BooksterBook Direct Toolkit We have added a Social Media page to the Book Direct Toolkit. The page includes: A post suggester - select your property and like magic, Bookster can generate some suggested social media posts to give you a head start There is also advice on where to post, what to post about and when to post Booking.com ⇄ Bookster Allow the specifying the room name upon creation of the property in Booking.com Fix a problem sometimes triggered when there is an issue connecting a property in Bookster with Booking.com Add more logging to the error conditions when connecting to Booking.com Try not specifying the CancelPolicy at all Channel Status Include a link to the channel popup with the metrics Allow Bookster Subscription users to see the channel status page Use a more robust method of calculating the number of channel properties Security Forbid the use of certain domains when registering as users If an email address is updated, ensure Bookster sends a confirmation email to ensure access to the email account Minor Updates and Bug Fixes Prevent use of the same external reference (manually) on more than one booking Take into account the min-stay rules when checking if a property is sold out BookingScreens: Do not explicitly say that the booking is confirmed AirDNA: avoid a divide by zero error when loading in AirDNA pricing data Damage Deposits on Multi Unit bookings - do not try and create a Damage Deposit on parent bookings Add a note about the amount for manually created bookings iCal - add some minor modernisations and additional checks Allow a booking to show in Bookster even though the property is no longer in the booking Subscription Do not allow setting of the booking system status to ‘enabled’ when sold out Give a meaningful status message when failing consolidation due to being sold out

June 2025

Written by Robin Morris

Bookster can suggest some posts for your social media channels

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Get ready for a social media boost! This month, we're thrilled to unveil the new Social Media page in our Book Direct Toolkit, complete with a "post suggester" to spark your creativity.

We've also rolled out key updates to our Booking.com integration and enhanced our security features to keep your account safe. Plus, a new and improved Channel Status page and more!

like magic, Bookster can generate some suggested social media posts

Book Direct Toolkit

We have added a Social Media page to the Book Direct Toolkit.

The page includes:

  • A post suggester - select your property and like magic, Bookster can generate some suggested social media posts to give you a head start
  • There is also advice on where to post, what to post about and when to post

Booking.com ⇄ Bookster

  • Allow the specifying the room name upon creation of the property in Booking.com
  • Fix a problem sometimes triggered when there is an issue connecting a property in Bookster with Booking.com
  • Add more logging to the error conditions when connecting to Booking.com
  • Try not specifying the CancelPolicy at all

Channel Status

  • Include a link to the channel popup with the metrics
  • Allow Bookster Subscription users to see the channel status page
  • Use a more robust method of calculating the number of channel properties

Security

  • Forbid the use of certain domains when registering as users
  • If an email address is updated, ensure Bookster sends a confirmation email to ensure access to the email account

Minor Updates and Bug Fixes

  • Prevent use of the same external reference (manually) on more than one booking
  • Take into account the min-stay rules when checking if a property is sold out
  • BookingScreens: Do not explicitly say that the booking is confirmed
  • AirDNA: avoid a divide by zero error when loading in AirDNA pricing data
  • Damage Deposits
    • on Multi Unit bookings - do not try and create a Damage Deposit on parent bookings
    • Add a note about the amount for manually created bookings
  • iCal - add some minor modernisations and additional checks
  • Allow a booking to show in Bookster even though the property is no longer in the booking Subscription
  • Do not allow setting of the booking system status to ‘enabled’ when sold out
  • Give a meaningful status message when failing consolidation due to being sold out