New Features and Updates
Channel Manager Updates up to 2 Years in Advance
The channel manager can now update up to two years of data on channel which support this.
June 23th 2015
New Channel Management Connections with 9flats and Housetrip
Specially constructed connections can now keep Housetrip and 9flats calendars synchronised. For more information please see the 9flats help page and the Housetrip help page.
June 12th 2015
New Group Booking Functions
Bookings can now be easily grouped together to create a combined invoice. The new functions are on the "Invoice" tab of the bookings pop up window. For more information please check this help page.
June 1st 2015
Control Panel gets a facelift
We have redesigned the control panel to make it easier for you to use:
- The blue bar at the top of each page contains links to all help functions.
- An "Add Booking" button and a search field will shortly be available on the top right of every page.
- Buttons now have colors and icons indicating which actions they perform.
- REPORTS can now be accessed directly from the top menu. The "Reports" menu in SETTINGS has been removed.
May 20th 2015
Automatically Recalculate Price and Auto Populate Invoice Description
Two new functions have been added to the "Invoice" tab of bookings:
- The "Recalculate Price and Charges" button allows you to recalculate the price after you have made changes in the booking (for example changed dates).
- Template variables can now be used to insert information from the booking into the invoice description. To customise your description go to SETTINGS->GUEST MANAGEMENT->INVOICE" Invoice Description". If left blank the default description will be the room name followed by check-in and check-out dates.
April 20th 2015
Split Bookings for multiple rooms
The new "Split" function in the invoice tab of a booking can be used to split a booking for multiple rooms into separate bookings so each can be assigned to an individual room. All split bookings will be linked so they can be easily managed.
April 17th 2015
New Override functions in the CALENDAR
Use the daily override function in the control panel CALENDAR to disallow arrivals and/or departures on specific days without closing the room to guests staying through. For more information please see the help page for the CALENDAR.
March 20th 2015
Upgrade Price Check Tool
If you can not work out where a price is coming from or why no price is displayed the "Price Check Tool" will show you the prices and rules which apply to a certain booking condition. Links to open the tool are available on the RATES, CALENDAR and SUPPORT pages.
March 11th 2015
Weekly Rates
The new setting "Prices per" allows you to create rates for weeks, month or other periods. Have a look here for instructions. Jan 19th 2015
Killer Rates
A new setting has been added to the rates. If you set "Strategy" = "Do not Allow Any other Rates" this rate will override any other rates. This allows you to quickly adjust your rates for certain periods.
Jan 12th 2015
Atraveo added to the Channel Manager
Happy to announce the latest addition to the channel manager. To connect go to SETTINGS->CHANNEL MANAGER->ATRAVEO.
Dec 18th 2014
Guest Database
The newly added Guest Database lets you to not only view a guests previous and upcoming bookings but also store additional information, preferences and add bookings using the guests data. Click on GUESTS to use the functions.
December 10th 2014
Security Alert
You might have read about security issues around phishing in the hospitality industry.
Criminals are gaining access to guest data and using it to contact the guests asking for full payment in advance. The guest thinks it is the hotel and transfers the money to the criminal.
All the criminal needs is the email address or contact information for the guest. Read here how criminals are gaining access to guest data and how you can protect yourself.
December 10th 2014
Tripadvisor Review Express now available
Automatically upload your booking contacts to Tripadvisor and Tripadvisor will contact your guest asking for a review of their stay a few days after check-out. You can cancel a review request being sent to any guest up to and including check-out day. Opt in to the service in the menu SETTINGS->CHANNEL MANAGER-> TRIPADVISOR. For more information please use the setup instructions.
November 18th 2014
Customisable Reports
You can now create and store custom reports at the menu SETTINGS->REPORTS->CUSTOM REPORTS.
October 1st 2014
VAT Invoices
If your prices include VAT you can now generate invoices showing how much VAT is included. The default VAT can be set in SETTINGS->PROPERTIES->BOOKING RULES. The template variable for a VAT invoice is [INVOICETABLEVAT].
September 11th 2014
Norwegian and Slowenian added to the booking page
The multi language function can be activated in SETTINGS-> ACCOUNT-> LANGUAGES
September 5th 2014
Mobile Friendly Control Panel
After you logged in today you might have noticed the control panel looks slighly different. The reason is improved mobile use. We will keep working on this and keep you posted on the upgrades.
August 20th 2014
Upgrade to Booking Page Logs
The booking page logs have been upgraded showing more detail on the activities on your booking page. The new "Export" function lets you download the data so you can analyse the data further.
August 5th 2014
Resend Booking Confirmation
The booking confirmation to guests is now listed in the "Mail" tab of the booking. You can see when it was sent and resend it if required. This function is available for all bookings.
July 9th 2014
Customise Host Notifications
You can customise the host notification now. In SETTINGS->ACCOUNT->HOST NOTIFICATIONS you will now have a field where you can use template variables to add more information to the notification Email.
July 6th 2014
Accept Bitcoins We can offer you two new options to collect deposits:
- Accept Bitcoin
- Add a custom payment link to ask for a cheque or bank transfer
The new functions are available in SETTINGS-> PROPERTIES-> DEPOSIT COLLECTION
June 18th 2014
Major Upgrades to the CALENDAR
You might have already noticed that we have added new functions to the CALENDAR:
- Min Stay: Set a minimum stay
- Price Mulitplier: Adjust all rates by a percentage
- Occupancy per property
Have a look here for a complete overview on all the functions (view and add bookings, view rates, block out dates, add notes).
Danish added to the booking page
The multi language function can be activated in SETTINGS-> ACCOUNT-> LANGUAGES
June 16h 2014
Stripe added Payment Processing Options
With Stripe we are offering another option to collect deposit payments. Stripe allows you to collect outstanding amounts. Once a payment is successfully collected further charges can be made to the customer's card via Stripe. The menu for this is available on the Booking -> Invoice Tab.
June 4th 2014
More Options to Quickly Adjust Prices
When you go to the CALENDAR you will see two new options:
Minimum Stay: Sets a minimum number of nights stay for bookings which include a stay on this night. This minimum stay value cannot be lower than that set for the room. When left empty the minimum stay set for the room will be applied.
Price Mulitplier: Applies between 50% and 250% to all prices on this day. The adjustment will affect both your booking page and channel management prices.
May 23rd 2014
Enquiry Form Widget
We have created a new widget which allows you to embed an enquiry form into your web site. It gives guests the option to send you a message with their booking request. The new widget is available in SETTINGS->BOOKING WIDGETS->ENQUIRY FORM.
May 9th 2014
holidaylettings.co.uk now connected
Happy to announce the latest addition to the channel manager.
May 1st 2014
Add New Booking Wizard
We have made adding a manual booking more comfortable. The new functionality lets you auto insert rates and add extras and calculates the price based on your rates and booking rules.
Guest Registration Form
A new template has been added which lets you print a booking with custom information. The default is a guest registration form but you can change it to suit your needs. Customisation can be done in SETTING->GUEST MANAGEMENT-> BOOKING TEMPLATES. Forms can be printed directly from the booking.
Hide Unavailable Rooms or set Room Order on your Booking Page
The new setting is available in SETTINGS->BOOKING PAGE->PAGE DESIGN "Room Order".
April 25th 2014
New option for template Emails
When you open a template Email (SETTINGS-> GUEST MANAGEMENT -> EMAIL TEMPLATES ) you will see two new settings: "Send to Guest" and "Cc Email Address". These allow you for example to create templates to send:
- to guests cc staff
- to staff or third parties only
April 16th 2014
Gap Filler
With the "Gap Filler" rate strategy you can create a special rate which is only allowed if less than a certain number of consecutive nights have availability. This allows you to accept bookings for less nights than your normal minimum stay when you have gaps. More information
April 15th 2014
Finnish, Russian and Swedish added to the booking page
The booking page is now available in 15 languages. The multi language function can be activated in SETTINGS-> ACCOUNT-> LANGUAGES
March 14h 2014
Allow Enquiries when Your Booking Page Shows no Availabiilty
If you enable "Allow Enquiries" in a rate the booking page will show a link to an with the text "Enquire" linking to a form instead of --- . The enquiry form will only be available between the start and end dates of this rate and if no price can be found but the room is not fully booked. To give you maximum control the new function can be activated per rate.
You can set a custom text to display before the entry fields in SETTINGS-> BOOKING PAGE -> CONTENT.
To see an example have a look at our demo page.
March 10th 2014
New Functions for Email Templates
Many of you are use template Emails to send out payment requests. To make this more comfortable we have added the option to the invoice balance.
Feb 26th 2014
Hostelworld has been Added to the Channel Manager
You can now sync your rates and availability with Hostelworld.
Feb 20th 2014
Booking Information can be Added to iCal Export
The "Help" in SETTINGS-> CHANNEL MANAGER -> iCAL Export explains how to set it up.
Daily Price Import and Export added to API
The API can now also import and export daily prices (not rates). To access the API go to https://www.beds24.com/api/
Feb 11th 2014
Wordpress Plugin Update
Improved functionality for individual and multiple properties. Shortcodes add booking widgets to posts, pages and sidebars.
Feb 10th 2014
Tablet Hotels has been added to the Channel Manager
Tablet Hotels is now channel management partner. The two way connectivity will keep your rates and inventory synchronised.
Jan 10th 2014
Budgetplaces hast been added to the Channel Manager
Budgetplaces experts for 1, 2 & 3 star hotels, hostels, apartments and bed & breakfasts worldwide is our latest channel management partner. The two way connectivity will keep your rates and inventory synchronised.
Dec 11th 2013
Display Average Prices per Night and/or Prices per Person
Two new settings in SETTINGS -> BOOKING PAGE -> DESIGN allow you to choose between a price display per room or (NEW) per person and show the summary as the total or als (NEW) average price per night.
Nov. 25, 2013
Improved Discount Codes
We have just released the upgrade for the discount codes. You set the code in SETTINGS -> PROPERTIES -> DISCOUNT CODES. When you open a RATE and go to the tab "Discounts" you have now the option to deselect discount codes for this rate. This allows you to apply discount codes only to booking which fulfill certain conditions.
Nov. 07, 2013
TripConnect - Beds24 is "Premium Commited" partner
We have a working API with TripConnect and we on their list of "Premium Commited" partners. We can connect our users on an opt-in basis.
Your information will only be sent to Tripadvisor if you give us permission to do so. To enable the connection go to SETTINGS -> CHANNEL MANAGER -> TRIP CONNECT enter your Tripadvisor Business Account Number and tick the rooms you want to send.
- Please make sure your complete "LOCATION and CONTACT" information is entered in SETTINGS -> PROPERTIES -> DESCRIPTION.
- The currency send to TripConnect is defined in SETTINGS -> PROPERTIES -> DEPOSIT COLLECTION
If you have trouble finding us on Tripadvisor look for "MPK Systems". If you have any problems please get in touch with your Tripadvisor rep and let us know.
Oct. 25, 2013
New Feature: Same Day Booking Cut off
The new feature allows you to set up to which time you accept bookings for the same day. To use this feature go to SETTINGS -> BOOKING RULES. The setting will make your rooms unavailable for online booking after this time if check-in is today.
It works in conjunction with your account timezone as set in ACCOUNT settings.
The availability cut off will be sent to channels via the channel manager but depending on the channel there may be some delay before it is effective.
Oct. 24, 2013
New Options for your Booking Page
We have added new options to customise your booking page. You can define the content you display and choose from:
- show an availability calendar for each room or unit
- keep it simple - just pictures, description and price
- display a full price table - if you want to add rack rates
Look here for a tutorial.
Sept. 30, 2013
Import bookings from iCal
The new iCal import allows you s to import bookings or block dates into the online booking system using an external iCal or google calendar.
Sept 27, 2013
Setup Wizards
Our new Setup Wizards are designed to help setting up and customising the system. Click here or use the link on the SUPPORT page.
Sept 12, 2013
Beds24 is TripConnect Premium Partner
We have been announced as TripConnect Premium partner for TripAdvisor’s new platform. TripConnect will be a new way for hotels and B&Bs to generate incremental bookings by participating in Hotel Price Comparison and self-managing their online advertising campaigns using TripConnect’s unique bid management platform. The service will start in September. If you are interested in connection send us a message via SUPPORT.
Aug 30, 2013
Template Emails
There are new functions for template emails. Mails can be created for bookings and set for manual or automatic sending. The mails are created in the guest management menu and can be sent from the mail tab of each booking.
Aug 21, 2013
Booking Change Log
Changes to bookings can be viewed on the LOG tab of each booking. The old and new values and the time of the change are shown.
Jul 28, 2013
Change Default Text
You can exchange any of the default text on the booking page e.g. change "Check-in" to "Arrival". The new setting is in SETTINGS -> BOOKING PAGE -> DEVELOPERS "Custom Text"
Jul 24, 2013
Diary Function
We have added a diary function to the calendar view within the control panel.
To add a diary entry click on any day/date displayed on the property name line, for example "Wed 10". A text area will pop up and your notes will be saved to that property and date. An icon will appear with the date to indicate there is a diary entry and you can view it by hovering the mouse over the date. Clicking will allow you to edit the text, to remove it completely simply delete the text and save.
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Jul 08, 2013
Flag Bookings with Text and Colour
Each booking has a Flag text and a Flag colour. These can be used to quickly draw attention to bookings with a special status.
The text and colour can be entered on the edit booking pop-up window.
We have now added a flag selector which can be pre-populated with your own text and colour combinations to make setting the Flag an easy one step process.
Create your own preset flag options at SETTINGS -> ACCOUNT -> PREFERENCES. Add one option per line and an optional colour code after a comma.The colour code is the same 6 character HTML code the colour selector creates for any colour (without the #). A google for "HTML COLOR CODE" will return lots of colour code examples.
Jul 08, 2013
New option for children
In SETTINGS >> PROPERTIES -> ROOMS -> SETUP you can set the number of children to "None", this will make the room un-bookable if any children are selected. If you set the number of children to "Dont Ask", children will be allowed at the adult price.
Jul 08, 2013
New Payment Processing Options
The system now integrates with leading payment gateways. Authorize.Net and Paymill can be used to collect credit card payments from guests. Alteratively hosts can securly collect credit card details and charge outside the system or use PayPal.
Juli 2nd 2013
Wordpress Plugin 1.1
The plugin has been updated. New settings allow easy customisation to fit booking widgets or availability calenders seamlessly into any website or blog.
June 30th 2013
Mobile friendly Booking Page
The new booking page is now adaptive/responsive. On mobiles it will automatically open in a mobile view.
May 26th 2013
Travelocity, Lastminute.com and Zuji have been added to the Channel Manager
Travelocity, one of the worlds leading online travel sites has certified Beds24.com as channel partner. Beds24´s channel manager now offers a two way connectivity to Travelocity, Lastminute.com and Zuji.
May 15th 2013
New Booking Page
The completely new designed booking page offers new features including
- option to book multiple rooms
- offer rooms at different prices
- fully customisable booking confirmations
- improved multi language options
March 30th 2013
Relaunch Control Panel
The control panel has been completely redisigned. The responsive design makes it easier to manage bookings and inventory from tablets and mobile devices.
Both systems will keep running but future development will be done in the new system only. To change between systems:
-In the old control panel go to ADMIN -> OWNER and change the setting to "New control panel" then SAVE -In the new control panel go to SETTINGS-> ACCOUNT -> PREFERENCES and change the setting to "Old control panel" then SAVE
There is a "Quick Tour" for the new control panel which might help you to get familiar with it. You can activate it in SUPPORT clicking on "Quick Tour"
Feb 25th 2013
Google Calendar Sync
See your booking calendar on your Google calendar. Works on your PC, mobile, tablet and in any ical format calendar program.
Dec 14th 2012
WordPress Plugin
We have created a plugin for WordPress sites to show your booking page and booking widgets directly in your WordPress pages. The plugin allows you to embed the complete secure booking form or add small widgets to your pages. You can see an example in our blog.
Oct 25th 2012
getBookings API
For the developers and hobby programmers out there we now have a public API to download your bookings. Booking and the related invoice information is available in XML format. XML is a standard data format which can be opened by MS excel and many other programs. The XML fields are self explanatory.
The URL is https://www.beds24.com/api/getbookings.xml
You can manually enter your username, password and optional date fields and save the resulting XML file to your computer.
It is also possible to automate the process by using a program to post the fields and parse the result.
May 01, 2012
