Thank you for taking the time to make this contribution, Aaltje and apologies for not responding earlier.
The number of questions and answers I get when I search for help on this is what's making it difficult for me. I am hoping to hear from someone who has actually done what I'm inquiring into and who could offer some hands on guidelines. Thank you all the same
Pleased to tell you that the problem has been fixed - at least at my end. I got in touch with Booking.com and received a message this morning saying that they had worked on it. I finally managed to import my Airbnb calendars and they seemed to sync when I tested them.
I haven't followed up on this since my last query but it seems, as M Adamopoulu says above, this could be done under PROMOTIONS. I guess you would have to tailor-make a promotion like "Stay a week and receive xxx % Off" Keep us posted if you get anywhere and I will do the same. Cheers
Thank you again for sharing your experiences. I am doing everything the 'help' notes say to do but again this afternoon, Booking.Com calendars will NOT accept Airbnb ones.
I heard back from Airbnb recently. The technician said that their links work in Google calendar and that there is therefore nothing wrong with them, that the problem is with Booking.com. Back to square one. I will now put in another request for help with Booking.com
Sorry to hear that Auckland. As I mentioned above, the Booking.com agent I reported this to told me that 'it's no one's fault and there's nothing anyone can do about it......." .
I have since followed up with Airbnb and they are looking into it. The Airbnb agent I spoke to thought it was unusual, tried various ways around it but got nowhere in the end. She referred the issue to their technical section (that was a couple of days ago) and I'm waiting to hear from them. I will update this post when I get an answer.
Thank you everyone for sharing your experiences. I'm tidying up my listing guidelines and came to this forum for this very subject: how to set up a pricing/availability policy on children.
I have been renting my cottages (on and off) for some years now and have hosted several families with children - infant to 13-14. I guess I've been lucky not to have had the troubles some of you have had. I rent standalone cottages with two bedrooms and, on a several occasions, I've hosted families of two adults and 2 children; the parents use one room and the children use another. This does not impact income / pricing as the whole villa is booked.
I don't have a policy on children right now and wonder if I should have one....??? I don't want the hassles you have shared above; at the same time, I don't want to close my doors to families with children. I'm in a rural, seaside setting so disturbance to other guests from noisy children is not really an issue for me.
I'd appreciate any further advice you may have. Sadly, I too haven't had much luck accessing assistance from 'the Network" and I'm totally dependent on and grateful to this forum.
Thank you for taking the time to make this contribution, Aaltje and apologies for not responding earlier.
The number of questions and answers I get when I search for help on this is what's making it difficult for me. I am hoping to hear from someone who has actually done what I'm inquiring into and who could offer some hands on guidelines. Thank you all the same
Best
Raymond
Pleased to tell you that the problem has been fixed - at least at my end. I got in touch with Booking.com and received a message this morning saying that they had worked on it. I finally managed to import my Airbnb calendars and they seemed to sync when I tested them.
Best
I've had no followup form Booking.com and have just sent them a reminder......... Will update you when I hear back from them.
Best to all
Raymond
I haven't followed up on this since my last query but it seems, as M Adamopoulu says above, this could be done under PROMOTIONS. I guess you would have to tailor-make a promotion like "Stay a week and receive xxx % Off" Keep us posted if you get anywhere and I will do the same. Cheers
Thank you again for sharing your experiences. I am doing everything the 'help' notes say to do but again this afternoon, Booking.Com calendars will NOT accept Airbnb ones.
A nice day to you too
I heard back from Airbnb recently. The technician said that their links work in Google calendar and that there is therefore nothing wrong with them, that the problem is with Booking.com. Back to square one. I will now put in another request for help with Booking.com
Sorry to hear that Auckland. As I mentioned above, the Booking.com agent I reported this to told me that 'it's no one's fault and there's nothing anyone can do about it......." .
I have since followed up with Airbnb and they are looking into it. The Airbnb agent I spoke to thought it was unusual, tried various ways around it but got nowhere in the end. She referred the issue to their technical section (that was a couple of days ago) and I'm waiting to hear from them. I will update this post when I get an answer.
Best
Raymond
Thank you everyone for sharing your experiences. I'm tidying up my listing guidelines and came to this forum for this very subject: how to set up a pricing/availability policy on children.
I have been renting my cottages (on and off) for some years now and have hosted several families with children - infant to 13-14. I guess I've been lucky not to have had the troubles some of you have had. I rent standalone cottages with two bedrooms and, on a several occasions, I've hosted families of two adults and 2 children; the parents use one room and the children use another. This does not impact income / pricing as the whole villa is booked.
I don't have a policy on children right now and wonder if I should have one....??? I don't want the hassles you have shared above; at the same time, I don't want to close my doors to families with children. I'm in a rural, seaside setting so disturbance to other guests from noisy children is not really an issue for me.
I'd appreciate any further advice you may have. Sadly, I too haven't had much luck accessing assistance from 'the Network" and I'm totally dependent on and grateful to this forum.