BlueMtnCabins

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Blog » Reporting: Analyzing your booking data, forecasting, and increasing bookings

[quote=Ross C] So there is a theory that offering my 5 bedroom townhome also as a 2-3 bedroom during the offseason, expands your reach I would be happy to rent it at less just to not have it empty. …

(Posted Dec 5, 2018 12:19 PM)

Blog » Reporting: Analyzing your booking data, forecasting, and increasing bookings

I tend to do my own reports that involve $$$ amounts due to the fact that 1) importing amounts from VRBO and AirBNB still does not seem to always work correctly (esp VRBO) - or maybe I am slow :) an…

(Posted Dec 4, 2018 8:37 PM)

General Help and Questions » Helping a friend: {QSPDAY} field is showing 30 days when I had 2nd payment set to 45 days in Rules

Helping a friend set up OR. I defined 2nd payment due 45 days prior to arrival under Property-> Rules. However, when I use {QSPDAY} on an email template, it shows 30 days. Where does 30 days come fro…

(Posted Dec 4, 2018 8:18 PM)

General Help and Questions » Secdep via CC hold + insurance vs traditional damage deposit

reason I am asking as I use traditional DD. so what happens is people being people do not look at quote carefully when thy do it online so then they comment something like "oh we did not expect it t…

(Posted Nov 26, 2018 9:20 AM)

General Help and Questions » Secdep via CC hold + insurance vs traditional damage deposit

I know this topic has been beaten to death. But, I am wondering if I can improve my bookings as it seems a lot of people do not realize that my quotes include REFUNDABLE damage deposit and quote may…

(Posted Nov 23, 2018 12:55 PM)

General Help and Questions » Google getting into VRs.. any API plans?

[quote=Chris Hynes]So we're hoping Google (and TripAdvisor as well) will come up with models that work better in the vacation rental space and can accommodate smaller numbers of units. If anyone is …

(Posted Nov 19, 2018 12:09 PM)

General Help and Questions » Google getting into VRs.. any API plans?

[quote=Paul W]Yep, we saw the Google Hotel API awhile back and sniffed around it. It follows an ad and CPC model partially. Booking.com listings (as you noticed) already show up there. That's base…

(Posted Nov 19, 2018 12:06 PM)

General Help and Questions » Send button and select custom template to send missing from booking

It was browser not painting whole page for some reason.

(Posted Nov 19, 2018 12:05 PM)

General Help and Questions » "Group" availability widgets?

I do not know how many but I would think at least a dozen. I'd imagine if it works more will jump on board. All the calendars I tried limit ical in-feeds to about 5-6 and also display gets very unrea…

(Posted Nov 19, 2018 12:04 PM)

General Help and Questions » Book Now for 1 property and Send Inquiry only for other

[quote=cp9293]Hi guys, Is there a way I can select one property to allow Book Now/Send Inquiry and the other to just be Send Inquiry? Thanks![/quote] I do not know about that., but you can create …

(Posted Nov 19, 2018 9:07 AM)

General Help and Questions » Send button and select custom template to send missing from booking

Chrome browser. Select custom email is missing(only scheduled email templates are in the list); when trying to "send again" a previously sent email. there is no send button below email body. NVM,…

(Posted Nov 19, 2018 6:46 AM)

General Help and Questions » Legal Rental Agreement

add custom fields that are marked as required on check out form

(Posted Nov 18, 2018 4:45 PM)

General Help and Questions » Up-sell template sample

Anyone can share their up-sell adjacent unbooked night template sample?

(Posted Nov 17, 2018 10:44 AM)

General Help and Questions » "Group" availability widgets?

I can add a page to my website, but how to combine all properties by different owners into one availability widget?

(Posted Nov 17, 2018 10:43 AM)

General Help and Questions » Two questions: hotel tax collection, searching these forums

You need to contact them. varies by area. In mine they collect state tax and county tax but not county lodging tax.

(Posted Nov 16, 2018 9:26 AM)

General Help and Questions » "Group" availability widgets?

I am a moderator in several Smoky Mountains groups, and I know many owners are on ownerrez. when potential guests ask about availability, it is very manual process to respond to them. I was wondering…

(Posted Nov 15, 2018 10:42 AM)

General Help and Questions » Google getting into VRs.. any API plans?

read someplace that Google is getting into hotel and VR space. I imagine there will be some API to display availability on google search results? anyone heard anything? right now my GMB listing show…

(Posted Nov 15, 2018 10:39 AM)

General Help and Questions » Schlage Connection

erentallock schlage lock integrate

(Posted Nov 15, 2018 10:35 AM)

General Help and Questions » Ideas for offseason in a good tourist town

we are year round and things like game rooms, hot tubs , fire pits, multi channel TV in every room is a must. You can see my cabins at smoky-mountains-cabin.com/cabins and see what we offer. whatev…

(Posted Nov 7, 2018 6:55 PM)

Blog » Deep Thoughts on Security Deposits and Insurance

Secdep vs actual damage deposit (i.e just auth held against card, vs money actually charged and put in bank). I use the latter as non-taxable surcharge. Pro: money in bank; con: if guests want to buy…

(Posted Nov 7, 2018 6:53 PM)