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smokymountains.com integration?

BlueMtnCabins
Sep 21, 2021 2:47 PM
Joined Jun, 2016 1133 posts

I thought there was some talk about it. Any news? Still shows "coming soon".

Paul W
Sep 22, 2021 10:25 AM
OR Team Member Joined Jun, 2009 848 posts

Hi BlueMtnCabins,

SmokyMountains.com was (and I believe still is) working on channel integration, but we're unsure of the status to be honest. The way it works is that anyone can become a "first class channel" with OwnerRez but you have to do a lot of work up front to complete a bunch of integration steps that we outline. Channels like Houfy and HomeToGo did those steps. We then test and certify it and announce it. SmokyMountains had meetings with it and has made some progress, but it's stalled out a few times and we're unsure what their intentions are at this point. The "coming soon" rubric was placed there prematurely and we'll probably remove it soon. If you're able to apply pressure on your side, that might help.