AvaiBook has full XML synchronization with Booking, so you can not only create new listings on Booking, but you can also connect with your existing listings. In this way you will not lose reviews, positioning and all the effort you did in matter of time on this portal.
ATTENTION!
It is essential that both your rates, calendar and content manager are perfectly updated in AvaiBook before starting the connection.
Booking.com will give priority to the information you have in AvaiBook.
1- Before starting, you must request the synchronization from your Booking extranet.
2- What do you want to do?
Remember that before synchronizing, you must leave your calendar open in Booking so that the process is completed correctly
Once you have requested the connection from Booking, you will have to start the process in AvaiBook from the section: Channel manager and in the upper right corner Create synchronization:
You will have to choose the option to Connect existing property and enter your Hotel Booking ID.
2- Connect ad
First of all, you must indicate the email of your Booking account, so that we can correctly match your accommodation:
*You can choose 2 options:
AvaiBook email: if your Booking account is registered with the same email you have in AvaiBook.
Add a different email: if your Booking account is registered with another email, select this option and write the email below.
The next step is to pair each AvaiBook partial accommodation unit chosen at the beginning of the connection with their corresponding existing properties in Booking, by selecting the green "Connect" button for each one.
To help you with this task, you will always have the Booking Hotel ID visible next to the name of the Booking property.
By clicking on the next button we will go to the next step which is the mapping of rates.
3- Rates mapping
In this section you will find all the cancellation policies and rates that you had created in Booking, retrieved by AvaiBook. From now on, the management will be carried out from AvaiBook.
You can set an increase/decrease so that the Booking rates are different from those of AvaiBook.
Minimum stay, if you choose the "AvaiBook" option, the rate will apply the minimum stay that you have configured in AvaiBook according to your seasons and default rates.
Maximum stay, if you want to set one..
Remember to assign the corresponding cancellation policy to each rate.
4- Additional configuration
When you're done reviewing your settings, you'll need to move on to the next step, which is setting up your specific hosting rules.
In this section you have the possibility to:
1- Configure the maximum age of children who can enter free of charge, as long as you have configured that you accept children in your accommodation. (You can configure this option in the Content Manager in AvaiBook > Edition > Features.)
2- Define the type of charge that pets have in your accommodation, as long as you have previously configured that you accept pets in your accommodation. (You can configure this option in the Content Manager in AvaiBook > Edition > Features.)
3- Configure the cleaning costs for your accommodation. Remember that if you have cleaning expenses, you must configure a charge rule in the next section of the synchronization, if you want AvaiBook to make this charge automatically.
5- BDP
Finally, you will find the BDP section for the configuration of the collection rules.
Take a breath and relax! Schedule the collection of the deposit and other amounts for Booking.com reservations. These amounts will be automatically charged to the client's card, through the AvaiBook Booking Direct Payments gateway.
*Clarifications:
-Remember that these collection rules are subject to Booking.com considering you eligible to receive card data and sending us said data.
-Keep in mind that all the charge rules that you create in this section will apply to all the units of your partial accommodation.
-If you have added any cleaning extra, you must create the charge in this section as a new rule, as shown in the previous image.
- If you want to also manage a bond, you must also create it as an additional rule, also shown in the previous image.
Once the charging rules are configured, select the "synchronize" button and that's it.
You have successfully finished the synchronization process of your existing Booking ad with AvaiBook!
The synchronization request for your ad has been sent to Booking, now all you have to do is wait for its confirmation 😃.
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