Linked channels

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This article explains the different links and channels.

1. Direct connections
2. Connection through Qenner
3. ICal connections
4. Affiliate marketing
5. Monitoring different links

If you want to increase the number of reservations you can collaborate with 1 or more channels ('tour operators'). You can put your offer at the website of these parties (for a fee) so you might be able to atrract new guests from these parties. 

The connection may be different for each channel. This means that the processing of a reservation can be different (per channel) as well. Some parties make invoices for the guest by themselves so the guest will do payment to this party (channel). Other parties only make reservations with you in the system after which you have to take care of the invoicing yourself. 

Direct connections

There is a direct connection when reservations go directly into your reservation system, with the correct invoice for the guest and/or the channel.  There are two types of direct links.

  • Direct push link > We send data to the channel from Booking Experts.
    - Booking.com;
    - Expedia;
    - Glampings.com.
    - Interhome;
    - Traum-Ferienwohnungen;
  • Direct pull link > The channel pulls the data itself from Booking Experts. This requires that the type is unarchived, has images, prices, and an accommodation that is in rental.
    - Belvilla @Leisure (this also includes: VillaXL and Aanzee.com);
    - Bestcamp;
    - BookUnited;
    - Bungalow.net;
    - Camping and Co;
    - Eenhuisjehuren (Holiday Friesland, Holiday Veluwe and Eenhuisjehuren are one and the same organisation);
    - Ferienhausmiete;
    - Heerlijkehuisjes.nl;
    - Hometogo (this also includes: Casamundo);
    - PeOos;
    - Holiday Friesland;
    - Holiday Veluwe;
    - Urlaub auf Photen - full content link

Please note: when linking channels, the Standard payment scheme is automatically selected. You can change this in Booking Experts by going to the Cog icon -> Channels. Here you can click a channel and press the blue edit button where you can adjust the payment scheme. 

Connection through Qenner

Qenner is an intermediary that can link your organization with many channels. This is a pull link, so Qenner retrieves the data from Booking Experts. Qenner then forwards this information to the desired channels. How often this synchronization takes place differs per channel. Qenner synchronizes the rental prices, mandatory and additional costs. This is also communicated to the channels.You must contact Qenner yourself and conclude a contract there. Qenner can tell you the rates of the channels for which it is the intermediary and what information is needed to make a link.

- ANWB Camping/Ucamping/MyCamping/Camping.info (These links run through Ctoutvert. Ctoutvert handles the distribution for these channels. Qenner receives everything through one channel, namely the Ctoutvert channel).  Note: In Ctoutvert's system, you have to set the cost items manually. In many other channels, you don't have to. Ctoutvert cannot read out cost items in the link with Qenner.  If you need help with this, please contact Ctoutvert. 
- Allcamps/Campingvision (consumer name: Allcamps). Note: It is advisable to stipulate contractually that buying on your brand name is not allowed, otherwise they will advertise on your brand name. This makes advertising on your own brand name more expensive and people searching directly for you may end up on the Allcamps website and thus make a more expensive booking for you;
- ACSI / Suncamp; 
- BookUnited;
- BungalowSpecials;
- Bungalow.co.uk;
- BungalowS;
- Dansk Bilferie;
- FriFerie.de
- Holidu;
- Luxcamp;
- Pitchup;
- Pin camp;
- Trekkershutten.nl
- Vodatent; Important: Reservations made by ACSI and ANWB are entered into Qenner by a third party and then sent to Booking Experts. As a result, the reservations are not found in Booking Experts via the ACSI channel but via the ANWB channel. Unfortunately, Qenner cannot currently set this up differently.
- Voordeeluitjes.nl
- VVV (Ameland, Terschelling, Texel, Waterland of Friesland)

iCal connections

An iCal link means that availability is synchronized between two calendars. This is done by exchanging so-called 'links' or codes between the two agendas. Many parties, with which there is no direct link, can link via iCal.

   - AirBnB;
   - Wimdu;
   - Flipkey;
   - Groepen.nl;
   - Micazu;
   - Atraveo;
   - Natuurhuisje;
   - Boekjebungalow.

Affiliate marketing

With affiliate marketing you are rewarded for forwarding visitors via an advertisement on your website. If a forwarded visitor then makes a reservation, the Affiliate will receive a reward for this. Tradetracker arranges affiliate marketing. You can distribute advertisements to the affiliated websites via their platform. This link ensures that TradeTracker can automatically create advertisements for your accommodations.
   - TradeTracker.com; 
   - Facebook Ads; 
   - Google Ads; 
   - Marktplaats; 
   - Advertentieplanet.nl; 
   - Google Hotel Ads.

Monitoring different links

Booking Experts monitors the links for errors. In addition, you also have insight into the status of a link. You can see this with both direct push and direct pull connections. Below is an example of both options:

  • There is a green circle at Booking.com, which means that the connection, prices and availability have recently been updated without errors;
  • At Belvilla we show a graph about how much activity there has been from the channel on the connection. When you hover over a bar with your mouse, you will see a number. This is the number of times the channel has drawn from the link in the last 24 hours.
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