Channel Manager AirBnBAre you in possession of a holiday home, apartment or do you have a cozy bed and breakfast in a nice location? Then it is certainly interesting that visitors can book a room via an external booking channel (OTA) such as AirBnB. One of the most efficient ways to make the room availability transparent in AirBnB is with a Channel Manager. Everything runs automatically with this software. For example, if you want to make an adjustment regarding the room rates, the prices are directly transferred to the Channel Manager on AirBnB. But thanks to the Channel Manager, the chance of an overbooking is also minimized. |
Save a lot of time quicklyBy working automatically with a Channel Manager, you can save a lot of time. But besides that you can also increase the occupancy rate of your bed & breakfast. You can do that simply by offering the desired rooms on multiple OTA websites (external booking channels). Suppose the room offer is only on AirBnB, you can increase the range by adding Expedia or Booking.com via the Channel Manager. It is also possible to adjust prices in no time, that can easily be done through the property management system. The prices are then implemented via the Channel Manager. |
What is AirBnB exactly?AirBnb is an internet platform and is intended for the reservation and rental of accommodations. The company / platform was founded in 2008 and according to them more than 15 million overnight stays were booked in the same year. AirBnB makes it possible for private landlords to easily rent out their holiday home or apartment. Create an account with AirBnB, add the relevant accommodation with good descriptions and beautiful pictures, then your accommodation can be booked anywhere. Many people prefer AirBnB to avoid mass tourism and discover unique locations. |
More than just a Channel ManagerIf you want to use a Channel Manager for AirBnB, you can immediately benefit from the other features of RoomRaccoon. How about a user-friendly property management system (PMS) that allows you to save a lot of time? Or would you prefer to generate more direct bookings through our booking engine? The Hotel Software from RoomRaccoon is made by and for hoteliers (and bed and breakfast owners, of course). This means that the software is very user-friendly and contains many useful functions that allow you to work as efficiently as possible. This way you as a hotelier can focus on making your guests' stay more pleasant. |
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Forget all the fancy files and documents, cause the RoomRaccoon software does it all for you. It’s like having an extra pair of hands
My experience is from the start very positive overall. The support specifically is really great. My experience is from the start very positive overall. The support specifically is really great. It makes the daily admin so much easier and there is no chance that you would forget about a booking. I am not sure that there is anything that bothers me at the moment. If I am unsure of anything I always ask and get immediate response. We generate a lot more direct bookings, my admin workload decreased and became easier. La Providence Farm in Franschhoek, was the first hotelier to take on RoomRaccoon in South Africa. We have looked for an “all-in-one” solution for our Guest Farm B&B, but could not find our needs. This is why we started to develop our own Booking System. With growing business, we needed to upgrade our system.
We were not really happy what was to offered in the South African market so we looked more globally and we came across RoomRaccoon. They are a young, innovative and exciting team which attracted us to started working with them. RoomRaccoon provides a booking engine, channel & property manager all in one. We began to generate a lot more direct bookings, my admin workload decreased and became easier. I have saved so much time since we started using RoomRaccoon.
We also integrated their South African payment system from PayGate, which makes life so much easier, because I can send 3D secure payment links, receive payments or just deduct the deposit I still need to receive from our guests with one click. The integrated payment system is very reasonable priced and very professional.
That said, it was a bit of stressful time to change over from system to system, but I was guided through during the whole process and could reach out for help at any time.
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Forget all the fancy files and documents, cause the RoomRaccoon software does it all for you. I’ve been using this channel manager for a month now and the helpful features really feels like a personal assistant…from automatic replies to processing invoices, RoomRaccoon assists in such a way to allow me to focus on different areas of the business that requires my attention. It must be noted that the almost 24/7 support in Afrikaans and English really makes this a must move for anyone looking to get more out of every day.
Du Toit Schreve
Fijndraai Villas
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Ellen Rose
La Providence Guest Farm