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[[Category:Set up Instructions]] ''Synchronising Beds24.com with Vacation-stay.com''http://www.Vacation-stay.com COMING SOON! <div styleclass="displayheading">Rakuten Travel and Vacation STAY</div> This page is about the menues {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > RAKUTEN and {{#fas:none"cog}} (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > and explains how the interface with these channels works and how it is set up.
'''Rooms and room types'''==Set up==
Bedandbreakfast.eu does not support room types. You need a room in Beds24 for each room you want to see on Bedandbreakfast.eu. If you sell your rooms as a "roomtype" with a quantity of more than one on other channels you can [[Combine_individual_rooms_into_a_roomtype|set up virtual roooms]].==You need=Vacation STAY===Your Bedandbreakfast.eu API key. See *Please fill in this [httphttps://blogdocs.bedandbreakfastgoogle.eu/innkeepers/2016com/03forms/15d/nieuw-koppeling-tussen-bedandbreakfast-eu-en-channel-managers1sTjh3096hLEH7pzbdmGZPqjHpAx5c17EB3CqpIvJyCA/viewform?utm_sourceedit_requested=B%26B+Innkeepers+Europe&utm_campaign=d6d017da07true form] and ask Vacation STAY customer support to provide API credentials between Beds24 and Vacation STAY. *Vacation STAY will notify you by E-EU_EN_Prospects_news_mrt_2016&utm_mediummail when the connection is enabled and send you a special API password. <span style=email&utm_term=0_97a3cb4ccf"color:#fe746c;“ >{{#fas:exclamation-d6d017da07-320917981 Bedandbreakfasttriangle}} </span> The credentials used in the extranet and API are different. '''You can not use your normal Vacation STAY username and password'''.eu information] for details
If you can not find it please ask Bedandbreakfast.eu support.
== Check Connection ==For example a hotel id setting 123456*12.34 will multiply all prices by 12.34 sent for hotel id 123456. Examples:The connection is working if *'''123456*1.23''' will multiply all prices for property 123456 by 1.23 you are not receiving error messages and (i.e. raised by 23%).*Lower prices can be sent with a multiplier less than 1: '''123456*0.85''' will send 85% of the normal price (i.e. lowered by 15%) for property 123456.*To convert the display in price of bookings imported from the channel is correctadd a '''*''' AFTER the multiplier. '''123456*1.23*''' will divide the price of the booking by 1.23 for property 123456. If *For currency conversion you are receiving error messages check in can also use currency conversion template variables. All currencies supported by the booking page currency selector can be used.**'''123456*[CONVERT:IDR-EUR]''' will convert Indonesian Rupees to Euros.**'''123456*[CONVERT:IDR-EUR][/]0.85''' will convert Indonesian Rupees to Euros and lower the price by 15%. == Activate ==*Tick "Inventory" and Prices"Common Errorsand " section why you Bookings"*Save New Bookings are imported. Modifications and cancellations to bookings are also imported. Existing bookings are receiving not automatically imported when the error connection is established and how to fix itshould be entered into Beds24 manually.
Untick prices for occupanies or with minimum stays you not want to send
<Use this document [https:/div">/docs.google.com/forms/d/1g9StyaEeFn1bMpy5l5XZXgZ5TxiPudIPgDJNMZFjVnQ/viewform?edit_requested=trueform] to request the disconnection at Vacation STAY.
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[[Category:Channel Manager]]
[[Category:Error Messages from Channels]]
==General==
*This tutorial explains how to [[Setting_Prices_for_Booking_Channels|set prices for channels]].
==Capabilities==
*Beds24.com can export Inventory*Beds24.com can export Price*Beds24.com can import Bookings*Beds24 can import Cancellations?
For details please [[Channel_Manager_Capabilities|click here]]
The connection between Beds24 and '''Rakuten Tavel''' is made via '''Vacation STAY'''.
Vacation STAY and Rakuten Travel are connected via an API integration. Properties listed on Vacation STAY can be listed on and connected to Rakuten travel.
If you create a listing on Vacation STAY your property will be automatically listed on Rakuten Travel.
<span style="color:#fe746c;“ >{{#fas:exclamation-triangle}} </span> The property creation on Rakuten Travel is semi-automated, so it might take up to a few weeks for the property to show up on Rakuten
Travel.
==Limitations==
*"Extra Person" prices cannot be exported.
*Prices can only "Minimum Stay" rules cannot be exported.*"Maximum Stay" rules cannot be exported for one year in advance.
== Before you connect ==
'''Prices'''
*We can only send availability if you have set up prices which are activated for this channel. This tutorial gives general information how to [[Setting_Prices_for_Booking_Channels|set prices for channels]].
*Prices for "Extra Person", "Extra child" and discounts set in the "Discounts" tab of the rates Fixed Prices can not be sent. *We can only send one price per day. If you have multiple prices activated for this channel the price with the lowest minimum stay will send.*If you use daily prices with "Extra Person" prices your daily price needs to be set for the max occupancy and the "Extra Person" price needs to be added with a negative value. *You can set an "Extra Person" price directly in your VacationSTAY extranet.
'''Bookings'''
Existing bookings are not automatically imported when the connection is established and should be entered into Beds24 manually.
Vacation STAY does not support modification. If a guest wants to modify a booking they will need to cancel and rebook.
If a guest books more than one room Vactation STAY will send a separate unconnected booking for each room.
'''Extras and Taxes'''
"Upsell Items" can not be exported.
==You need==
*Your VacationSTAY propery ID. If you do not already have a account with Vacation STAY sign up on their web site using the “register” function on the extranet then enter your property information, uploads photos etc on Vacation STAYs extranet.
*API username
*API password
===Beds24.com===*Enter your Vacation STAY property ID*Enter your Vacation STAY API username*Enter your Api Key Vacation STAY API password
*Click SAVE
<embedvideo service="youtube">https://youtu.be/-SbeMMSk8wc</embedvideo> Map Rooms:*Click on the "Get the Room and Rate Codes for this Api KeyCode" link next to retrieve your the room and property codestype id setting.*Enter Choose the codes for your property and room id you want to map to each Beds24 roomand click on it.*Activate When the connection with correct room id has copied to the room type id setting, click Save.[[Image:agoda_room_mapping.png|500px|link=]][[Media:agoda_room_mapping.png|view large]] <span style="color: #f3e504; font-size: 150%;" >{{#fas:lightbulb}} </span> Click on the "View Actual Data" Button to check boxeswhich prices and availability will send. == Price Multiplier ==If you want to add a multiplier to your prices, for example because of a different currency to your Beds24 currency, add a * followed by the multiplier number to your hotel id.
== Updates ==
Changes to availability and prices will be instantly sent to the channel. Changes for settings for example minimum stays or number of rooms will send with the next update. Click on "Update" if you want to push them through instantly.
== Check Connection ==
The connection is working if you are not receiving error messages and the display in the channel is correct. If you are receiving error messages check in the "Common Errors" section why you are receiving the error and how to fix it.
== Common Errors ==
'''Availability for room must be 0 or 1iCalendar is set on our site. Please cancel icalendar setting to prevent inconsistency of inventory quantity.''' The quantity for this room must be set to 1 in the Bedandbreakfast.eu system. Check wich Bedsandbreakfast.eu if you can raise the number to Log into your Vacation STAY account and remove the number of rooms you actually haveiCal connection.
'''Can't set dates 0000-000-00 as available for the room that has been approved and published has to be only one room xxxx, conflicts with a booking for hotel id xxxx''' Updates sent are rejected because The setup of a conflicting booking which the room in VacationStay is already in the systemincomplete. Most likely this is a due to a manual entry Log into Bedsanbreakfast.eu. To fix this remove VacationStay, finish the setup and publish the manual entryroom.
== Stop Sync ==
Untick "Inventory and Prices" and "Bookings
