BlueMtnCabins

Joined June 2016
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General Help and Questions » Interesting from homeaway forum ... Expanded network

It is practically useless. The way Expedia displays listing (similar to b.com - with some cockamamie description made up of some property amenity key words but no real description) and inability to s…

(Posted Apr 12, 2019 12:44 PM)

General Help and Questions » Triggered Emails

You can. You need to 1. set up an email template that you cna copy from "send lease to guests" system template. But five it a name, such as "SENDRA" or whatever you like. 2. You need to set up a tri…

(Posted Apr 4, 2019 12:25 PM)

General Help and Questions » Triggered Emails

You need to set up trigger 1st. Trigger should be "as soon as booking is created". But generally, lease gets signed in the process of booking (part of check out process). so unless it is for import…

(Posted Apr 4, 2019 11:44 AM)

General Help and Questions » Two questions about quoting vs answering

[quote=Monica R]I've looked through the forums to see if anyone else has asked these questions, and I don't see it, so I'll ask. Question 2: In answering a manually created inquiry, a quote gets cr…

(Posted Apr 3, 2019 2:56 PM)

General Help and Questions » Channel Bridges--testing them out

well , once this is in, I will try to ask some favours re my priority and less than 5 properties ;-)

(Posted Mar 27, 2019 11:22 AM)

General Help and Questions » Rumour has it - google launched Gogle vacation rentals

I thought this was different maybe,, Yes my VRs shows up with some slider with dates and number of people ( maybe because I am on Booking) but clicking on those does nothing.. Just says 'see website"

(Posted Mar 27, 2019 11:19 AM)

General Help and Questions » Rumour has it - google launched Gogle vacation rentals

Rumour also ha sit that so far it only shows VRs listed on OTAs which kind of defies the purpose. Is there any way to integrate direct?

(Posted Mar 27, 2019 10:50 AM)

General Help and Questions » Channel Bridges--testing them out

So I contacted VRBO, to ask to waive 5 property requirement. here is their reply: "The gist of the response is that we cannot grant an exception nor integrate with ownerez at this time because we're…

(Posted Mar 26, 2019 9:45 AM)

Blog » Deep Thoughts on Security Deposits and Insurance

It is a great deal. I dont know about your area. But I have posted before - in our Smoky mountains group a lady just had her window bashed out to a tune of $1400 . Most of our insurance policies hav…

(Posted Mar 25, 2019 8:48 PM)

General Chat » Providing Streaming TV

It all big DEPENDS. In my location you cannot get streaming anything, Our internet is over satellite, and I pay a fortune just to get bare basics, which will NOT allow to stream. Also, I have 4, 6, 8…

(Posted Mar 25, 2019 11:23 AM)

Blog » Deep Thoughts on Security Deposits and Insurance

Thank you, $29 being cheap is relative. My lowest rates start from $139 per night, and our market is very stingy. we are competing against 10K of other properties. People literally bargain over $5 pe…

(Posted Mar 25, 2019 11:17 AM)

Blog » Deep Thoughts on Security Deposits and Insurance

[quote=JTVRs]For $29 (3 day booking) , the safelystay I mentioned in other post gives you $10,000 in contents coverage with $100 deductible, $100,000 of liability and building damage coverage, and do…

(Posted Mar 22, 2019 1:26 PM)

Blog » Deep Thoughts on Security Deposits and Insurance

Is it possible to turn insurance on but define different coverage for different properties? I.e smaller property - smaller coverage? Thanks

(Posted Mar 16, 2019 1:26 PM)

General Help and Questions » Website designed by OwnerRez

Julie, I have built my site on sitelio using OR widgets and sitelio template . the plus is, that sitelio is simplified ( I personally hated when i had WP site), while at the same time allowing SEO, …

(Posted Mar 15, 2019 3:33 PM)

General Help and Questions » VRBO downloads now called HomeAway? Duplicating data?

working now (bookings)

(Posted Mar 14, 2019 7:34 PM)

General Help and Questions » VRBO downloads now called HomeAway? Duplicating data?

The bookings download to excel via CB worked. however when i tried to import downloaded bookings excel, it gave me an error. I cannot recreate now (i am in the office, we do not have chrome) . I will…

(Posted Mar 14, 2019 11:27 AM)

General Help and Questions » OpenEdge - I DO NOT recommend!

I have 3.

(Posted Mar 14, 2019 10:44 AM)

General Help and Questions » VRBO downloads now called HomeAway? Duplicating data?

I meant bookings

(Posted Mar 14, 2019 10:43 AM)

General Help and Questions » VRBO downloads now called HomeAway? Duplicating data?

and does not seem to be working. gave me error this morning. I am on VRBO

(Posted Mar 14, 2019 10:42 AM)

General Help and Questions » OpenEdge - I DO NOT recommend!

[quote=Paul W]Any CC processor you want. If you get onto the HomeAway API integration, the guest and card info is passed to our system for processing and then we pass an approve/decline back to HomeA…

(Posted Mar 13, 2019 10:24 AM)