Booking.com in the Boost New User Interface
Boost’s Connection to Booking.com Just Got A Lot Better
Boost’s integration with Booking.com has been upgraded and will soon be available in the new Boost User Interface. This update makes the connection more accessible, intuitive, and packed with highly requested features. Learn more below!
Key Enhancements:
Sleeping arrangements are mapped automatically from your PMS
Amenities are automatically mapped from your PMS (VRM, StreamLine, LiveRez, iTrip, & Track)
New to Booking.com? Boost’s new integration allows for seamless Booking.com account creation and connection—no need to contact Booking.com
Add settings in Bulk - Settings that you used to have to input manually on the listings level in Booking.com Extranet can now be done in Bulk in Boost - Examples: House Rules, Minimum Age to book, and many more.
Automated Description and Property Name syncing—pulled from your PMS and updated on Booking.com
Set up prepayment rules at both the listing and account levels
Ability to charge the cancellation amount to the guest’s credit card when a reservation is created.
Set check-in instructions that will be shared with guests at the listing and account levels
Ability to set curfews and quiet hours at listing and account levels
You can now publish & unpublish your own listings, no need to contact Boost Support.
Good news for Long Term Rentals - You can now set long-term reservation rules (by default, Booking.com only allows reservations of 30 days or less) from listing or account level. Max is 90 days (booking.com rule).
Our new connection supports Booking.com Override Cancellation policies (seasonal policies)
These are just a few of the many enhancements! Check out the full list of feature updates and comparisons below.
Feature Comparison Chart
Feature | Available in Booking.com V1 | Available in Booking.com V2 |
|---|---|---|
Sleeping Arrangements auto-mapped from PMS to Booking.com | No. Had to be manually done in Boost | Yes! Automatically mapped! |
Publish Listings & Unpublish listings at will without contacting Boost Support | No. Could only unpublish, had to contact Support to publish new listings. | Yes! Publish Listings (and unpublish) anytime in Boost - no need to contact Support. |
Change or Add Taxes to your listings without contacting Boost Support | No. Previously, tax changes required listings to be closed, synced, and reopened. | Yes! |
Update House Rules in Bulk | No | Yes |
Min Age | No - Had to be added to each listing in the extranet. No a bulk edit option in BDC. | Yes |
Pull description from PMS automatically, update Booking.com automatically with changes | No | Yes |
Ability to turn on/off Booking.com's AI photo ordering at listing level or account level | No | Yes |
Bulk update settings for specific listings using filters. For example, if every 2-bedroom property has the same specific rules, can filter these, select all of them, and edit these settings in bulk | Some of this functionality was previously available through property classes, but is not nearly as usable or functional. | Yes |
Can set if there is a prepayment or not at listing and account levels | No | Yes |
Can set if credit card should be charged cancellation amount as soon as reservation is created at the listing and account level | No | Yes |
Can set if if the guest is required to sign a rental agreement at listing and account levels. | No | Yes! |
Take licenses/permits directly from PMS when available, also allows for manfully adding licenses | No, Had to be manually added in Boost | Yes! |
Automatically take accepted credit cards from PMS if available | No. | Yes |
Bundle into room rate fees. The fees will bundle into the rent the guest sees and pull out when the reservation is created in Streamline | No | Yes |
| No | Yes |
| No | Yes |