New Features and Updates

New Beds24 features and important updates, newest first. Beds24 adds new announcements at the top of this page. Earlier years are in the yearly archive.

2026

Help shape how we manage OTA distribution 🌍!

You work with Booking.com, Airbnb, Expedia, Trip.com, Agoda and more every day — we want to know what's actually working. Tell us about your channel mix, what's going well, what isn't, and where you'd like more support — whether that's better tools, performance tips, support from Beds24, or from the channels themselves. Takes about 2 minutes.

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20th August 2026

New Feature: Airbnb Top-Rated Guest Discount

Airbnb is introducing the Top-Rated Guest Discount — a new promotion that lets hosts offer 15% off to top-rated guests, boosting listing visibility in Airbnb search while Airbnb runs a dedicated guest-facing marketing campaign starting from 9th of July.

Why it matters for your listings: * ~5% more gross booking value * ~6% more nights booked * ~15% higher chance of a top-rated guest booking

The discount applies to the nightly rate only; it can be combined with other active discounts and does not affect pending or confirmed reservations when removed.

To activate in Beds24: Channel Manager > Airbnb > Promotions > Top-rated guests discount

For full details visit the Beds24 Wiki: Airbnb Top-Rated Guest Discount

8 July 2026

New Feature: Bulk Copy VRBO Promotions

We've added a new time-saving feature for properties managing VRBO promotions — you can now bulk copy an existing VRBO promotion to multiple VRBO-connected rooms or properties in one step.

Simply use the copy icon in the promotions list to duplicate any existing VRBO promotion and apply it to the properties of your choice. Each copy is created as a standalone promotion on the selected property — giving you full flexibility to adjust individual copies independently after creation.

  • Quick setup — copy once, apply to multiple VRBO-connected properties simultaneously
  • Independent copies — each promotion is created separately; later changes to the original do not affect the copies

For setup instructions, visit our wiki page: VRBO Promotions

June 24th 2026

Airbnb Last Minute & Early Bird Discounts — Activate them on your listings now!

If the Early Bird Discount and Last Minute Discount are not yet active on your Airbnb listings, now is the time to set them up. Both are quick to configure in Beds24 and have a measurable impact on booking performance.

Early Bird Discount

A percentage discount for guests who book 1–36 months in advance. Bookings with this set had lead times approximately 2.6x longer on average. Particularly worth activating for listings with availability well in advance, larger-group properties, or harder-to-fill units. Don’t leave future calendar dates unoptimised.

→ Airbnb Early Bird Discount — 1-Pager.

Last Minute Discount

A discount for guests booking within a defined window before arrival. Listings with this enabled are estimated to generate ~2% more bookings and ~2% more gross booking value over the following year. If you have open dates coming up, this is one of the fastest ways to improve fill rate.

→ Airbnb Last Minute Discount — 1-Pager.

Activate both directly in Beds24 — it takes just a few minutes:

→ Beds24 Wiki: Airbnb Discounts.

June 15th 2026

New Feature: Optimize for Airbnb

We've added a new channel management feature called Optimize for Airbnb— designed for properties managing multi-channel distribution who want more control over how high-demand dates are allocated, without the manual calendar overhead.
When activated, you can selectively direct peak dates to Airbnb based on your guest profile preferences. Selected dates remain open on Airbnb while other connected channels are temporarily restricted during the booking window. If those dates remain unbooked within your specified window, availability is automatically restored across all channels before the main booking rush — so there is no risk to your overall occupancy.

  • Fully optional — adjust or disable at any time
  • Unsold dates reopen automatically after the booking window ends

Note: If you decide to explore this, there is an optional, time-limited 1% rebate on qualifying stays available through the program. Eligibility criteria apply and opportunities are not guaranteed for all listings.

For eligibility details and setup instructions, visit our wiki page: Optimise for Airbnb:

June 2nd 2026

System (PHP) Upgrade – 27 May 2026

We will be performing a planned system upgrade on 27 May 2026 during the following window:

Upgrade window: 07:45–08:15 CEST

Expected downtime: Approximately 60 seconds

Based on our tests, the actual interruption should be very short (around 60 seconds or less). We will aim to time the brief downtime as close to 08:00 as possible. While we do not expect delays, there is always a small chance the process may take longer.

Services temporarily unavailable during the downtime


  • Beds24 Frontend website

  • Control panel

  • API V1 and V2

  • Reseller sites

  • Support tools

  • Booking Engine

Services that will continue to run normally


  • Auto actions

  • Routines

  • Webhooks

  • Incoming bookings

  • Channel connections

  • Wiki, forum, and blogs

What users will experience
If accessing the website or control panel during the downtime:

  • They may see a browser message such as “Unable to connect” or “Site unavailable”.

For integrations using our API:

  • Requests made during the downtime will return an error such as “Connection refused”.

After the system is back online:

  • Everything will operate as usual. Users will not need to log in again and should not notice any changes.

May 26th 2026

Planned Maintenance - Media Service Upgrade.

We are migrating to a new Media service, the option (button) to upload/change pictures to Beds24 has been temporarily disabled.

Once the migration is complete, the Upload button will be enabled again in (SETTINGS) > BOOKING ENGINE > PICTURES.

There will be no impact to your existing pictures.

May 19th 2026

11 Years of Excellence: Beds24 designated Booking.com Premier Partner for 2026!

Beds24 is proud to announce its designation as a Booking.com Premier Partner for the 11th consecutive year! This top-tier status recognizes our long-standing commitment to technical excellence and seamless connectivity. Whether using our full PMS or our specialized 'Channel Management Only' and 'White Label' solutions, our partners benefit from superior reliability, optimized performance with the latest features, and professional scalability. We look forward to another year of driving success together with our dedicated partners at Booking.com.

April 30th 2026

Flying High Again: Beds24 is once again an Airbnb Preferred+ Software Partner for 2026!

Beds24 has once again been awarded Airbnb's Preferred+ Software Partner status for 2026 — the highest designation Airbnb grants to its connectivity partners, recognising outstanding technical performance, feature adoption, and connection stability. This continued recognition ensures our customers benefit from superior reliability, early access to the latest Airbnb features, advanced functionality for messaging, automated reviews and content management, as well as priority technical support from Airbnb's API team.

April 17th 2026

Booking.com API updates

New functionality for Booking.com Content APIs.

It is possible to update your Invoice Settings, Invoices Contacts and Reservation Contacts directly from Beds24.

Go to (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > BOOKIN.COM > CONTENT > SPECIFIC PROPERTY CONTENT then add the details to Invoice Settings, Invoices Contacts and Reservations Contacts, then to send an update to Booking.com go to SYNC CONTENT and click 'Update to Booking.com' at the Property level and 'tick' Contacts AND Property Settings from the list of updates. Then send an update.

Another great upgrade is to the Fees/Taxes you can send to Booking.com from Beds24.

You can now send CLEANING FEES (an others) at the ROOM level, previously for Booking.com these types of fees were at Property level only.

To send the details go to (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > BOOKIN.COM > CONTENT > SPECIFIC ROOM CONTENT (or SPECIFIC PROPERTY CONTENT) then use the Context (?) HELP for the specific fees and extended options, including setting dates.

For example

  • AIRPORTSHUTTLEFEE=12 FROM=2026-03-09 TO=2026-05-31

Also you can now set different Cleaning fees for different periods, say you want to have a higher Cleaning fee in the Summer.

  • CLEANINGFEE=250 FROM=2026-03-09 TO=2026-05-31
  • CLEANINGFEE=350 FROM=2026-06-01 TO=2026-08-31
  • CLEANINGFEE=250 FROM=2026-09-01 (if you do not have a TO date, then this will be the fee until you have another value that changes it.

March 20th 2026

Training Session with Airbnb: Mastering Effective Pricing Strategies For Your Success

A new training session with Airbnb highlights two effective pricing strategies to improve booking performance:

New Listing Discount: This can boost early visibility and increase initial conversion by 20-30%. This must be activated directly in Airbnb.

Non-refundable Rate: This appeals to price-sensitive guests and can increase conversion by 10-15%. This can be managed through Beds24.

For a deep dive into this topic, please refer to our master class video on pricing strategies in video.

March 13th 2026

STRIPE Payment Gateway Update

Beds24 has released an update to the Stripe connection. You can now collect payments manually in the Charges & payments tab via the STRIPE button and with Pending payments when using 'Stripe Checkout Version' = Embedded.

We have also reinstated the CARDTOSTRIPE info code when guests make a booking via your direct booking page, ensuring Auto actions can trigger on the CARDTOSTRIPE info code.

February 27th 2026

On Top of the Game Again: Beds24 is again Elite Partner of Expedia Group for 2026!

Beds24 has once again been awarded Expedia Group’s Elite Connectivity Partner status for 2026 — an annual recognition given to only 14 top providers worldwide based on the past 12 months of performance. This ensures our customers benefit from highly reliable connectivity, faster access to new Expedia features, and an even stronger collaboration with Expedia Group.

February 24th 2026

Beds24 Achieves Vrbo Preferred Partner Status 2026

Beds24 has once again been recognized as a Vrbo Preferred Partner for 2026. This designation confirms that our connectivity meets Vrbo’s highest standards for technical quality, stability, and integration performance.
A Preferred Partnership with Vrbo ensures that Beds24 users benefit from reliable synchronisation, access to Vrbo’s newest features, fewer errors, and stronger listing performance through high‑quality connectivity.

February 13th 2026

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