Beds24 feature announcements and updates from 2021, newest first. For the latest news, see New Features and Updates.
Homes and Villas by Marriott added to channel manager
We are pleased to announce we are connected with Homes & Villas by Marriott International.
Each hand-picked home is professionally managed by a vetted property management company to meet Marriott’s exacting standards in design, comfort, and safety.
As an official Connectivity Provider, we can connect you to this exciting new platform! More information.
9th August 2021
Conveniently report changes to Booking.com and Expedia
You can send changed stay dates, cancellations, no-shows, changed prices , invalid credit cards directly from Beds24 to Expedia or Booking.com.
The buttons for these convenience functions are available at the bottom of the "Details" tab of the booking.
4th August 2021
New security features added
Regular password changes, 2 Factor Authentication and Session Timeout increase security
These new functions are available in (SETTINGS) ACCOUNT > ACCESS.
4th July 2021
Send prices for different occupancies to Feratel
Beds24 can now send prices for different occupancies to Feratel.
If you use daily prices, the daily price including occupancy will be sent. Multiple daily prices for different occupancies can be sent on one rate code.
8th June 2021
Quick setup for Expedia promotions
Promotions can help you generate more bookings and improve your visibility.
With our new quick setup, you can create promotions on Expedia with just one click.
Just go to (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > EXPEDIA > PROMOTIONS and click on the promotion type you want to add.
2nd December 2021
Joint webinar with Google: Google Free Booking Links - A free way to reach and connect with potential customers
Nicolas Dussart, Head of Business Development Travel at Google and Gina Guinet, Connectivity Account Manager (provided by Allen recruitment) for Google Hotels will share hotel insights, explain how to benefit from “Free Booking Links" and share tips for your Google Business Profile.
Date & Time: November 24th, 17:00 (Amsterdam, Berlin, Paris, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna)
22nd November 2021
Integration with SUPERHOG guest screening
SUPERHOG is the digital trust platform that enables hosts, operators and guests
to confidently transact in the short-term rentals space.
See more information for more information about SUPERHOG in Truvi for setup instructions.
18th November 2021
Offers per property
We have added a new setting "Offer type" in (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > OFFERS which allows you to set that your offers are available across all properties.
If you change the setting please make sure you activate the offers.
16th November 2021
Booking.com's prediction for the return of travel in 2022
Booking.com has commissioned extensive research with more than 24,000 travelers across 31 countries and territories and combined it with its proprietary data and insights, to predict how travel will continue to be redefined in next year.
Visit our Market Intelligence page for a summary a link to the source and more industry research.
29th October 2021
Prices including obligatory fees on the first screen on your booking page
If you set Total Price Style = "Total including obligatory" in (SETTINGS) BOOKING ENGINE > PROPERTY BOOKING PAGE the first screen of the booking page will show the total price including all obligatory fees and taxes.
For more information please see Upsell Items.
18th October 2021
33% discount on Pronto Premium for Beds24 customers
Pronto is a teamwork solution to streamline housekeeping, maintenance, and tasks which can improve staff efficiency by up to 20%.
Beds24 users can use Pronto Basic for free with unlimited users and get a 33% discount on Pronto Premium (1.99 EUR per unit).
To start go to (KONFIGURATION) APPS & INTEGRATIONEN > PRONTO. Enable rooms then press SAVE and click on "Start free Account".
6th October 2021
Live webinar: What's new and what's cooking
Date & Time: September 29th, 11:00 a.m. (Amsterdam, Berlin, Paris, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna)
In this webinar we will show you the latest feature releases new features in development and you will also have the option to ask questions.
27th September 2021
On-demand-webinar: Self-onboard to VRBO and reach high value customers
Watch our on-demand webinar with VRBO to learn about the value VRBO can add to your sales portfolio and how easy it is to self-onbord directly from Beds24.
22nd September 2021
Upgrade Daily Price Setup for dorms
The setting which was previously named "Maximum Guests" has been renamed to "Price for".
The new setting "'Price per Person'" will ignore the extra person price and auto use the daily price for the extra person price on each date. This is the setting to use for dorms where you have a bed price and activities.
10th September 2021
Upgrade for the messages menu
We have added new functionality for messages:
- An alert in the top menu when there are new messages (new control panel only)
- After the messages tab of a booking is opened the message will show as "read" in MESSAGES (old control panel BOOKINGS > MESSAGES). There is also an option to manually set messages back to unread.
- The MESSAGES page and the alert will auto-update every 15 minutes and upon a page change (new control panel only).
We have set this change live this morning. All messages you had before the release are marked as "read". New messages are added as "unread".
26th August 2021
New calendar released for beta testing
We have released a completely new calendar for the control panel for beta testing for all master accounts using the new control panel. If you have not yet switched to the new control panel you can do this in (SETTINGS) ACCOUNT > PREFERENCES.
What is new?
We believe the new Dynamic Multi-Calendar is the most powerful in the market. It offers
- Drag & Drop functions for bookings
- Even more customisation options than the current Calendar
- Better mobile functionality
- Improved functionality for multiple properties
- The option to create and save different views for different tasks
For details please see this help page.
Accounts with more than then properties might observe performance issues. We are aware of this problem and are working on it. If you see other problems please notify us via a support ticket.
24th August 2021
Webinar: Bookings from Google
In this webinar we will show you how hotels and vacation rentals can receive commission free bookings from Google and how hotels and hotel type properties can place bids for Google Hotel ads.
Date & Time: August 24th, 11:00 a.m. (Amsterdam, Berlin, Paris, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna)
You can find a list with upcoming webinars and recordings of previous webinars in Webinars.
23rd August 2021
Google Calendar API
Beds24 now integrates with Googles calendar API which allows an instant two-way sync with Google Calendars and updates faster than an iCal connection.
If you want to sync with Google Calendars instead of iCal.
Go to (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > GOOGLE CALENDAR API to connect your Google calendar. For instructions click on the HELP icon in the top right.
16th August 2021
Zettle interface for GoBD- and KassenSichV-compliant payments
With Zettle, we can now offer an interface to a POS system for restaurants, bars, cafés and similar establishments that is GoBD-compliant and KassenSichV-compliant.
Via the interface, you can send invoice items to Zettle which the guest can then pay on site in cash or by credit card.
You can connect Zettle in (SETTINGS) APPS & INTEGRATIOS > ZETTLE. For instructions click on the HELP icon in the top right.
12th August 2021
Webinar: Auto Actions
In the webinar we will show you what you can do with Auto Actions and how to set them up.
Date & Time: August 12th, 11:00 a.m. (Amsterdam, Berlin, Paris, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna)
You can find a list with upcoming webinars and recordings of previous webinars in Webinars.
9th August 2021
Commission discount with Booking.com
Booking.com are offering a special 10% commission discount if you join Genius before 31 July. To be eligible for this offer your property needs to be
- in France or the US
- active and open bookable
- eligible for Genius
- sign up for on Genius between by 31st July (end of the day
You can check if your poperty/properties are eligible and directly opt in when you go to (SETTINGS) > CHANNEL MANAGER > BOOKING.COM > OPPORTUNITIES.
19th July 2021
Webinar on Tuesday: In this webinar we will show you how to use Stripe to automate payment collections.
We will be hosting a “Payment Collection” webinar next Tuesday. IIn this webinar we will show you how to use Stripe to automate payment collections.
Date & Time: July 6th, 11:00 a.m (Amsterdam, Berlin, Paris, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna)
You can find a list with upcoming webinars and recordings of previous webinars in Webinars.
5th July 2021
Google for Vacation Rentals partners with Beds24
Listing your vacation rentals on Google is a fantastic opportunity to generate commission-free direct bookings.
Vacation rental listings from select OTAs and a handful of Channel Managers - now including Beds24 - appear directly in search results, giving property managers the opportunity to reach the many customers using Google to find and book accommodation every day.
As a special offer Beds24 will waive channel management fees for connecting to Google for Vacation Rentals until November 30th 2021. After this date connections will be charged as normal channel management links
You can connect your properties to Google in (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER >GOOGLE ADS.
For more information on Google for Vacation Rentals, how to set it up and on the differences to Google Hotel Ads please see Google Hotel Ads & Google for Vacation Rentals.
23rd June 2021
Free Pre-Arrival tool
Thanks to our partner Chargeautomation we can now offer a free online Pre Arrival-in tool for Vacation Rentals & Hotels.
You can u se the Free Pre-Arrival tool to
Collect
- Guest ID/passport
- Card scan
- Email, phone, arrival time, guest count
- Selfie
- Terms & Conditions confirmation
- E-signature
- Collect additional information via custom questions
Offer guests
- Digital Guidebook & Guest Portal
- Custom Upsells (i.e. Pet fee, early check in, parking, airport pickup)
You can connect via (SETTINGS) APPS & INTEGRATIONS > PRE-ARRIVAL TOOL. For more information please click on HELP in the top right of this page. Or join ChargeAutomations webinars for which you can sign up in more information.
22nd June 2021
Pronto Housekeeping and Maintenence
Our partner Godo Pronto simplifies housekeeping, maintenance, and task management.
The Basic subscription plan for Pronto is free. Other subscription plans have a fixed monthly fee.
You can start an account and set up a connection in (SETTINGS) APPS & INTEGRATIONS > PRONTO.
16th June 2021
Check listing status on VRBO
If you use the VRBO XML connection you can now use the "View Status at VRBO" button in (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > VRBO > MAPPING to check the status of your listing.
15th June 2021
Intergration with Feratel Meldeclient in live test
If your municipality uses the Feratel Meldeclient, you can now send the reports directly from Beds24.
For detailed instructions, go to (SETTINGS) APPS & INTEGRATIONS > FERATEL MELDECLIENT and click on HELP in the top right corner.
3rd June 2021
Booking questions for guests
Booking questions are now also available for guests. If there are multiple bookings with different entries the system will instert the value from the latest booking.
If you have mutliple properties you will need to make sure the booking questions are in the same order for all your properties.
31st May 2021
Licence information for Booking.com
When you click on the "Licence" button in (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > BOOKING.COM - > SYNC CONTENT you will see which licence types are possible in your region and you can enter your licence ID. A click on "Send" will update the licence information to Booking.com.
22nd May 2021
Announcing Elite Connectivity Partner status with Expedia Group
We are proud to provide our customers with high-quality connections which have earned us Expedia Elite Connectivity Partner status, Airbnb Preferred Partner status, VRBO Preferred Partner status and Booking.com Premier Partner status for the sixth time in a row.
12th May 2021
Capture mobile bookers
With increasing mobile use more online bookings are made on mobile devices.
You can conveniently create and update Mobile Rates for Booking.com and Exedia from PRICES > PROMOTIONS PRICES > PROMOTIONS > BOOKING.COM/EXPEDIA .
Read more on our Beds24 blog post].
11th May 2021
Upgrade for the "Channel Maping page
When you go to PRICES > CHANNEL MAPPING you can now choose between the original "Channels in one column" view and a new "Channels in individual columns" view which gives you a better overview on where prices are used. If you need to make changes click on the price to edit it.
3rd May 2021
VRBO: Connection upgrade
We have changed the way properties across multiple acconts can be assinged to VRBO account to make it easier to manage mutliple VRBO accounts.
If you use subaccounts please read the VRBO help page before connecting new rooms or properties ( (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > VRBO > ACCOUNT then click on HELP in the top right of this page).
22nd April 2021
Webinar on Thursday: Getting started with Beds24
We will be hosting a “Getting started with Beds24” webinar next Thursday. In the webinar we will show how Beds24 works and you will also have the option to ask your questions.
Date & Time: April 22nd, 11:00 CEST (Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna)
Register: Click to register for this webinar
You can find a list with upcoming webinars in Webinars.
21st April 2021
VRBO: API connection for customers with less than five listings
VRBO provides a new self-onboarding tool through which most property manager can connect.
You can start the tool from (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > VRBO > ACCOUNT. For detailed instructions click on HELP in the top right of this page.
13th April 2021
Custom header for bookings
You can now add a custom header text to your bookings. The content you enter as "Booking Header" in (SETTINGS) ACCOUNT > PREFERENCES will show at the top of each tab of your bookings. You can use templa
6th April 2021
Webinar on April 7th: What's new and what's cooking
We will be hosting a “What's new and what's cooking” webinar next Wednesday. In this webinar we will show you the latest feature releases new features in development and you will also have the option to ask questions.
Date & Time: April 7th, 11:00 CEST (Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna)
Register: Click to register for this webinar
You can find a list with upcoming webinars in Webinars.
1st April 2021
Stripe: refund and release an authorization in the booking
You can now refund an amount or the full payment and release an authorization directly in the booking.
If you refund within Beds24 the invoice will automatically update.
29th February 2021
Manage Expedia rooms and rate plans from Beds24
You can now add or change room types and rate plans for Expedia directly in Beds24. This convenience function will make it easier for you to update your settings and keep them aligned in both Expedia nd Beds24.
The new functions are available in (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > EXPEDIA > ROOMS AND RATES. For instructions on how it works please click on HELP in the top right of this page.
23rd March 2021
Communication Booking.com guests: Early access for Beds24 customers
We are pleased to announce that we have been granted early access to Booking.com's new messaging API.
Booking.com had included Beds24 in their beta test and we can now make it available to all customers.
The feature is automatically enabled. For more information click here.
11th March 2021
Free booking links on Google
Beds24 has partnered with Google for an experiment with free booking links.We are happy to announce that Google has now officially launched free booking links as a permanent option.
As official Google Hotel Ads partner Beds24 can distribute your direct rates and inventory on Hotel Search by Google.
- You get a direct connection to Google with the best rate coverage and real time prices
- Display your hotels’ direct rates and availability on Google Search and Maps
Go to (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > GOOGLE ADS and set „Notify“ = Notify for your most economic double room to benefit from Googles free booking links.
If you want to go one step further and increase your visibility you can add a commission bid. More information.
10th February 2021
Stripe extended authorization for Beds24 customers
Stripe is giving all Beds24 customers early access to their extended authorization window.
The extended maximum holding period depends on the the card type and the country the card is from:
- Visa 31 days (Japan 7 days)
- Mastercard 30 days
- Discover 30 days
5th February 2021
Webinar: Road to Recovery with Airbnb & Beds24 on March 4th
In a webinar exclusively for Beds24 users Airbnb will be sharing insights on the latest trends for bookings and demand.
We will discuss strategies and there will also be an open interactive questions and answers session.
Date & Time: March 4th, 13:00 GMT
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26h February 2021
Create and manage Expedia Promotions
We are proud that Beds24 was one of the first channel managers to be certified for Expedias new Promotions API.
You can now create change and view Expedia promotions in Beds24 in PRICES > PROMOTIONS > EXPEDIA PROMOTIONS or (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > EXPEDIA > EXPEDIA PROMOTIONS.
Members Only Deals can help you capture travelers who will travel first. 67%
of those traveling first will be under 40 and mobile is one of the preferred channels for this demographic. You can attract travellers under 40 by offering a Member Only Deal only visible for mobile bookings.
12th February 2021
Airbnb API Upgrade
What has changed?
- We can now send availability and price updates instantly
- Multiple Airbnb accounts can be connected from one Beds24 account
- New improved mapping and management menus
Why we upgraded our Airbnb connection
Beds24 was one of the original partners to connect with the first Airbnb API in 2016. Recently Airbnb has created a new API with improved functionality and reliability. To maintain the best possible service we have fully upgraded to the new API.
What do you need to do?
There is nothing you should need to do. Airbnb has migrated all connections automatically. If you see any problems with your Airbnb listings please start a support ticket with us.
11th February 2021
New options for Custom Reports
We have added new "Layout" options for custom reports which will allow you to show booking data grouped by
- Property
- Room
- Day
- Week
- Month
- Quarter
- Year
10th February 2021
Automated Check-in with Nuki and Beds24
Nuki now supports Auto-Check-in: when a lock is first opened by the guest the info code "CHECKIN" will be added to the booking.
If you already have a connection with Nuki please go to (SETTINGS) APPS & INTEGRATIONS > NUKI and
- Set "Auto Check-in" = Yes and click on "Save"
- Disconnect from Nuki then reconnect
For more information on our integration with Nuki Smart Locks please see Nuki.io.
8th February 2021
Poster POS Integration
We can now offer a POS integration with Poster. Poster is a fast, stable, and functional cross-platform point of sale which takes orders, monitors sales, and manages the entire restaurant or bar.
To connect with Poster POS please to to (SETTINGS) APPS & INTEGRATIONS > POSTER POS. Click on HELP right on the page for setup instructions.
4th February 2021
New options for Standard Reports
In REPORTS > STANDARD REPORTS you can now fine tune which bookings you want to include in reports.
25th January 2021
Zero Commission Bookings from Google for Beds24 customers
We have negotiated a special deal with Google.
For a limited time Google offers zero commission bookings. All you need to do is activate Google as a channel in (SETTINGS) > CHANNEL MANAGER > GOOGLE ADS and set the commission bid to "None".
If you want to have more exposure you can achieve this with a higher commission bid.
18th January 2021
Rezintel Website Builder
We are excited to announce our partner RezIntel allows Beds24 users to create a website directly from the content you already have entered or are about to enter into Beds24.
If you need a new website you can check out Rezintel via (SETTINGS) APPS & INTEGRATIONS > REZINTEL.
RezIntel offers all Beds24 users a 14 day free trial.
8th January 2021
Multiple Credit Card Functionlaity
Multiple cards can be sent for each Stripe customer and a specific one selected when charging.
You can use this function if you want to charge for example both virtual cards from OTAs and customer cards.
5th January 2021