New Features and Updates

Gästedatenbank

In der neuen Gästedatenbank können sie alle bisherigen und künftigen Buchungen eines Gastes einsehen, zusätzliche Informationen speichern und Buchungen hinzufügen, in die automatisch die vorhandenen Daten eingesetzt werden. Klicken sie auf GÄSTE um die Funktionen zu nutzen.

11. Dezember 2014

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Sicherheitswarnung

Vielleicht haben sie schon von Sicherheitsproblemen in Zusammenhang mit "Phishing" in der Beherbergungsbranche gehört.

Kriminelle verschaffen sich Zugang zu Daten von Gästen, kontaktieren sie und bitten um Vorauszahlung in voller Höhe.

Der Gast denkt, das Hotel kontaktiert ihn und überweist unwissentlich auf das Konto der Kriminellen. Dazu benötigen sie nur die Email Adresse oder Kontaktinformation des Gastes. Lesen sie hier wie sich Kriminelle Zugang zu Daten beschaffen und wie sie sich schützen können.

10. Dezember 2014

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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-> TRIPADVISOR. For more information please use the 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 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 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 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. 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 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 here for a tutorial.

Sept. 30, 2013

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Importing Bookings or Blocking dates using an external iCal or google calendar

The new iCal import lets you import bookings or block dates in Beds24 using an external iCal or google calendar. This function can be activated in SETTINGS -> CHANNEL MANAGER.

Sept 26, 2013

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Setup Wizards

Our new Setup Wizards are designed to help setting up and customising Beds24. Click here or use the link on the SUPPORT page.

Sept 12, 2013

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Beds24 is TripConnect Premium Partner

We have been announced as TripConnect Premium partner for TripAdvisor’s new platform. TripConnect will be a new way for hotels and B&Bs to generate incremental bookings by participating in Hotel Price Comparison and self-managing their online advertising campaigns using TripConnect’s unique bid management platform. The service will start in September. If you are interested in connection send us a message via SUPPORT.

Aug 30, 2013

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Template Emails

There are new functions for template emails. Mails can be created for bookings and set for manual or automatic sending. The mails are created in the guest management menu and can be sent from the mail tab of each booking.

Aug 21, 2013

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Booking Change Log

Changes to bookings can be viewed on the LOG tab of each booking. The old and new values and the time of the change are shown.

Jul 28, 2013

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Change Default Text

You can exchange any of the default text on the booking page e.g. change "Check-in" to "Arrival". The new setting is in SETTINGS -> BOOKING PAGE -> ADVANCED -> CUSTOM TEXT

Jul 24, 2013

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Diary Function

We have added a diary function to the calendar view within the control panel.

To add a diary entry click on any day/date displayed on the property name line, for example "Wed 10". A text area will pop up and your notes will be saved to that property and date. An icon will appear with the date to indicate there is a diary entry and you can view it by hovering the mouse over the date. Clicking will allow you to edit the text, to remove it completely simply delete the text and save.

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Jul 08, 2013

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Flag Bookings with Text and Colour

Each booking has a Flag text and a Flag colour. These can be used to quickly draw attention to bookings with a special status.

The text and colour can be entered on the edit booking pop-up window.

We have now added a flag selector which can be pre-populated with your own text and colour combinations to make setting the Flag an easy one step process.

Create your own preset flag options at SETTINGS -> ACCOUNT -> PREFERENCES. Add one option per line and an optional colour code after a comma.The colour code is the same 6 character HTML code the colour selector creates for any colour (without the #). A google for "HTML COLOR CODE" will return lots of colour code examples.

Jul 08, 2013

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New option for children

In SETTINGS >> PROPERTIES -> ROOMS -> SETUP you can set the number of children to "None", this will make the room un-bookable if any children are selected. If you set the number of children to "Dont Ask", children will be allowed at the adult price.

Jul 08, 2013

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New Payment Processing Options

Beds24 now integrates with leading payment gateways. Authorize.Net and Paymill can be used to collect credit card payments from guests. Alteratively hosts can securly collect credit card details and charge outside the system or use PayPal.

Juli 2nd 2013

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Wordpress Plugin 1.1

The plugin has been updated. New settings allow easy customisation to fit booking widgets or availability calenders seamlessly into any website or blog.

June 30th 2013

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Mobile friendly Booking Page

The new booking page is now adaptive/responsive. On mobiles it will automatically open in a mobile view.

May 26th 2013

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Travelocity, Lastminute.com and Zuji have been added to the Channel Manager

Travelocity, one of the worlds leading online travel sites has certified Beds24.com as channel partner. Beds24´s channel manager now offers a two way connectivity to Travelocity, Lastminute.com and Zuji.

May 15th 2013

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New Booking Page

The completely new designed booking page offers new features including

• option to book multiple rooms
• offer rooms at different prices
• fully customisable booking confirmations
• improved multi language options

March 30th 2013

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Relaunch Control Panel

The control panel has been completely redisigned. The responsive design makes it easier to manage bookings and inventory from tablets and mobile devices.

Both systems will keep running but future development will be done in the new system only. To change between systems:

-In the old control panel go to ADMIN -> OWNER and change the setting to "New control panel" then SAVE -In the new control panel go to SETTINGS-> ACCOUNT -> PREFERENCES and change the setting to "Old control panel" then SAVE

There is a "Quick Tour" for the new control panel which might help you to get familiar with it. You can activate it in SUPPORT clicking on "Quick Tour"

Feb 25th 2013

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Google Calendar Sync

See your booking calendar on your Google calendar. Works on your PC, mobile, tablet and in any ical format calendar program.

Dec 14th 2012

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WordPress Plugin

We have created a plugin for WordPress sites to show your beds24.com booking page and booking widgets directly in your WordPress pages. The plugin allows you to embed the complete secure booking form or add small widgets to your pages. You can see an example in our blog.

Oct 25th 2012

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getBookings API

For the developers and hobby programmers out there we now have a public API to download your bookings. Booking and the related invoice information is available in XML format. XML is a standard data format which can be opened by MS excel and many other programs. The XML fields are self explanatory.

The URL is https://www.beds24.com/api/getbookings.xml

You can manually enter your username, password and optional date fields and save the resulting XML file to your computer.

It is also possible to automate the process by using a program to post the fields and parse the result.

May 01, 2012

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