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Channel sync, double bookings, and the plumbing that lets you sell direct without fear.
Hostaway API: what it takes to build a direct booking checkout
Hostaway's public API lives in a single reference, the key is yours to create, and the request that makes a reservation can charge the card at the same time. If that charge fails, Hostaway deletes the reservation. Nothing it publishes holds the dates while a guest is paying.
Guesty vs Hostaway: which is better for a small lodging business
Guesty publishes a starting price and Hostaway quotes every account, so an 8 to 25 unit property cannot compare them without two sales calls. Here is what each one costs, what its support covers, what happens when a guest's card fails, and which sort of property should buy which.
Guesty API documentation, and what a direct booking page costs to build
Guesty has two APIs, and the narrow one is built for a direct booking site: your checkout requests a reservation quote, Guesty guarantees that price for 24 hours, and the quote becomes a booking. Nothing it publishes says the dates are held while the guest pays.
Airbnb channel manager: what it does and what it costs you
An Airbnb channel manager keeps one calendar and one price list across Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo and your own site. What connecting actually changes, including the 15.5% host-only fee, what Airbnb keeps hold of, and a three number test for your own books.
Channel manager comparison: 31 systems priced for a 12 unit property
Nineteen of these 31 channel managers already sit inside a property system you may be paying for. What each publishes, what twelve units actually costs, and which of them you can price without a sales call.
Bed and breakfast software: fourteen systems, their published prices, and which suits ten rooms
Fourteen systems a ten room B&B would really run, each with the price its own page publishes and who it fits, including the B&B and inn specialists. Then the four jobs the software has to do, the demo script that proves them, and the one job the box usually drops.
What is a hotel channel manager? How to check the one you own
A hotel channel manager keeps one set of rates and open dates in front of every site you sell on. What happens when a booking comes in, what mapping means, what it costs, and how to test the one already inside your property system in an afternoon.