find this information in {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > EXPEDIA > ROOMS & RATES and in the activation E-Mail from Expedia.
<span style="color: #f3e504; font-size: 200%;" >{{#fas:lightbulb}} </span> If you have both sell and net rate rate plans set  "Acquisition Type" = "Set by Rate plan id" and remove the rate plan id in SETTINGS-> CHANNEL MANAGER > EXPEDIA and make sure you have mapped the  mapped the applicable Expedia rate plan in all your prices you want to send to Expedia.  
<span style="color: #f3e504; font-size: 200%;" >{{#fas:lightbulb}} </span> If you have both sell and net rate rate plans set  "Acquisition Type" = "Set by Rate plan id" and remove the rate plan id in SETTINGS-> CHANNEL MANAGER > EXPEDIA and make sure you have mapped the  mapped the applicable Expedia rate plan in all your prices you want to send to Expedia.  


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'''Step 2 - Map your rooms and rates '''
'''Step 3 - Map your rooms and rates '''


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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://youtu.be/-SbeMMSk8wc</embedvideo>
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<span style="color: #f3e504; font-size: 250%;" >{{#fas:lightbulb}} </span> Click on the "View Actual Data" Button to check which prices and availability will send. Prices that had already been set in Expedia be overridden but cannot be removed. If no prices have are sent from Beds24, no availability is sent, but the which originally was in Expedia is displayed.
<span style="color: #f3e504; font-size: 250%;" >{{#fas:lightbulb}} </span> Click on the "View Actual Data" Button to check which prices and availability will send. Prices that had already been set in Expedia be overridden but cannot be removed. If no prices have are sent from Beds24, no availability is sent, but the which originally was in Expedia is displayed.


'''Step 3 - Enter registration (optional if registration is mandatory)'''
'''Step 4 - Enter registration (optional if registration is mandatory)'''


*Click on the "Registration details" button  
*Click on the "Registration details" button  
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'''Step 4 - Import existing bookings from Expedia '''
'''Step 5 - Import existing bookings from Expedia '''


*Tick the "Bookings" check box for each mapped room
*Tick the "Bookings" check box for each mapped room
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Expedia will only send a summary for manually imported bookings but modifications to these bookings will automatically import.
Expedia will only send a summary for manually imported bookings but modifications to these bookings will automatically import.


'''Step 5 - Activate the connection '''
'''Step 6 - Activate the connection '''


*Make sure your inventory is correct in Beds24. Check existing bookings from Expedia imported and dates blocked by other sources are blocked in Beds24.  
*Make sure your inventory is correct in Beds24. Check existing bookings from Expedia imported and dates blocked by other sources are blocked in Beds24.  
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[[Media:activate.png|view large]]


'''Step 6 - Check Connection  '''
'''Step 7 - Check the Connection  '''


*Click on the "View actual data" button to see which prices and availability will send to Expedia
*Click on the "View actual data" button to see which prices and availability will send to Expedia