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  ''Synchronising Beds24.com with your Flipkey calendar''  
  ''Synchronising Beds24.com with your Flipkey calendar''  
http://www.flipkey.com
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Note: Due to the integration process at TripAdvisor these instructions may go out of date quickly. We are trying to keep up with these changes but if you see a problem please let us know.
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For details please [[Channel_Manager_Capabilities|click here]]


For details please [[Channel_Manager_Capabilities|click here]]
== Ical method ==
'''Capabilities'''
*Beds24.com can export inventory.
*Beds24 provides a specially constructed calendar file which Flipkey polls for updates at a rate determined by Flipkey.
 
'''Limitations'''


== Limitations ==
*Prices cannot be exported and must be set in the Flipkey system.  
*Prices cannot be exported and must be set in the Flipkey system.  
*You will need to routinely log in to Flipkey and respond to your enquiries.
*You will need to routinely log in to Flipkey and respond to your enquiries.
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*Only dates blocked by Beds24 can be re-opened. Dates blocked from other synced calendars within Flipkey or manually in Flipkey cannot be re-opened.
*Only dates blocked by Beds24 can be re-opened. Dates blocked from other synced calendars within Flipkey or manually in Flipkey cannot be re-opened.
*Flipkey does not supply export Ical for all accounts.
*Flipkey does not supply export Ical for all accounts.
== Ical method ==
'''Capabilities'''
*Beds24.com can export inventory.
*Beds24 provides a specially constructed calendar file which Flipkey polls for updates at a rate determined by Flipkey.
*Beds24 can import the Flipkey iCal bookings feed


'''Beds24.com''':  
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== XML method (Only available to Flipkey customers with 10 or more listings) ==
== XML method (Only available to Flipkey customers with 10 or more listings) ==
'''Capabilities'''
*Beds24.com can export inventory.
Limitations'''
*Prices cannot be exported and must be set in the Flipkey system.
*You will need to routinely log in to Flipkey and respond to your enquiries.
*Bookings can be imported using the Flipkey iCal feed but it does not contain much more information than the booked dates.
*Only dates blocked by Beds24 can be re-opened. Dates blocked from other synced calendars within Flipkey or manually in Flipkey cannot be re-opened.
*Flipkey does not supply export Ical for all accounts.
Beds24 supplies XML data which Flipkey periodically read and use to update the Flipkey calendar.
Beds24 supplies XML data which Flipkey periodically read and use to update the Flipkey calendar.