US Payments Ranking Benefit: How extra visibility in search results works for US properties using Payments by Booking.com
Using our Payments by Booking.com service, you can benefit from guaranteed payments when you’re owed money and protection against revenue lost from invalid credit cards. For guests, Payments by Booking.com also makes the booking process easier and clearer, with no unexpected charges and the flexibility to book with their payment method of choice.
In addition, if you use Payments by Booking.com, you can increase your visibility in search results on our platform. Here’s what you need to know about getting additional visibility in search results if you sign up for Online Payments.
How extra visibility with Payments by Booking.com works
Participation in Payments by Booking.com will be added as a new parameter influencing the ranking of your property on our platform. This means that if you use Payments by Booking.com, you’ll get additional visibility in search results. More guests seeing your property could lead to an average of 10% more bookings compared to properties not using the service – which means increased year-round revenue for you on our platform. Keep in mind that the extra visibility is currently only available for properties located in the United States.
Even more visibility if you also use our other programs
The extra visibility will work with our other partner programs, such as Genius and Preferred. This means that if you already participate in Genius or Preferred, you’ll continue to receive the same visibility benefits from those programs, with extra visibility on top. In addition, you’ll still be able to benefit from our Sponsored Ads service, and your property listing will be featured in the second position in search results if you win the auction.
Opting out of Payments by Booking.com
If you choose to opt out of our Payments by Booking.com service, you won’t be able to benefit from the extra visibility received.
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Guest Policies & Payments
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- Allowing guests to book without credit card details
- Can I set up the same policies for all of my properties all at once?
- How can I set up a grace period?
- Managing my services charges
- Updating your internet, pets, and parking policies
- Setting up or changing your property’s policies
- Setting up cancellation policies
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- Do I supply guests with invoices?
- Accessing guests’ credit card details
- How do I set up pre-authorization for guests' credit cards?
- Everything you need to know about damage policy options
- Handling invalid credit cards
- How do I change my payment preferences and which credit cards I accept?
- Setting up a prepayment policy
- How do I handle guest payments?
- Everything you need to know about Strong Customer Authentication
- Understanding the new cash payment feature in your Guest Payment Options
- Payments: FAQs
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- Introducing payment services from Booking.com
- Payments by Booking.com: FAQs
- Understanding Payments by Booking.com
- How much Payments by Booking.com costs
- Everything you need to know about virtual credit cards
- Refunding virtual credit cards (VCCs)
- Understanding when your virtual credit cards are activated
- Card validation and fee collection solution
- Card validation and fee collection solution for connected partners
- US Payments Ranking Benefit: How extra visibility in search results works for US properties using Payments by Booking.com
- Activating and processing payments with Booking Holdings Financial Services
- Identifying and verifying property owners for Booking Holdings Financial Services
- Submitting a complaint about Booking Holdings Financial Services
- FAQ: Booking Holdings Financial Services
- Payments FAQs for property management companies in the US and Canada