BooksterProperty Rates Bookster allows property managers to set pricing for their vacation rental properties. We have improved the default figures that Bookster add when you are creating pricing: Use the defacto defaults when creating ad-hoc bands. When updating a rate, apply any non-price related config to any 'empty' bands. Airbnb ⇄ Bookster Use a broader date range when syncing availability Ensure we set the has_availability flag on the Airbnb side when blocking availability Improvements to the accuracy of the status check in Bookster Add API calls for the new properties promotions API Ensure we remove the cancellation options element when cancelling Airbnb bookings. Direct Booking Toolkit Bookster helps you attract more bookings from your own website. Convert the display of the direct booking checklist to AngularJS Ensure that the direct booking checklist can now be used interactively and saved save your progress Minor updates and Bug Fixes Channel Status - improve the interface Timeline - Show overlapping items a little better Inform a Bookster User that cancelling a booking in some contexts will not 'automatically' refund the Guest Add option to refund guest when setting a lower cancellation cost than what has been paid Add the Admin Name to the Arrivals and Departures reports When refunding a payment on overpaid booking, default to the overpayment amount Fix a JavaScript error that would sometimes cause client profile addresses to be lost Make sure we do not display the 'Create invoice' action when in view only mode Fix an issue that would cause some Owner Statements not to show up

May 2025

Written by Robin Morris

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Direct Booking Checklist - A checklist of things to do to improve your chance of getting direct bookings (© 2025 Bookster)
A checklist of things to do to improve your chance of getting direct bookings
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New month, new update! We've been working hard to bring you a host of improvements to make managing and promoting your properties even easier.

This month, we bring major enhancements to our Airbnb integration, streamlined property rate management, and a brand new interactive marketing checklist for your Direct Booking Toolkit. Dive in to discover all the new features and bug fixes designed to help you save time and boost your bookings.

Ensure that the direct booking checklist can now be used interactively

Property Rates

Bookster allows property managers to set pricing for their vacation rental properties.

We have improved the default figures that Bookster add when you are creating pricing:

  • Use the defacto defaults when creating ad-hoc bands.
  • When updating a rate, apply any non-price related config to any 'empty' bands.

Airbnb ⇄ Bookster

  • Use a broader date range when syncing availability
  • Ensure we set the has_availability flag on the Airbnb side when blocking availability
  • Improvements to the accuracy of the status check in Bookster
  • Add API calls for the new properties promotions API
  • Ensure we remove the cancellation options element when cancelling Airbnb bookings.

Direct Booking Toolkit

Bookster helps you attract more bookings from your own website.

  • Convert the display of the direct booking checklist to AngularJS
  • Ensure that the direct booking checklist can now be used interactively and saved
    • save your progress

Minor updates and Bug Fixes

  • Channel Status - improve the interface
  • Timeline - Show overlapping items a little better
  • Inform a Bookster User that cancelling a booking in some contexts will not 'automatically' refund the Guest
  • Add option to refund guest when setting a lower cancellation cost than what has been paid
  • Add the Admin Name to the Arrivals and Departures reports
  • When refunding a payment on overpaid booking, default to the overpayment amount
  • Fix a JavaScript error that would sometimes cause client profile addresses to be lost
  • Make sure we do not display the 'Create invoice' action when in view only mode
  • Fix an issue that would cause some Owner Statements not to show up