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  1. If no property of client has been listed on Booking.com yet then Client has to register on Booking.com first as an agency by contacting Booking.com. Once its done Booking.com will assign a Legal entity id(Unique id for the client) to the Client which will be used to configure property on Booking.com using content API.

  2. Simultaneously client is requested to create the Booking.com reseller in MXTS by following Reseller Configuration and also requested to create Jira ticket through which they can communicate with support-connection@maxxton.com

  3. In “Booking.com Content API” client does not have to manually create any location/properties at Booking.com side as same is created by MXTS. There is a list of mandatory configuration that needs to be in place at Location & Acco-type level so that system can fetch all those configuration and create the property at Booking.com side. The list of all the prerequisite mandatory configuration defined by Booking.com is listed in the following attached document
    User needs to make sure all these configuration is in place before making linking ‘Active’ for the Acco-type./mandatory configuration that needs to be in place are listed below.

    RESORT LEVEL Configuration

    a) Address: Detailed Address should be configured at the Resort level. Below mentioned parameters should be filed in.
    - Address1
    -City
    - Zipcode
    - Country
    - Latitude
    - Longitude
    - Email id (If resource needs to be considered as property then as email id in setting reseller.contact.email)
    - Private phone number

    b) Images: At least 1 Image should be present/added at the Resort/Location level

    c) Description: Description & short description should be present for the Resort

    d) Dynamic filed :

    Booking.com Property Type 

    There are property types predefined by Booking.com and you need to make sure that the suitable code for your property should be entered in this Dynamic filed
    Check-in time & check-out time

    We need to send check-in and check-out times to Booking.com and for doing so 2 separate dynamic fields need to be configured. 1st one is named Check-in time and 2nd one is named Check-out time. The user needs to define the check-in/out time in these fields in the following format HH:MM-HH:MM.
    For example, the User can define check-out timing in the check-out dynamic field as 09:00-10:00.

    Also, make sure that the check-in dynamic field code should be entered in the setting: reseller.hotel.checkin.code. and the check-out dynamic field code to be entered in reseller.hotel.checkout.code.


    ACCOMMODATION LEVEL Configuration

    a) Occupancy: Occupancy should be configured at the Acco-type level

    b) Accommodation kind: Make sure that the Accommodation Kind of the Acco-type is linked along with Booking.com Accommodation kind in the card "Linked Accommodation Kind"

    c) Description: Proper description & short description should be present for Acco-type

    d) Booking.com room size: To define the room size a dynamic field needs to be created at Acco-type level (for example named: ). In this field the size of the room should be defined (in numerical value).

    e) Booking.com standard name: Booking.com does not accept any type of Acco-type names and so we need to make sure that we send/configure only those names which are defined/listed by Booking.com. Once the dynamic field is created, please mention the Booking.com standard name in the same.

    Make sure that no two Acco-types should have the same names. They can be named completely differently Or can be differentiated by adding numerical value after the name. For example: Tent1, Tent2 & Tent8. Also, make sure that the name is entered in English translation.

    f) Images: More than 5 images should be present at the accommodation type level

    g) Amenity: Make sure that at least 1 amenity is configured as 'self' amenity at the Acco-type and make sure that the same is linked with Booking.com Amenity is "Linked Amenities" card. Also make sure that the amenity group code of that amenity is entered as value against reseller.amenity.codes.

    h) Bedrooms: Bedrooms should be configured at the Acco-type level

    i) Apart from the above also make sure that the correct DC is added in the valid representation of the accommodation (s)

  4. Once the user is sure that all the mandatory configuration is in place, please use following steps to do the linking of the Acco-type

  5. support Support connection team will complete a few final steps and make price & availability uploads for the linked properties to Booking.com

  6. You can then monitor the reseller Booking.com from the /wiki/spaces/TP/pages/13699583

Supported settings/features

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