= 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.
<div class="warning">{{#fas:exclamation-triangle}} 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 after you imported.
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= Step by Step Guide =
Initiate the XML connection from the property menu within the booking.com extranet and then do the Beds24 setup.
#Login to Booking.com and go to ACCOUNT->CHANNEL MANAGERCONNECTIVITY PARTNER. If you do not see this option contact Booking.com and tell them you want to use a channel manager
#Click the Start button and search for BEDS24.
#Choose NOT to connect automatically [[Image:bookingmanual.png|500px|link=]] [[Media:bookingmanual.png|view large]] #Complete the rest of the on screen instructions and make sure you select a two-way connection and contentTick all tick boxes.
#When ready you will receive a notification from Booking.com.
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'''Step 2: Import Property shell with rooms and prices'''<div class="warning">{{#fas:exclamation-triangle}} '''IMPORTANT:''' DO NOT enter your Booking.com hotel ID in {{#fas:cog}} (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. </div> #Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES then click on "Import from OTA" and choose "Booking.com".#Click on the "Import a property from Booking.com" button.
#Enter the Booking.com hotel ID of the property you want to import then click on "Import from Booking.com".
#Go to the CALENDAR and check that your prices are imported properly.#Go to SETTINGS->CHANNEL MANAGER-BOOKING.COM and##Click on the "View Actual Data" Button to check which prices and availability will send to Booking.com.##Check that all tick boxes for "Inventory and Prices" and "Bookings" are ticked for all rooms. Up to 10 prices will import as daily prices. Minimum stays will not import. At this stage Booking.com and will NOT send all content. You can check what Booking.com sent when you click on the "View content sent to Booking.com" link so you can see which information needs need to be set up in Beds24if required.
'''Step 3: Confirm the connection in Import existing bookings from Booking.com'''*Go to {{#fas:cog}} (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.
When your '''Step 4: Check what will send'''*Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER >BOOKING.COM > MAPPING scroll down to the Rooms/listings and click on the "Price Data" button to check which prices are correct you can confirm the connection in and availability will send to Booking.comfor each.
[[Image'''Step 5:bookingconfirm.png|600px|linkActivate Sync'''*Set "Enable" =]][[Media:bookingconfirm.png|view large]]ENABLED
Booking.com will remove your prices and Beds24 will now automatically update send prices, and availability and import bookings. '''Step 4: Import content and existing bookings from to Booking.com'''*Click on "Manage Content".*Click on "Property" and select "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.
<span style="color:#fe746c;“ >{{#fas:exclamation-triangle}} </span> Booking.com will not send all content. In {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > BOOKING.COM > VIEW CONTENT you can check what Booking.com sent.
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*Go back to SETTINGS->CHANNEL MANAGER->BOOKING.COM and click on the the "Import existing bookings" button to import bookings which for future dates.
<span style="color:#fe746c;“ >{{#fas:exclamation-triangle}} </span> Booking.com will not send all contentand bedroom and bathroom configurations will not import properly. You can check what Booking.com sent 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.