Airbnb Chat & Text Messaging bolt-on option users can now use Airbnb chat directly from 365Villas. Contact your account manager or email [email protected] for more information. Furthermore, we've enhanced 5 key automated messages, so that you can send them via Airbnb chat or SMS text message. These can be set up in the Automated Messages page, accessible in the Guest Communications landing page. We've also enhanced Automated Messages more generally. As standard, all users can now...

The commissions page now includes an area for channel bookings. You can now decide if the rent calculation is based on gross rent (which includes the channel commission) or net rent (which ignores the channel commission fee). All other options remain the same. Improved Owner Statements You now have options to include more information about your bookings, including booking source & channel commission (for those working with a net rent). Formatting and user experience improvements have also...

For users with the Advanced Payment bolt-on option, 365Villas will now fully automate all guests payments, including those for all channel bookings. This feature enhancement is for those using Vrbo, Booking.com, or other channels that don’t bill the guest directly. Now, instead of having to manually bill the guest yourself, all payments will be billed automatically. If you prefer to manually bill your guests, this new enhancement can be deactivated on your Payment...

We’re delighted to inform you that a direct Airbnb API integration is now available to all users. Our Airbnb channel manager connection is two-way, this means that we will synchronize property info, rates, and availability in real-time. For new properties already advertised, we are able to import properties and map the bookings. This is in addition to our current API connection with VRBO. Please contact [email protected] to switch over to our 365Villas direct API. The benefits of the...

Monitor the status of your property portfolio We are pleased to confirm that we have deployed the new Property Status page that will help you to review the readiness of each property to be connected to the channels, as well as the status of connection with your website. The page will be particularly helpful when you add new properties to your portfolio and a useful tool to use for an overview of the connection status of each property at any given moment. In the systems Property & Policy...

Introducing the NEW Multi-lingual Spell-Checker! 365Villas is very pleased to introduce to you the new multi-lingual Spell-checker! 365Villas Spell-checker is highly effective and responsive, it detects spelling errors accurately and instantly, and lists options from which to choose your corrected word. For our clients who have the multi-lingual functionality bolt-on, you will benefit from the Spell-checker in multiples languages that are available in our system along with English; such as...

We have updated our Amenities page to enable more precise categorization. This will save time and make it easier for guests to search your amenities.    A new Cleanliness & Safety category has been added. There are now also "Specific Room Amenities" and categories. Previously separate Living and Dining categories have been merged into one area with two sub-categories. See our tutorial videos below for more. https://youtu.be/BAkznOu7flI