Secure and PSD2 Compliant Payment Collection

You might have heard of Strong Customer Authentication (SCA), a new rule coming into effect on September 14, 2019 in Europe as part of PSD2 regulation. The new regulations will make it difficult for EU businesses to process card payments unless they have undergone 2-factor authentication

Improve Performance on Booking.com

Boost your performance on Booking.com

Even if your property is performing well, there are always opportunities to do better. All properties connected to Booking.com can now view their Property Performance Score and access and action Booking.com’s tailored Opportunities directly in Beds24. Depending on the Opportunity, actioning one can increase

Recovering from COVID-19

In our Covid-19 Toolbox we are collecting practical information on useful functions and resources to manage business disruptions such as: CancellationsGetting ready for recoveryAdjusting to changed demand Handle cancellations Waiving cancellation fees and refunds may be expected by most customers. Before you agree you can try to offer

Advertise Vacation Rentals Part 2: Agoda Homes

Choosing which listing site to advertise your property on is one of the most difficult choices. In this part of a series of articles on the main vacation rental market places we will introduce Agoda Homes. What is Agoda Homes? Agoda Homes is  one of the fastest growing

Advertise Vacation Rentals Part 1:
VRBO / Homeaway

Advertising your properties on the right vacation rental sites will give you visibility to generate new bookings for your business. Choosing which listing site to advertise your property on is one of the most difficult choices. In a series of articles we will introduce the

Is It Better To Have a Revenue Manager or Revenue Management Software?

Guest blog by our integration partner RoomPriceGenie The robots are coming! They’re taking over! No job is safe! That’s the hype we keep hearing, and revenue-management software companies definitely want you to believe that a computer is better than a human. But is it true? 1)It’s clear that

Meta Search for hotels

Boost Direct Bookings with Meta Search Advertising

Meta search engines make it easy for price conscious guest to find the best price for what they want to book by comparing prices of various providers in one place with the option to instantly book the best offer. Since meta search engines are getting more

Google Hotel Ads for small hotels

Advertise your lodging on Google Hotel Ads

Google Hotel Ads allows hoteliers to showcase their hotel via adverts across desktops, tablets, and mobile devices on Google. Guests actively seaching for accommodation on Google Search or Google Maps will be shown ads through which they can book directly with the hotel. How can small

mobile friendly booking engine

How to Drive Direct Bookings

Key to direct bookings is a powerful and easy to use booking engine on your web site which is clear fast and simple to use. The functionality of the system you choose will have a direct impact on your direct bookings. These are our tips

The benefits of working with OTAs

The benefits of working with OTAs

Competing with OTAs marketing power is expensive and increasingly difficult. Everybody loves direct bookings. However there are benefits to using OTAs as well. Cost Generally direct bookings are considered to be most economic. But the transaction costs are only part of the total cost involved into