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<div style'''Create properties on Booking.com from Beds24''' '''Create a new Booking.com account from Beds24''' We are beta testing our new integration with Booking.coms content API. With this new function you can *onboard new properties on Booking.com directly from Beds24 without having to enter your data in Booking.com*create new Booking.com accounts directly from Beds24 This [https://wiki.beds24.com/index.php/Booking.com_XML:_Create_and_update_properties_and_rooms_on_Booking.com help page] gives more information. Send us a support ticket if you want to use these new functions. July 10th 2019 ---- '''View and respond to reviews from Booking.com from Beds24''' To access Booking.com reviews from your DASHBOARD unlock the DASHBORAD click on the hamburger menu then on "Extentions" and add the Booking.com Review Module. You can also access them via SETTINGS->CHANNEL MANAGER-BOOKING.COM->REVIEWS. June 7th 2019 ---- '''Increase bookings with new Airbnb service fee options''' Airbnb now offers property managers using our XML connection two structures for their service fee. The new '''Host-only fee''' gives you full control over your end rate by removing the guest fee so guests will see a 0 service fee throughout the booking process. You can find [https://airbnb.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/#j0000001tsrk/a/0c0000005ZWU/4C49zD3EKUx0FzAOKa8X_mVNRDtD6shisfPafIYcZ7A more information for hotels here] and [https://airbnb.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/#j0000001tsrk/a/0c0000005ZWV/PQCXqTqZ4bt9BwT3Z5kzRPJ7_w_eLTQQtkz.paFY0Qw more inforrmation for property managers here]. Please also [https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/1857/what-is-the-airbnb-service-fee?c=.pi80.pkb21uaS80LzMyMzQ1&euid=f3de3d70-c841-5770-13d4-95ed0cc4bfd0&src=omni%5B32345%5D&src_section=176386& visit Airbnbs help center]. June 5th 2019 ----'''VactionStay by Rakuten added to the channel manager''' The 2-way interface allows you to automatically update prices and inventory to VacationStay and import bookings into Beds24. To set the connection up go to SETTINGS->CHANNEL MANAGER->VACATIONSTAY. For instructions click on HELP in the top right of the page. May 30th 2019 ---- '''New menu for payment functions''' We have added new payment functions and restructured the menus so all payment functions are available in SETTINGS->PAYMENTS. May 11th 2019 ---- '''Automatically report invalid cards to Booking.com''' If you use [https://wiki.beds24.com/index.php/Stripe Stripe] and send all credit card details to Stripe you can set in SETTINGS->CHANNEL MANAGER to automatically report invalid cards to Booking.com. May 9th 2019 ---- '''Hostelsclub added to the channel manager''' The 2-way interface allows you to automatically update prices and inventory to Hostelsclub and import bookings into Beds24. To set the connection up go to SETTINGS->CHANNEL MANAGER->HOSTELSCLUB. For instructions click on HELP in the top right of the page. May 7th 2019 ---- '''Manage Pending Payments''' Customers using [https://wiki.beds24.com/index.php/Stripe Stripe] can automatically collect channel collect payments with virtual cards. To use this function you will need to adjust your setting for "Channel Collect Invoice" in SETTINGS->CHANNEL MANAGER to "Charges and Pending Payments" and adjust your set "Virtual Cards"= Yes on the channel pages of the channels which supply virtual cards i.E. SETTINGS->CHANNEL MANAGER->BOOKING.COM. Pending payments can also be scheduled manually. For more information see this [https://wiki.beds24.com/index.php/Category:Payment_Collection help page]. April 25th 2019 ---- '''Send WhatsApp messages to Guests''' Click on the green icon next to the phone number in the "Summary" tab of the booking to send a WhatsApp message to guests. April 23rd 2019 ---- '''Multi Room Bookings across properties''' When you click on "Add Booking" and then on "Price Check" and select "All" properties you can now add rooms from different properties to the cart. April 8th 2019 ---- '''Enhance the booking displayin the CALENDAR with icons''' This help page explains how to add icons to the bookings in the CALENDAR: https://wiki.beds24.com/index.php/Category:Bookings#Info March 12th 2019 ---- '''Company and State''' Company and State have been added to the standard booking questions. March 11th 2019 ---- '''New template variables''' We have added a range of useful new template variables: [DAYSTOCHECKIN] - number of days until Check-in [PERMITID] - the permit ID [OFFERNAME1] - offer name for this booked room only For group bookings: [BOOKGROUPROOMLIST], BOOKGROUPROOMLISTTOTAL], [BOOKGROUPROOMLISTCHARGETOTAL], [BOOKGROUPNAMELISTCHARGETOTAL] , [BOOKGROUPUNITLISTCHARGETOTAL], [BOOKGROUPUNITLIST], [BOOKGROUPUNITLISTTOTAL], [GROUPNOTE] See all template variables [https:none//wiki.beds24.com/index.php?title=Template_Variables here]. March 9th 2019 ---- '''Copy settings''' Where you see this a copy Icon you can click and then copy the value of this setting to other rooms or properties. March 2nd 2019 ---- '''Manage Booking.com promotions directly in Beds24''' Promotions can set up, viewed and changed in SETTINGS-CHANNEL MANAGER-BOOKING-COM-PROMOTIONS. February 22nd 2019 ---- '''Mailchimp integration''' We have just launched a new integration with MailChimp the probably most popular email marketing service available today. Go to SETTINGS->APPS & INTEGRATIONS->MAILCHIMP to set up your integration. Beds24 will start to populate your mailing list with your guests, ready for your next newsletter. January 24th 2019 ---- '''Scheduled maintenance''' Due to sheduleded maintenance Beds24 will be unavailable for 5-10 minutes on 30th of January between 3am and 5am GMT to perfrom important updates. January 23rd 2019 ---- '''Add multiple guests fo bookings''' In the "Guests" tab of the booking you can now add additional guests and remove guests. January 22nd 2019 ---- '''Prices for different occupancies to Google Hotel Ads''' Prices for 1, 3, 4 , 6 and 8 guest will now also be send if they are defined. Please note that a 2 person price is still compulsory. If no 2 person price is supplied the room will send as unavailable. January 21st 2019 ---- '''Booking.com Reservations Degradation - Resolved''' Booking.com reported technical issues sending some XML booking notifications to partners on the 7th and 8th Jan. The issue is reportedly now resolved.</p> f any bookings have still not imported, please contact us via support ticket with the Booking number and we will request a resend. If these issues have resulted in an overbooking or any other loss, please contact Booking.com support and reference the '''Degraded performance of reservation retrieval issues from the 7th or 8th January'''. January 9th 2019 ---- '''Prices for different occupancies and different length of stay via Airbnb XML''' You can now send prices for different occupancies and different length of stay to Airbnb. If you want do use this option please go to SETTINGS-CHANNEL MANAGER-AIRBNB XML- SPECIFIC CONTENT and change the setting for "Price Strategy" to "Per Occupancy Pricing. Please read the information under "Prices" on the Airbnbn help page before you change the setting. January 2nd 2019 ---- '''Company and State added to booking questions''' Happy New Year! If you want to ask your guests for their "Company" and / or "State" you can do this now using a "Standard Question" which you can activate in SETTINGS-PROPERTIES-BOOKING QUESTIONS. December 31st 2018 ---- '''Integrate with myriads of apps and services via Integromat''' Thanks to our new integration with Integromat, the most advanced online automation platform, you have now have unlimited access to myriads of apps and services. The seamless integration allows you to connect your favourite tools with a few clicks to Beds24. Available connections include popular accounting software like Xero and Quickbooks, Twilio, Google services, CRM systems like Salesforce, Zoho as well as Slack and Zapier. You can set the connection up in SETTINGS-APPS AND INTEGRATIONS-INTEGROMAT. For instructions click on HELP in the top right of the page. December 19th 2018 ---- '''Connect Guest Experience Tools''' Our partners [https://wishbox.co/ Wishbox] and [https://www.yourwelcome.com/ YourWelcome] who provide exciting tools which will improve your guests experience integrate smoothly with Beds24. December 14th 2018 ---- '''Automatically assign invoice numbers''' If you want to automatically assign invoice numbers you can set up an Auto Action in SETTINGS-GUEST MANAGEMENT-AUTO ACTIONS. These [[Auto_Actions#Automatically_assign_invoice_numbers|instructions]] explain how to do this. December 12th 2018 ----
If you have added custom CSS or customized the booking [https://www.beds24.com/booking2.php?propid=13434&width=960&page, please make a test booking and check your customizations still work=book3&limitstart=0&checkin=We+20+Feb+2019&checkin_hide=2019-2-20&checkout=Fr+22+Feb+2019&checkout_hide=2019-2-22&numnight=2&numadult=1&numchild=0&br1-32906=Book| Click here for an example].
November 13th December 3rd 2018
<'''Google Maps on the Booking page now need an API key''' Google has changed their licensing for using a Google Map. The optional map on your booking page now requires a Google maps API key and will not work without one. There is a free quota per month for each API key but you do have to sign up for a free plan and you have to enter your credit card details. You will need a Google Account in order to get your API key via this [https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/divget-api-key link]. Once you have your maps API key you can enter it into the Beds24 at SETTINGS -> BOOKING PAGE ->DEVELOPER. Your map should then work. November 24th 2018 ---- '''Upgrade your Airbnb XML connections to "synchronous availability check" '''
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'''New Booking Page Check-out Screen'''
*Modern look and better mobile support.
If you prefer want to keep using use the old new version of the check out page, change SETTINGS -> BOOKING PAGE "Check-out Page Version" = AdaptiveResponsive.
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Airbnb has now implemented the option to check availability and accept or reject a booking at the very last step of the booking process, when the guest enters their payment method.
'''XML interface with Despegar / DecoalrDecolar'''
The 2-way interface allows you to automatically update prices and inventory to Despegar / Decolar and import bookings into Beds24. To set the connection up go to SETTINGS-CHANNEL MANAGER-DESPEGAR. For instructions click on HELP in the top right of the page.
'''Address check for Stripe'''
You can now have Stripe check the address along with the card. This function only works for bookings from the booking page and payment requests and is available in SETTINGS->PAYMENTS FROM GUESTSPAYMENT GATEWAYS->STRIPE.
March 19th 2018
*Add a custom payment link to ask for a cheque or bank transfer
The new functions are available in SETTINGS-> PROPERTIES-> PAYMENT COLLECTIONPAYMENTS
June 18th 2014
