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Difference Between Limited and FullSync Connection with Booking.com

Limited Connection vs. FullSync with Booking

Written by Adriana Silva
Updated today

If you want to manage your property on Booking through AvaiBook, it is important to understand the differences between the two available connection types: Limited and FullSync. This article explains each option in detail, as well as the requirements needed to move to a full connection.


What is the Limited Connection

The Limited Connection allows you to synchronize only basic information:

  • Calendar availability

  • Default nightly rates and seasonal rates

  • Minimum stays

Everything else, such as listing content, rate plans, and extras, must be managed directly on Booking.com.

To create a new listing with this mode, you must first configure it on Booking and then synchronize it from AvaiBook.


What is the FullSync Connection

The FullSync Connection provides much more complete synchronization:

  • Listing content management

  • Rate plans created directly in AvaiBook

  • Property occupancy

  • Prices for additional services

One of the main advantages of FullSync is that it allows you to create new listings on Booking directly from AvaiBook, without the need to configure them in Booking first. This makes management faster and more centralized.


Requirements and Information to Review Before Activating FullSync

Before moving from the limited connection to the full connection, it is essential to review the following points in AvaiBook:

Critical information to check:

  • Listing content management

  • Geolocation

  • Tourist license

Compatibility restrictions:

FullSync is not compatible if:

  • There are breakfast-included rates configured on Booking

  • There are supplements or extras different from those already synchronized on Booking

  • The property setup in Booking is different from AvaiBook (for example, if the properties are full units in AvaiBook, they must also be full units in Booking, with different IDs for each unit)

  • Separate rates exist for adults and children in Booking

  • Turbosuite is being used

  • The property in AvaiBook is partial with multiple units and, on Booking, these do not have distinct commercial names. If any name is repeated, synchronization will not be allowed.


Advantages of FullSync

  • Centralized management of content and rates

  • Occupancy and extras synchronization

  • Ability to create new listings directly from AvaiBook

  • Greater control over the information synchronized with Booking

For those who want to maximize automation and reduce manual tasks, the FullSync mode is clearly the most complete and advantageous.

To activate the FullSync connection, you must ensure that the property meets all the above requirements. After that, the transition can be initiated directly from AvaiBook.

For more details on the information synchronized with Booking, consult: Which information is and isn’t synchronized with Booking.com FullSync.

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