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Revision as of 13:45, 20 June 2016
Synchronising Beds24.com with your Flipkey calendar
http://www.flipkey.com
Note: Due to the integration process at TripAdvisor these instructions may go out of date quickly.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.
Contents
For details please click here
1 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
- 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 because Flipkey does not provide an Ical feed.
- 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.com:
1) Enable the Flipkey "Synchronise Inventory" check box for the required rooms.
2) If available in your Flipkey account, paste the Flipkey booked dates iCal feed URL into "Export Calendar (Bookings)"
Flipkey.com:
1) Log in to Flipkey.
2) Goto the calendar menu "Sync with other calendars".
3) Select calendar type "Other"
4) Give the calendar a name, this is only for your reference.
5) Paste the calendar URL called Import Calendar (Inventory) into Flipkey.
Calendar Sync
Flipkey do not re-open dates which are blocked in their calendar by other sources.
These dates must be set to "Available" manually in the Flipkey calendar.
If the Sync is working but out of date because of many blocked dates this can be fixed by setting all dates in Flipkey to Available and then doing a "Sync Now" in Flipkey's "Sync with other calendars"
2 XML method (Only available to Flipkey customers with 10 or more listings)
Beds24 supplies XML data which Flipkey periodically read and use to update the Flipkey calendar.
2.1 Capabilities
- Beds24.com can export listing content, inventory and prices. The price sent is your Beds24 booking page price.
2.2 Limitations
- You will need to routinely log in to Flipkey and respond to your enquiries.
2.3 Beds24
Property Name = Room Name
Number of bedroom
Number of bathroom
- Enable the Flipkey "Synchronise Inventory" check box for the required rooms.
- Note the XML getproperties endpoint shown in the channel manager settings.
- Note the XML getavailability endpoint for each calendar in the channel manager settings.
- Go to SETTINGS->CHANNEL MANAGER->CONTENT DATA and check the content information sent to Flipkey is correct. We can send:
| Flipkey Name | Beds24 setting |
| Property Name | Room Name |
| Address1 | |
| City | |
| Zip code | |
| Country | |
| Latitude | |
| Longitude | |
| Maximum Occupancy | |
| Bedrooms | |
| Bathrooms | |
| Property Description | Room Description |
| Currency | |
| Property Description | Room Description |
2.4 Flipkey
- Send an email to [email protected] with the XML endpoints and the Flipkey listing ID for each and request connecting your calendar to these XML endpoints.
- Once Flipkey (Tripadvisor) connect you, Flipkey will periodically read the XML endpoint to update your Flipkey calendar.
3 Disconnect
Untick "Inventory". If you have entered a calendar URL in your Flipkey account log into Flipkey and remove the link.
