If you want to manage your property on Booking through AvaiBook, it is important to understand the differences between the two available connection types: Lite Sync and Full Sync. This article explains each option in detail, as well as the requirements needed to move to a full connection.
What is the Lite Sync connection
The Lite Sync 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 Full Sync connection
The Full Sync 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 Full Sync 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 Full Sync
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 Full Sync
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 Full Sync mode is clearly the most complete and advantageous.
To activate the Full Sync 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.