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'''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-> [https://beds24.com/control2.php?pagetype=syncronisertripadvisorcom TRIPADVISOR]. For more information please use the
[[Tripadvisor|setup instructions]].
 
November 18th 2014
 
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'''Customisable Reports'''
 
You can now create and store custom reports at the menu SETTINGS->REPORTS->CUSTOM REPORTS.
 
October 1st 2014
 
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'''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
 
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'''Norwegian and Slowenian added to the booking page'''
 
The multi language function can be activated in SETTINGS-> ACCOUNT-> LANGUAGES
 
September 5th 2014
 
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'''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
 
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'''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
 
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'''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
 
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'''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
 
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'''Accept Bitcoins
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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
 
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'''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 [https://www.beds24.com/wiki/index.php/Calendar here] for a complete overview on all the functions (view and add bookings, view rates, block out dates, add notes).
 
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'''Danish added to the booking page'''
 
The multi language function can be activated in SETTINGS-> ACCOUNT-> LANGUAGES
 
June 16h 2014
 
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'''Stripe added Payment Processing Options'''
 
With [https://stripe.com 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
 
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'''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
 
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'''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
 
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'''holidaylettings.co.uk now connected'''
 
Happy to announce the latest addition to the channel manager.
 
May 1st 2014
 
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'''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-> PRINT 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
 
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'''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
 
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'''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. [[Rates:_Sell_Remaining_Single_Nights| More information]]
 
April 15th 2014
 
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'''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
 
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'''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 -> ADVANCED.
 
To see an example have a look at our [https://www.beds24.com/demo/vacationrental-online-reservation-system.html| demo page].
 
March 10th 2014
 
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'''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
 
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'''Hostelworld has been Added to the Channel Manager'''
 
You can now sync your rates and availability with Hostelworld.
 
Feb 20th 2014
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'''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
 
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'''Wordpress Plugin Update'''
 
Improved functionality for individual and multiple properties. Shortcodes add booking widgets to posts, pages and sidebars.
 
Feb 10th 2014
 
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'''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
 
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'''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
 
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'''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
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'''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
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'''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
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'''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
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'''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 [[Customise_Booking_Page|here]] for a tutorial.
 
Sept. 30, 2013
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'''Importing Bookings or Blocking dates using an external iCal or google calendar'''

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