Booking on the map
If you have a map, you can use it to let the guest choose an object on the map during the reservation process. This allows guests to choose the spot that best suits their personal wishes. This article explains more about creating, setting up and booking on a map.
To add a map, you need the map module. This is a submenu under the setup tab. Is the submenu 'map' not there? Please send an e-mail to support@bookingexperts.com and we can activate this module for you.
Uploading a map
Through the submenu map, you can upload a map in Booking Experts. After uploading the map it might take a while before the map becomes visible because in the background we are making sure that your map uploads in the best condition. By refreshing the page, you can check whether the map has already been uploaded. Once the map is uploaded, you can mark all the available objects.
Make sure that you are uploading a high-quality file, preferably with the file-type .png
Marking objects
After uploading the map, you can mark the available objects on the map. To do so, you need to click on the location marker in the top left corner, after which you mark the objects and add the right name to them. Make sure that you place the location marker in such a way that there is no confusion about which object is which.
Only mark the objects for which preferred bookings are possible. If you want to charge a fee for such a preferred booking, you need to set a preference cost.
Next to the map, there is an overview of the already marked objects and the not yet marked objects. There may be objects in this overview that cannot be marked at all, such as clusters.
Errors can be corrected: click on the marker again to change the associated object.
Editing markings
You can click on the pencil, below the location marker in the top left corner of the map, to edit the placement of your markers. Click the marker that you want to edit and move it. When the marking is in the right place, you press 'save'.
To delete a marker entirely, first click the trash bin, then the marker that you want to delete, and press 'save' to save the changes. This can also be done for multiple markers at the same time.
Activating the map
When all markers are in the right place, activate the map to show it on the website and in the Search & Book. Press the button on top of the page, next to 'Active?'.
Add unique photo's to your objects, to further help your guests find the object that fits their needs best.
Minimum number of available objects before "Select on map" is enabled
In the administration settings, on the Bookings tab, you can ensure that "Select on map" is only possible when the guest actually has objects to choose from. Set the minimum number of available objects per type here, it is set to 2 by default.
Be sure to change the minimum number of available objects to 1, if you want this feature to apply to types that only contain one object.