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[[Category:How to]]
 
[[Category:How to]]
[[Category:Introduction]]
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<div class="heading">Tips & Tricks</div>
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This page shows links to useful functions
  
''This page shows a links to useful functions''
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=Control panel use and customiszation=
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[[Preferences|Switch to the new control panel]]
  
 
[[:Category:Introduction#Use_on_Mobile_Devices|Use Beds24 on your mobile]]
 
[[:Category:Introduction#Use_on_Mobile_Devices|Use Beds24 on your mobile]]
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[[:Category:Dashboard|Customise which information is displayed on your dashboards]]
 
[[:Category:Dashboard|Customise which information is displayed on your dashboards]]
  
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[[:Category:Bookings#Info|Enhance the display of bookings in the CALENDAR with icons.]]
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[[:Category:Calendar#Diary_Function|Use the diary function to keep notes for specific dates]]
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[[:Category:Sub_Account|Create additional logins with specific roles to manage access rights for staff members]]
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[[:Category:Dashboard#External_contentt|Show external content i.e. tasks, calendars, weather, on your Dashboard]]
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=Bookings=
 
[[Booking_Questions|Customise the information you collect from guests]]
 
[[Booking_Questions|Customise the information you collect from guests]]
  
 
[[:Category:Bookings|Drag and drop bookings to quickly change a room]]
 
[[:Category:Bookings|Drag and drop bookings to quickly change a room]]
  
[[:Category:Bookings|Prevent accidental changes to room assigments]]
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[[:Category:Bookings|Prevent accidental changes to room assignments]]
  
 
[[:Category:Bookings|Add bookings made over the phone or from walk-ins]]
 
[[:Category:Bookings|Add bookings made over the phone or from walk-ins]]
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[[Group_Bookings|Manage group bookings]]
 
[[Group_Bookings|Manage group bookings]]
  
[[Close_Rooms|Close rooms to make them unavailable]]
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[[:Category:Bookings|Split bookings to create separate bookings]]
  
[[:Category:Bookings|Split bookings to create separate bookings]]
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[[Guest_login|Allow guests to view and cancel bookings]]
  
[[Auto_Actions|Automatically send Emails to guests]]
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[[Invoicees|Create invoices for corporate guests or agents]]
  
[[:Category:Payment_Collection|Automatically send payment requests to guests]]
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[[Track_Bookings|Track the origin of bookings]]
  
[[Bitpay|Allow guests to pay with bitcoin]]
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[[:Category:Bookings#Info|Use info codes to record information in a booking]]
  
[[Yield_Optimiser|Automatically adjust prices based on predefined rules]]
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[[:Category:Invoice|Lock invoices after you have assigned an invoice number]]
  
[[:Category:Calendar#Diary_Function|Use the diary function to keep notes for specific dates]]
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[[:Booking.com_XML#Manage_Bookings|Report invalid cards or no-shows directly from the booking in Beds24 to Booking.com.]]
  
[[Responsive_Buchungsseite|Make your booking page blend seamlessly into your web site]]
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[[Waitlist|Create a Waitlist]]
  
[[Responsive_Booking_Page|Show your features on your booking page]]
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[[:Category:Bookings#Bedding|Manage Bedding]]
  
[[Responsive_Booking_Page|Show a Google map on your booking page]]
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=Prices=
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[[Yield_Optimiser|Automatically adjust prices based on predefined rules]]
  
[[:Category:Widgets|Use the widget designer to create custom booking widgets for your web site]]
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[[Voucher_Codes|Use voucher codes to incentivice re-bookings ]]
  
[[Guest_login|Allow guests to view and cancel bookings]]
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=Availability=
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[[Close_Rooms|Close rooms to make them unavailable]]
  
[[Channel_Inventory|Adjust inventory sent to channels]]
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[[Auto_Top_up_rooms|Auto top up rooms]]
  
[[Invoicees|Create invoices for corporate guests or agents]]
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[[:Category:Calendar|Limit check-in, check-out or both]]
  
[[:Category:Sub_Account|Create additional logins with specific roles to manage access rights for staff members]]
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[[Channel_Inventory|Adjust inventory sent to channels]]
  
[[Track_Bookings|Track the origin of bookings]]
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=Communication with guests=
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[[Auto_Actions|Automatically send Emails to guests]]
  
 
[[Proposal_or_quote|Send a proposal or quote]]
 
[[Proposal_or_quote|Send a proposal or quote]]
  
[[:Category:Prices_and_Availabilityt|Get more bookings by showing more availability]]
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[[Template_Variables|Use Template Variables and Smart Template Variables to automatically add information from the booking and  to communicate with guests.]]
 
 
[[:Category:Invoice|Send invoices via Email]]
 
  
[[:Category:Bookings#Info|Use info codes to record information in a booking.]]
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[[Mailchimp.com|Connect to Mailchimp]]
  
[[:Category:Invoice|Lock invoices after you have assigned an invoice number.]]
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=Payments=
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[[:Category:Payment_Collection|Automatically send payment requests to guests]]
  
[[:Booking.com_XML#Manage_Bookings|Report invalid cards or no-shows directly from the booking in Beds24 to Booking.com.]]
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[[Bitpay|Allow guests to pay with bitcoin]]
  
[[:Category:Reports|Generate custom reports for meals, transfers and other special requests from Guests.]]
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=Automation=
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[[Auto_Actions|Automatically send Emails to guests]]
  
[[Template_Variables|Use Template Variables and Smart Template Variables to automatically add information from the booking and  to communication with guests.]]
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[[:Category:Payment_Collection|Automatically send payment requests to guests]]
  
[[Auto_Actions#Automatically_assign_invoice_numbers|Automatically assign invoice numbers.]]
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[[:Category:Invoice|Send invoices via Email]]
  
[[Integromat.com|Connect your favourite apps via Integromat.]]
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[[Auto_Actions#Automatically_assign_invoice_numbers|Automatically assign invoice numbers]]
  
[[Mailchimp.com|Connect to Mailchimp.]]
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[[Integromat.com|Connect your favourite apps via Integromat]]
  
[[:Category:Reports|Use template variables in custom reports to calculate data.]]
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[[Yield_Optimiser|Automatically adjust prices based on predefined rules]]
  
[[:Category:Bookings#Info|Enhance the display of bookings in the CALENDAR with icons.]]
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[[Template_Variables|Use Template Variables and Smart Template Variables to automatically add information from the booking and  to communicate with guests.]]
 
 
[[Sell_Remaining_Single_Nights|Fill gaps in the calendar]]
 
  
 
[[Auto_Top_up_rooms|Auto top up rooms]]
 
[[Auto_Top_up_rooms|Auto top up rooms]]
  
[[:category:Room_Linking_and_Dependencies|Sell rooms at different constellations]]
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=Optimize revenue=
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[[Sell_Remaining_Single_Nights|Fill gaps in the calendar]]
  
 
[[Upsell_Items|Sell extras]]
 
[[Upsell_Items|Sell extras]]
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[[Gift_Vouchers|Offer gift certificates]]
 
[[Gift_Vouchers|Offer gift certificates]]
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[[Yield_Optimiser|Automatically adjust prices based on predefined rules]]
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[[:category:Room_Linking_and_Dependencies|Sell rooms at different constellations]]
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[[Auto_Top_up_rooms|Auto top up rooms]]
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[[:Category:Prices_and_Availabilityt|Get more bookings by showing more availability]]
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[[:category::Calendar#Intelligence|Access Booking.com tailored Opportunities directly in Beds24]]
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[[:category::Calendar#Intelligence|Use Rev+ Powered by Expedia Group for real-time pricing data and market insights]]
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=Reports=
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[[:category:Reports#Graphs_and_Charts|Create custom charts and graphs for your dashboard]]
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[[:Category:Reports|Use template variables in custom reports to calculate data]]
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[[:Category:Reports|Generate custom reports for meals, transfers and other special requests from Guests]]
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=Direct bookings=
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[[Responsive_Bookingpage|Make your booking page blend seamlessly into your web site]]
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[[Responsive_Booking_Page|Show your features on your booking page]]
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[[Responsive_Booking_Page|Show a Google map on your booking page]]
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[[:Category:Widgets|Use the widget designer to create custom booking widgets for your web site]]
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[[Responsive_Booking_Page|Add a chat to your booking page]]

Revision as of 11:20, 19 November 2020

Tips & Tricks
This page shows links to useful functions

1 Control panel use and customiszation

Switch to the new control panel

Use Beds24 on your mobile

Customise the display of rates and daily prices in the CALENDAR

Customise which information is displayed on your dashboards

Enhance the display of bookings in the CALENDAR with icons.

Use the diary function to keep notes for specific dates

Create additional logins with specific roles to manage access rights for staff members

Show external content i.e. tasks, calendars, weather, on your Dashboard

2 Bookings

Customise the information you collect from guests

Drag and drop bookings to quickly change a room

Prevent accidental changes to room assignments

Add bookings made over the phone or from walk-ins

Manage group bookings

Split bookings to create separate bookings

Allow guests to view and cancel bookings

Create invoices for corporate guests or agents

Track the origin of bookings

Use info codes to record information in a booking

Lock invoices after you have assigned an invoice number

Report invalid cards or no-shows directly from the booking in Beds24 to Booking.com.

Create a Waitlist

Manage Bedding

3 Prices

Automatically adjust prices based on predefined rules

Use voucher codes to incentivice re-bookings

4 Availability

Close rooms to make them unavailable

Auto top up rooms

Limit check-in, check-out or both

Adjust inventory sent to channels

5 Communication with guests

Automatically send Emails to guests

Send a proposal or quote

Use Template Variables and Smart Template Variables to automatically add information from the booking and to communicate with guests.

Connect to Mailchimp

6 Payments

Automatically send payment requests to guests

Allow guests to pay with bitcoin

7 Automation

Automatically send Emails to guests

Automatically send payment requests to guests

Send invoices via Email

Automatically assign invoice numbers

Connect your favourite apps via Integromat

Automatically adjust prices based on predefined rules

Use Template Variables and Smart Template Variables to automatically add information from the booking and to communicate with guests.

Auto top up rooms

8 Optimize revenue

Fill gaps in the calendar

Sell extras

Use voucher codes

Offer multiple price/booking options

Offer gift certificates

Automatically adjust prices based on predefined rules

Sell rooms at different constellations

Auto top up rooms

Get more bookings by showing more availability

[[:category::Calendar#Intelligence|Access Booking.com tailored Opportunities directly in Beds24]]

[[:category::Calendar#Intelligence|Use Rev+ Powered by Expedia Group for real-time pricing data and market insights]]

9 Reports

Create custom charts and graphs for your dashboard

Use template variables in custom reports to calculate data

Generate custom reports for meals, transfers and other special requests from Guests

10 Direct bookings

Make your booking page blend seamlessly into your web site

Show your features on your booking page

Show a Google map on your booking page

Use the widget designer to create custom booking widgets for your web site

Add a chat to your booking page