AI is Everywhere The speed at which Artificial intelligence is being rolled out is quite something. I rarely find myself using Google Search anymore, mostly now I use Grok.com. For example, I needed a quick image to highlight this post and I didn’t want to search through a bunch of images I could license, insteak […]
Guest Communications Overhaul is Underway! We are putting the final pieces in place for a 100% replacement of our current guest email and PDF creation platform. It’s an exciting enhancement to the application. Some of the features include: Much improved, super easy-to-use, visual editor Built-in smart tags, which are a replacement for our current merge
March 2025 Updates Read More »
Owner Statement Generation Currently owner statements have some limitations that we we will be addressing in a March 2025 release. Statements are not generated to the screen, the only options are to generate a PDF or an Excel file. The act of generating a PDF causes a download to your PC. The process is relatively
Improvements to the Property Management Module are Underway! Read More »
Custom Cancellation Policies In an effort to support property managers who manage properties in multiple locations, we’ve gone ahead and coded the ability to define different cancellation policies PER PROPERTY. Current Way of Doing Things Previously, there was only the ability to enter a description of your cancellation policy within the Settings > Important Settings.
January 2025 Update Read More »
As the company owner, I have been negligent in keeping this blog updated. I apologize for that. Lodgix is continuously innovating and updating the application. In February 2024, we successfully launched the Unified Inbox, which has been operating smoothly with frequent updates. Currently, we are working on integrating all Airbnb updates, such as special offers
September 2024 Update Read More »
Been awhile since my last update, sorry about that! The team has been busy and I have much to report! Unified Inbox Phase 2 Progress has been made and we are rapidly moving into the finals stages of this project. Lodgix has never had true two way logging of communication between guest and property manager.
February 2024 Updates Read More »
There have been some super enhancements to the Lodgix system since our last mid-August update: 1) Automated payment processing is now live (optional) for all accounts. We’ve further expanded the functionality by also automating the processing of pre-authorization / pre-authorization holds. 2) Phase 1 of the Unified Inbox has launched for all subscribers. This functionality
Slowly all staff are returning from their respective vacations and holidays. We are all looking forward to getting back to full speed here in a couple of weeks! Here are a few quick updates: Automated payment processing is live and active on many accounts. I expect this will go live on all accounts in late
Summer 2023 Update Read More »
Unified Inbox and More! Our planned Unified Inbox will replace our current inquiry system. We are enhancing guest communication to allow ALL guest and team member communications to flow through one interface! Coding continues, and there is no ETA, however embedded below is a screenshot from one of the dev machines earlier today. Additionally, our
Unified Inbox and More! Read More »
New Triggers Interface Fully Launched As noted in our post from February, the new triggers interface is live! We will continue to improve some of the styling and data display, as well as fix any reported bugs. Let us know what you think! Automated Credit Card Processing We’ve been working on it for awhile
New Triggers Interface This code is finally on the live server and undergoing final testing. We will launch with some selected accounts this week. It’s an exciting update with many new features and efficiencies – and it’s mobile friendly! Stay tuned! Mobile Admin App We’ve launched a new mobile app! It’s a very simple first
Many Updates are Underway Read More »
Life has been pretty busy since our last post. So much of our work has been on our journey to get the app completely mobile friendly. Let me tell you, it’s a journey! Concurrently we are working on the relaunch of the triggers functionality and the guest control panel. Both are very significant endeavors and
Work continues…and some new things! Read More »
The triggers interface on Lodgix is old, like maybe 10 years old. It is one of the oldest interfaces on Lodgix and is long overdue for a complete recode. After spending many weeks discussing and reviewing various formats and designs, we settled on a new interface that will also bring with it, many new options.
New Trigger Interface and Functionality – Coding Underway Read More »
Over the summer, we had an intern whose job was to publish a simple app for a Lodgix subscriber to quickly create reservations and blocks from a mobile device. He did a great job and the only remaining task is to code an integration with Stripe and Authorize.net to allow the secure entering of guest
App Updates Coming Soon Read More »
Collecting reviews for guest stays booked manually or from your website is coming! Soon you will be able to set a trigger condition to email or text a custom review link to your guests. Clicking on the link will display ths review form hosted at Lodgix: Once the review has been submitted, it will be
New Feature Coming Soon: Collect Reviews Read More »
Not sure why I let four months pass since my last post? Many of our recent updates have been sort of boring, but essential framework conversion. Every report, and indeed every invoice on Lodgix is being converted to Vue.js, and that takes time and quite a bit of effort. The end result however is a
New Invoice Interfaces are Rolling Out Read More »
Read more here: http://support.lodgix.com/en/articles/5748549-airbnb-occupancy-taxes
Support for Airbnb Occupancy Taxes has Launched Read More »
Things to know about the new dashboard: The widgets can be configured, resized and even deleted. Clicking on a graph will produce a table of the data that comprises the graph. Look for the 3 dot icons. Clicking on those brings up more options. The cancellations widget will show only cancellations that come in from
New Dashboard Has Launched! Read More »
We’ve recently launched a small update for our Airbnb integration. Airbnb is moving towards a system where handicap accessibility must be verified via a photo. In the case of a bedroom, the accessibility verification looks like this: For a bathroom, it looks like this: Uploading those photos is done on a property by property basis
Airbnb Accessibility Verification Read More »
Beware of a phishing attempt email that appears to have been emailed a subset of Lodgix subscribers, it will look like below. DO NOT CLICK ON ANY LINK IN THAT EMAIL! DO NOT ENTER YOUR LODGIX LOGIN CREDENTIALS! Subject: New Reservation Request Check-in Date: 11 October 2021Nights: 3 Dear Partner, You have received a new reservation
Due to recent VRBO cost cutting initiatives, we are implementing a 1/2% fee on all NEW VRBO reservations originating on or after November 1, 2021. Most property managers simply pass this fee on to the guest using a rate multiplier which can be setup within the VRBO integration page here: https://www.lodgix.com/system/partners/homeaway/ Here is a screenshot of
New VRBO 1/2% Fee Effective Nov 1, 2021 Read More »
Updates are forthcoming! The new dashboard is now live on the production server, but invisible to all users while we work through some last minute refinements. Here is a link to a video illustrating some of the functionality of the new dashboard: One of the oldest elements on Lodgix are the invoicing interfaces. We’ve been
On occasion, a guest will behave so poorly or leave the property in such bad condition that it would be nice if that guest could somehow have a “flag” attached to their record, something that would immediately let the property manager know that this guest has a history. In days gone by, that was called
NEW! Guest VIP / Blocklist Read More »
Guest Status(es) We get quite a few requests to allow for the flagging of a guest. Historically this would have been called a “Blacklist” and while the etymology of “Blacklist” has no racial connection, the whole “whitelist” (good), “blacklist” (bad) convention is probably in need of a refresh. As a result we are using “Blocklist”
Exciting Updates on the Way! Read More »
Guests want certain items from their rental. The channels call these things Amenities, we call them filters. In most instances a guest wants to filter out listings that do not contain the amenities they desire. According to VRBO, these are the top amenities that are commonly used by guests when searching for a vacation rental.
Top guest filters / amenities Read More »
Over the past eight weeks, we’ve been actively installing and testing v2.0 of the Lodgix WordPress plugin on various webhosts, themes and page builders. At the same time, development has been making the necessary improvements to deliver the type of performance, functionality and features required of a robust vacation rental website. To view a running
v2.0 Lodgix Vacation Rental WordPress Plugin Soft Launch is Underway! Read More »
this functionality has launched and is now live on Lodgix.com! It’s now easier than ever to pass through daily, weekly or monthly recurring expenses to your owners.
Support for Recurring Rental Expenses has Launched! Read More »
After some review we’ve discovered that Airbnb calculates booking lead time differently than Lodgix and other companies. Airbnb calculates backwards from 11:59 PM on the day the guest intends to check in, in the timezone of the listing. For example, if you set the Booking Lead Time to 3 hours, a guest can make a
Changes to Airbnb Booking Lead Time Read More »
…in addition to the assigning bed types to bedrooms feature that was outlined in our last blog post, the team has been hard at work on several initiatives: Version 2.0 of the Lodgix WordPress Plugin. The video below gives a brief overview of where we are with that. Probably a later September launch. Conversion of
Lodgix now supports assigning bed types to bedrooms. It’s an important update as many of the channels display this data to guests within their listings. Here is a short Loom video illustrating where bed types can be assigned to bedrooms:
Assigning Bed types to Bedrooms Read More »
Guest Credits On Monday, June 29th, 2020, we will launch a new system for the issuance, tracking and redemption of a guest credit. Unlike a coupon code, a guest credit is issued only in lieu of issuing a refund for a canceled reservation. A guest credit can be redeemed by the guest online or manually
Guest Credits and Much More! Read More »
Building a web-based software product is a continuous, intensive process. Lodgix launched over 12 years ago! Wow. During that time, pretty much every competitor that was around then has folded, a few were sold or retired and others rebranded (which is the online equivalent of putting lipstick on a pig). There are a few
Exciting Updates are Underway Read More »
We recently hired a new WordPress developer. This is great news and will allow us some time to grow and expand the functionality and design of our WordPress plugin. The initial changes will be small, but we will soon pick up speed and move to implementing mapping, inline quoting, favorites, etc.. The first small batch
WordPress Plugin Changes are Underway Read More »
The calendar tape now shows the channel origins of all bookings: Neat littel feature suggested by one of our clients to help flush out Airbnb bookings that won’t show the balance as being paid-in-full prior to arrival.
Channel icons now shown in Calendar Tape Read More »
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New Lodgix Header Goes Live on Monday January 27th Read More »
As promised, coming off of a very long, very large infrastructure update cycle, we’ve moved on to some more visible improvements to Lodgix. Housekeeping Enhancements have Launched! This is a great improvement to Lodgix. We are still working on additional tweaks and fixing user reported bugs, however the overlay and app themselves are working great.
Visual Rates Tape & Housekeeping App are Coming! Read More »
We have moved to final testing for the new housekeeping overlay and app. Granted this could still take 2 to 3 more weeks depending on what I flush out, however great strides have been made!
Housekeeping Overlay and App – Getting Close! Read More »
I am still surprised at how many coastal property managers allow guest refunds for stays that have to be cancelled due to named storms. In North Carolina, whenever I’ve booked a vacation rental on the coast, the property management company always recommended the purchase of travel insurance. They let me know at every stage of
Hurricane Dorian – Why Travel Insurance is so important for coastal property managers. Read More »
…this is probably a bit premature, however it does get me excited as it begins to address a shortcoming in Lodgix that’s been present for almost a decade. That’s right a decade, since our inception. :-) While Lodgix has some pretty snazzy housekeeping and arrival reports, as well as Employee logins, and automated SMS and
Housekeeping Update On The Way Read More »
SMS Character Limit Increase Today we increased the allowed number of characters for SMS messages from 150 character to 450 characters. However, messages with >160 characters will be broken down into chunks of 153 characters before being sent to the recipient’s handset. Each “chunk” is the equivalent of sending one sms. So sending a 450
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It’s been awhile since my last post, sorry about that. We haven’t gotten nearly as much accomplished as I’d hoped recently. We’ve been getting eaten up by the channels. Airbnb has been a particular thorn in our side. That has taken lots of bandwidth, however it appears some progress is being made and things have
1099 reporting and TripAdvisor integration update Read More »
Our new calendars offer some great new functionality and speed: Filtering (drill down by date, amenity, location, etc.) Full screen option Colorful, modern designs and options Multi-lingual Anchored headers Importing of holiday dates Mobile friendly Here are some examples: 56 properties for rent @ outrageouscabins.com in Tennessee Hotel and vacation rentals @ The Enchanted Inn
New Multi Property Booking Calendars Have Launched! Read More »
Our property setup interfaces were the oldest remaining interfaces on the application, dating all the way back to our launch in 2018. Presenting old interfaces to new trial subscribers is not generally considered a good thing, so for the past 12 months we’ve been slowly rearchitecting how properties are setup. Originally each property was setup
New Property Setup Interfaces Launching October 8th Read More »
Hello All! Our new multi-property booking calendars are getting oh so close to launch. Our current calendars were great…7 years ago. However today they are getting stale and with mobile devices now being so widespread, it’s more important than ever that our calendars reflect the times. Rather than simply reskinning them, we opted to recode
New Multi Property Booking Calendar Preview Read More »
Setting up new properties in Lodgix has never been easier – at least for HomeAway customers. Last year we coded the ability for a property manager to import inventory setup on HomeAway / VRBO into Lodgix. This feature can save a bunch of time, as the alternative would be to manually copy and paste
HomeAway Import Now Supports Reservations and Reviews Read More »
There will be times where, for example, a property manager has a 7 night minimum rule in place. Then, for whatever reason, a booking is allowed that creates a period of days that are <7 nights that are book ended by two reservations. At that point, the 7 night rule is not possible to be
Ignore Minimum Night Rule – New Option Read More »
..so it’s been awhile since our last update, sorry about that. Let’s review where we are at. The single property calendar relaunch is done, but yet’s it’s not. While I’ve been happy with the concept, the actual implementation needed tweaking and more flexibility. What I am seeing come out of this last round of
Updates coming to Lodgix Read More »
Progress has been a bit slow, as we decided to recode the calendar completely, rather than modifying our existing code. To refresh your memory, our existing single property calendar looks and functions like this: Our new sine property calendar, which is still under development, currently looks and functions like this: The advantages are many: Optimized
Single Property Calendar Design Update Read More »
The channels have really kept us busy the last 4 or 5 months with all of their changes. It’s been time consuming trying to keep up with all the changes at HomeAway while concurrently coding a new integration to Airbnb and then keeping up with all of their changes. Not really a pattern we wish
New Calendar Designs Are Coming Soon! Read More »
In Part 1 of our series on the new HomeAway Secure Messaging Platform we reviewed what data and formatting can be sent to a guest who inquiries through HomeAway. In a nutshell, ONLY plain text will be allowed. Many Lodgix subscribers have customized HTML response templates that are used to respond to HomeAway inquiries.
HomeAway Secure Messaging Update – Lodgix Changes – Part Two Read More »
HomeAway recently announced that they will be moving to a secure messaging platform. This is not a Lodgix initiative, we can only code our platform to make the changeover as seamless as possible for our users. I do feel bad however for those who use HomeAway as the primary source of their bookings, as
HomeAway Secure Messaging Update – Background – Part One Read More »
Lodgix now integrates to a variety of different booking channels including Airbnb, HomeAway, Booking.com, Expedia and TripAdvisor. These channels have no mechanism to collect a signed digital signature on a rental agreement. That creates a problem for property managers that require a signed rental agreement with every booking, regardless of where it originated. Currently every
New Trigger Condition Now Available to Automate Sending of Digital Signature Requests Read More »
READ THE DOCUMENTATION!!! Our integration to Airbnb has launched. It may still require a bit of tweaking in the next couple of weeks (July 2017), but we felt it was close enough to warrant it going live. Airbnb REQUIRES that a new Airbnb account be established for the integration. Lodgix will then populate your
Lodgix Airbnb Integration Has Launched Read More »
Lodgix publishes a WordPress plugin to sync Lodgix inventory with a WordPress website. Within that plugin there is a rentals search widget. The rentals search widget can be used by guests to search for properties and narrow down the search results. Property managers can optionally choose to search by: Location # of Bedrooms Price
Search by Tags Added to WordPress Rentals Search Widget Read More »
We’ve added a bit of new flexibility to the triggers interface. It is now possible to NOT send trigger communications depending on the source of the booking. This is directly related to our new Airbnb integration which will be launching soon. Airbnb collects the guest payments and remits the host payments to property
Trigger Negative Exception Functionality Added Read More »
Custom property variables have been a part of Lodgix for a long time. Custom property variables allow for custom fields like for example, wi fi codes, gate codes, directions to property, pool instructions, special notes, etc.. These fields can then be referenced using merge tags in guest communications, rental agreements, etc. Super convenient and flexible.
Custom Invoice Variables Have Launched Read More »
The arrival report has been cleaned up and enhanced a bit. Previously there were separate columns for invoice notes, services and housekeeping notes. We’ve combined all into one column with an identifier showing what sort of notation is being displayed: When an invoice has both arriving housekeeping notes, invoice notes / block reasons, and a
Arrival Report Changes Read More »
Housekeeping notes have been split up into two fields: By splitting up the fields the notes for the departing guest can now be displayed on the housekeeping report: The arriving guest notes will continue to show up as before. Owner block notes / reasons have also been added to the reports. These will show
Housekeeping Report Enhancements Read More »
Slowly but surely we are working through all of the nuances of integrating to Airbnb. We are hoping for a soft launch with a few selected customers in the last week of May. Before that however I thought it would be good to review how the Airbnb integration will work and what will comprise their
Airbnb Integration Update Read More »
In the past a property could only be assigned to one category which could be used in filtering properties. Of course filtering by # of bedrooms, price, amenities, etc was possible.. but search by location was limited to one parent category. Thus if you have properties in Paris, your search location would be
Lodgix now supports subcategories Read More »
It is now possible to configure a text alert (SMS) when new online bookings occur. To configure this service: Navigate to settings > important settings within Lodgix (https://www.lodgix.com/system/isettings/bookings/) Go to the Bookings Tab Verify your mobile phone number, and then click on Verify Phone and enter the code that is sent to you via
SMS New Booking Alerts Have Launched! Read More »
Nothing earth shattering in this update, but there are a few notable items that will help make life easier for some property managers. Channel manager commissions can now be passed to owners Many PMs use channels like Booking.com and Expedia.com as a source of new business. The channels have substantial commission rates which they
New Features and Enhancements Read More »
After months of development our new rates / rules interfaces rolled out last month. Setting up nightly, weekly, monthly and per person rates has never been easier! Also we have a new visual rates interface, which allows a quick visual glimpse at your rates / rules across all properties and for all dates:
New Rates / Rules Setup Interface are Here! Read More »
Just a followup to my previous post. The HomeAway / VRBO property import is live. To learn more go here: http://docs.lodgix.com/m/5502/l/671890-creating-properties-on-lodgix-from-homeaway-vrbo-listings
HomeAway Property Import is Live! Read More »
We are super excited to launch an exciting new feature which will allow Lodgix properties to be created from existing HomeAway / VRBO listings. One of the first setup tasks required in Lodgix is the entering of inventory. For many property managers, this is a time consuming task made even more frustrating because most of
HomeAway / VRBO Property Importing is Almost Here! Read More »
Entries were shuffled… …and put in a candy treat bowl…(I had no hat readily available and I love Halloween!).. ..and a winner was chosen! …lucky number 13?? Even as I write this post, I don’t know the actual name of the winner of the iPhone7. I emailed the final list to my colleague and have
And the Winner is…. Read More »
Thanks to all of the 64 Lodgix subscribers who left us wonderful reviews over the past few weeks. To celebrate such a great response, we’ve entered all 64 reviewers into a drawing for a new iPhone 7 (up to $600 value). Rather than using a random number generator online, I am going to do it
iPhone 7 Giveaway is Today! Read More »
Two weeks ago we soft launched our new online booking pages. Over the past couple of weeks we’ve been adding back features, tweaking the layout, fixing bugs, etc. The new design and code represent a massive step forward as the booking process is MUCH simpler, deploys a MUCH better user interface and works spectacular
Online Booking Pages – Soft Launch Read More »
It’s a big project to recode and redesign a new process and framework from scratch – however progress is being made! A screenshot of the new ONE PAGE booking process is below. We still have lots more work ahead of us, but much of the real nitty gritty work is done!
New Online Booking Page Update Read More »
Our two primary development projects have made significant progress since our last update. Online Booking Page Redesign I’ve seen the first online booking page redesign / recode test pages and can’t tell you how excited I am to get rid of our current pages. Those pages continue to work well, however the design is dated
Current Projects Update Read More »
The last 12 months have largely been spent rearchitecting large portions of the application. This can be extremely time consuming, even for some of the best developers in the world. Recoding and refactoring the backend, while simultaneously launching a new front end framework requires a lot of man hours. The good news is that
Our WordPress plugin was recently refreshed with an exciting new user interface. The new interface is responsive (works great on mobile devices) and it provides real-time feedback to setting changes. Previously if the icon set was changed, or one of the many display settings were tweaked, the site would have to be regenerated and
New WordPress Plugin User Interface! Read More »
Generating owner statements is getting easier! The following improvements are now live: Ability to email owner statements to individual owners. Previously it was only possible to email the owner statement to all owners. Ability to customize the default subject and message body of the email sent to the owner. Ability to turn on
New Owner Statement Generation Options and Interface Read More »
Update: Near the end of the day, after the publishing of this post, and after waiting almost 8 hours, a different member of the SendGrid team reviewed what went down and reinstated our account. He apologized and agreed our account should have been reinstated immediately. At that point they released the nearly 1000 emails they
SendGrid – Awful Transactional Email Vendor Read More »
Every time an online booking request is made an email is sent to the Lodgix subscriber with information about the guest, property that was booked, etc. That email has not been updated since Lodgix originally launched in 2008. Today we replaced that email with a new design that will display much better on mobile devices.
New Subscriber Booking Request Email is Live! Read More »
On Tuesday, 15 Dec, we will relaunch the List All Reservations and List All Blocked Periods Interfaces: These two interfaces have been combined into one interface with two tabs: The icons representing the invoice status are also changing: The changes are to improve accessibility for those who are color blind and also to make
Redesigned Interfaces, New Invoice Status Icons and Blocked Period Editing Read More »
Slowly but surely we are working our way through refactoring and redesigning one of the most complex interfaces on Lodgix, the Guest Control Panel. The new interface will be mobile friendly and take advantage of many new technologies which will make data entry and updating more convenient. Quite a bit of testing and design
Redesigned Guest Control Panel is Coming! Read More »
Located under reports > financial > income summary report, this report offers a monthly breakdown of revenue, occupancy rates, days rented, etc.. The report can be run by individual or selected unit(s) and for all properties. This report is an annual report, so only yearly increments are available. This report offers up a different
New Report: Income Summary Report Read More »
Slowly but surely we are working through the Lodgix interfaces updating them all to our new framework. This week we relaunched the Rental Expenses interface under properties > rental expenses. The new interface utilizes flat icons, is also faster and more fluid than the previous interface. It is now easier than ever to select multiple
New Rental Expense Manager Interface is Live! Read More »
One of the objectives most have when using a system like Lodgix is to stop having to update calendar availability on multiple sites. While it would be great if every listing provider had a two way reservation sync, most do not. And even those that do, many limit full reservation sync to property managers with
New iCalendar Interface is Live! Read More »
Lodgix is now integrated to Kaba! Lodgix subscribers can now dynamically issue Kaba access codes to guests from within Lodgix! Setup instructions are here: http://docs.lodgix.com/m/5502/l/435877-kaba Lodgix has also integrated to three other lock providers: http://docs.lodgix.com/m/5502/l/372694-resortlock-remotelock http://docs.lodgix.com/m/5502/l/389357-pointcentral http://docs.lodgix.com/m/5502/l/406307-erentallock
Kaba Lock Integration is Live! Read More »
Great news! As of June 2015, HomeAway is rolling out iCal importing, which means those of you with 4 properties or less can once again sync your calendars with HomeAway / VRBO! If you have 5 properties or more then we recommend using the HomeAway Feed as you have the added benefit of listing sync,
Great News! HomeAway / VRBO is Rolling Out iCal Importing! Read More »
Security or damage deposits are now setup within the new Universal Property template. Settings > Templates > Universal Property Click on the Security Deposit Tab Choose when to collect the security deposit. The most common (and preferred) implementation is “at time of reservation”. Click “Add Deposit”. Enter a name like “Security Deposit” Enter the amount
Universal Property Template – Security Deposits Read More »
To route your VacationHomeRentals.com inquiries through Lodgix, please follow the instructions below. Please allow up to one hour after you’ve updated your VacationHomeRentals.com contact email for the change to take affect and for your inquiries to start to flow thru Lodgix. Map your Lodgix properties to your VacationHomeRentals.com Listings Click on the Inquiries menu item
VacationHomeRentals.com Inquiry Parsing Now Available! Read More »
Great news, our housekeeping report has been modified! The new format offers a more streamlined way to view departures and arrivals, as well as services, notes, pets, etc.. The Housekeeping Report is meant for use by the housekeeper to quickly and easily show which units are turning over and when the next guest is expected
New Vacation Rental Housekeeping Report! Read More »
We are getting close to taking the wraps off our new Lodgix Facebook App integration. It’s not really a vacation rental game changer by any stretch of the imagination, but it will make it significantly easier for viewers of your Facebook page to surf your vacation rental inventory and book online right from within
Facebook App Project Update Read More »
Lodgix has completed their integration to Stripe.com! Stripe makes it easy to accept credit cards in your currency and offers simple, easy to read statements, as well as a low flat rate for processing credit cards. Integration instructions for Lodgix can be found here: http://docs.lodgix.com/m/5502/l/290090-how-do-i-setup-stripe-com-to-integrate-with-lodgix-com
Lodgix Has Integrated to Stripe.com Read More »
FlipKey / TripAdvisor is slowly rolling out a new dashboard. Once your accounts gets switched over, you will note there are “to do” items to continue to parse inquiries from FlipKey / TripAdvisor. FlipKey property IDS change. You will need to remap those IDS to properties within Lodgix. The new parser will be be able
FlipKey is Rolling Out a New DashBoard Read More »
Earliest this summer HomeAway upgraded their integration to allow guests to get quote and make bookings on HomeAway / VRBO using rate data setup within Lodgix. When a booking is made on HomeAway / VRBO that booking (as well as the credit card data from the guest) is securely transferred to Lodgix! This is a great
HomeAway / VRBO Book It Now Integration Read More »
We added a new field within the property setup for each property and called it “Additional Info”. This field allows HTML and will appear immediately after the property description within the WordPress plug-in output. The field can be found within the Details tab of property setup. The contents of this field will ONLY appear within
Limited HTML Now Allowed Within WordPress Plug-in Read More »
The last several months have largely been spent navigating the summer holidays, while also working hard with our new development team to familiarize them with Lodgix. Initially, we’ve been working on moving much of our static data on the Amazon cloud platform, while simultaneously working to device a new internal page rendering scheme which
Some stuff we are working on… Read More »
For various reasons there will come times when it’s necessary to resend a digital signature request. Perhaps the guest didn’t get the first email, or maybe they deleted it…whatever the reason, it’s easy to send the request again. Guest Control Panel > Documents Tab To resend a digital signature request, go into the guest control
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The Internet continues to change and evolve. As such we’ve decided to double down and have committed to hiring two additional developers that will start in late May. We are updating our software development processes and taking everything to the next level. The first step we need to take is to update our own
Lodgix.com Website is Relaunching… Read More »
Lodgix can now sync your Lodgix calendar data with your listings on Airbnb using our iCal feed. Lodgix can also automatically create invoices on Lodgix from confirmed reservations on Airbnb, which saves a ton of time having to manually rekey reservations on Airbnb into Lodgix, as well as it keeps your calendars immediately up to
Airbnb Reservation and Calendar Sync Read More »
Dashboard Reservation Widget Icons Lodgix previously had two methods by which bookings were entered into Lodgix, manually (phone) and online (booking calendars). However now that we support two-way syncing with AirBnB and also bookings coming in via (new service soon be announced), it becomes more important for an owner or manager to be able to
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Lodgix currently provides iCal feeds which you can cut and paste into your AirBnB listing. This keeps your AirBnB calendar sync’d with Lodgix. As of 2/24/2014, this is the interface provided by AirBnB to suck up the iCal feed from Lodgix. Within Lodgix. go here: http://www.lodgix.com/system/calendar-sync/ Copy / paste the iCal feed URL for
Should we develop a two-way sync with AirBnB? Read More »
Some recent enhancements to Lodgix: Added functionality to pull inquiries directly from HomeAway / VRBO using their API. Discontinued manual calendar sync using HomeAwayConnect (HAC) because HomeAway is discontinuing HAC on 1/31/2014. Lodgix subscribers should integrate directly to HomeAway if they have 3 or more properties or for <2 properties use our new manual calendar
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Until HomeAway supports iCal importing, calendar synchronization is only available to those with 5 or more properties through the use of the HomeAway Feed. AS A RESULT OF THE NEW TWO FACTOR AUTHENTICATION INTRODUCED BY HOMEAWAY, THERE IS NO WAY FOR THOSE NOT ON THE HOMEAWAY FEED TO SYNC CALENDAR DATA WITH HOMEAWAY. There is
Calendar Sync for HomeAway & VRBO & VacationRentals.com Read More »
Some amazing new sites launched this week, check them out! All powered by Lodgix and WordPress, the most powerful vacation rental management combo on the Internet!
Some great new designs by UnrulyStudios Read More »
We’ve completed coding the initial features for syncing invoices and payment to QuickBooks online. Now we move to error logging and then our QuickBooks adviser and bookkeeper will be testing the sync using real customer data. Concurrently we’ll be working on the User Interface. It might even be possible to get the integration submitted to
Quickbooks Sync Update Read More »
In an attempt to help subscribers track whether or not a trigger has fired, we’ve created a Trigger Log report which will show a running log of all triggers that have fired. We’ve not been collecting that data previously so the report will only show a log of triggers that have fired after October
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It’s official, we’ve sync’d an invoice from Lodgix to Quickbooks Online! In our development efforts to far we’ve been able to sync: Guests Invoice rental charges Invoice fees Invoice taxes Invoice discounts Invoice payment methods We are now working on isolating problems in the guest sync process as it tends to take a considerable amount
First Invoice Created on Quickbooks Online from a Lodgix Invoice! Read More »
Soon, we will be launching a new website at Lodgix.com. Our current site is getting a little dated. Within that site will feature is a widget that will allow site visitors and Lodgix subscribers to schedule training online. To Beta the functionality, I am embedding the widget below and sending users to this blog post
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as I predicted long ago…..the fools that are vacation rental owners and managers will sign up in droves, even though it will cost them 3 to 4x what an annual flat paid listing would cost. http://news.investors.com/092713-672818-homeaway-users-like-new-pay-per-booking-model.htm?ven=yahoocp&src=aurlled&ven=yahoo I guess I need to start offering pay per booking as a model on Lodgix? Since it seems vacation
HomeAway adding Pay Per Booking Model Read More »
Some great progress made so far in our bid to offer the best vacation rental software quickbooks sync on the market today! We’ve established the initial link to QuickBooks Online and are working through Intuit’s requirements (which are quite strict), that will allow our new sync app to get listed on the Intuit App Store:
QuickBooks Online Integration…Update! Read More »
This week we quietly launched a feature that will help property managers (or owners with many properties) to quickly add new service offerings to their properties. Previously if you had a new offering you would have to add it manually to each property. Granted we have a copy feature that would aid in the process,
Many US customers have requested that guests have the ability to pay for their rentals using electronic checks. We’ve spent the last week coding e-check support with our gateway partners. It is now on our demo server and we hope to launch with support for authorize.net and the quantum gateway by late next week. PayLeap
E-checks are coming…e-checks are coming! Read More »
Our most requested feature is a Quickbooks sync. We’ve been promising this feature for over 18 months, but to date we’ve failed to implement it. The reasons for this are many, but mostly it’s because Intuit (makers of Quickbooks) have encouraged new integrations to use a method which wasn’t quite baked. As a result, they’ve
Quickbooks Sync Update Read More »
Lodgix has partnered with RightSignature.com to offer a completely integrated online, legally enforceable, document signing solution. Our integration is completely transparent. There are a couple of areas when a guest is signing a document where “powered by RightSignature.com” is displayed, but other than that, your guests will never see RightSignature or be required to login
Digital Signatures Module – An Overview Read More »
If the guest does not sign the rental agreement online (or if you have disabled that feature), the only other option is to request the signature manually. Manual Signature Request Icon Wherever that icon appears within Lodgix, you must click on it to send a manual digital signature request. You cannot create an email response
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Lodgix can now sync your Lodgix calendar data with your listings on FlipKey & TripAdvisor using our iCal feed. Locate the Lodgix iCal Feed Click on the Settings > Marketing Partners > Review Offers menu item within Lodgix. Find your property Cut the .ics (iCalendar) feed URL provided for that property, you will need to
Calendar Sync for FlipKey & TripAdvisor Read More »
Lodgix requires specific permission to “send emails on your behalf”. This requires the Lodgix subscriber to configure their SPF (Sender Policy Framework) records for their domain and make a change within the important settings area of Lodgix. Once complete, Lodgix can send emails on your behalf and emails delivered from Lodgix to your guests will
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Previously the online booking request confirmation that is sent to a guest has been a system template and has not been editable. But as of today, you can now edit your template to say whatever you want! Like other templates, you have available a full range of merge tags to customize what is sent
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Spent most of the week tweaking and testing the new Digital Signatures Module that (fingers crossed) should finally be launched next week. We overcame some User Interface and API obstacles this week and are well on our way to the last phase of testing. Digital signatures will be an optional, additional monthly fee module. Some
Great Progress on Digital Signatures This Week! Read More »
For those of you who want to push availability data to sites like Airbnb or Google Calendars, we now publish an iCal feed for all properties. The feeds can be found under Settings > Marketing Partners > Review Offers under the “iCalendar” Tab. http://www.lodgix.com/system/marketing_partners/ To use the iCal feed with your Airbnb: In your Airbnb
iCal Feed Now Available for All Properties Read More »
Previously, Lodgix deployed a simple algorithm to determine which properties to [autosuggest] for inquiries on properties that are not available. [autosuggest] is a merge tag that can be used in automated responses to suggest other similar properties that ARE available for the same dates in the original inquiry. For must property managers the Lodgix alogorithm
Inquiry Management – [autosuggest] Merge Tag Update Read More »
Located within Lodgix under Inquiries > Configuration Options (disabled by default) This setting pertains to web inquiries ONLY, phone inquiries are exempt. Some property managers wonder why many times when they respond to an inquiry they never hear back. Maybe the guest never got the response, maybe they accidentally deleted the response from their inbox
Inquiry Management – Automated No Response Followup Read More »
Within WordPress, under Appearance > Widgets, you will find the Rentals Search widget. This is a simple, but powerful tool for vacation rental managers and owners with larger number of properties who want to make it easier for their website guests to search their inventory. One of the coolest features of this widget is that
WordPress Rentals Search Widget Updated with Amenities Filter! Read More »
For PayPal users, there is now a new Pay Via PayPal merge tag available within the trigger interface. This tag can be used to add a Pay Via PayPal link within your trigger emails which will allow guests to pay their remaining balances via PayPal. Previously this was only a manual process only, available only
Pay via PayPal Merge Tag Now Available for PayPal Users Read More »
A long time coming, but a beautiful sight to behold. Screenshots below. Soon my friends, soon! Very impressed with RightSignature so far. :-) Signature request from within the browser:
Digital signatures are almost here! Read More »
When we evaluated, and eventually chose RightSignature as our digital signature solutions provider, we had several objectives in mind that had to be met. After reviewing about 10 different firms, it became very apparent that for our needs, RightSignature.com had a solution that met all the requirements. Does it seal documents with a unique “fingerprint”?
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Hooray! It’s now easier than ever to search and find that perfect property for a guest. The calendar tape within Lodgix now includes additional filters for Areas and for Amenities. The Areas filter won’t appear unless you’ve configured your “areas” within the Area Manager (properties > area manager). The amenities filter is configurable. Instructions are
Calendar Tape Now Includes Area and Amenity Filtering! Read More »
…there were some adjustments required for a few existing templates and merge tags, but most of the kinks have been worked out. Subscribers can now create more professional looking templates via CSS, support for image embedding, great support for tables, shading, fonts, etc.. Lots of wonderful options to create great looking guest correspondence!!!
New PDF Rendered Launched this Past Monday! Read More »
In an effort to support areas that don’t have access to PayPal or Merchant Accounts, and also to support business models that rely on booking inquiries, we’ve implemented a payment method of “No Payment Required”. I am not a huge fan of this, as it does allow a guest to make a reservation, and block
No Payment Required Payment Method Read More »
We recently upgraded and consolidated our HTML editors across Lodgix to the latest version of ckEditor. This is great and allows much more flexibility when creating pretty emails that you want sent to your guests. ckEditor was also implemented within the PDF templates area of the application, replacing fckEditor which was old and outdated. So
New PDF Renderer is Being Tested Read More »
Occasionally a subscriber will have a property that can be rented in different configurations. For example, a 5 bedroom house could be rented to a large group, or it might be rented to five individual groups. We don’t have a lot of demand for the lockout feature, but for those that require it, we do
Lockouts Have Launched! Read More »
A subscriber recently brought it to my attention that even though the email response templates allow HTML, when an email response is appended to a trigger email, the formatting is lost because the Trigger emails don’t have an editor. Not really sure how we overlooked that, but steps are being taken to correct that in
HTML Coming Soon to Trigger Emails Read More »
As we work to integrate digital signatures into the Lodgix platform, we are taking the opportunity to upgrade many of the systems that are affected by the new functionality. Creating and editing PDF templates today became much easier as we’ve upgraded the entire interface and made the process of finding, selecting and inserting merge tags
PDF Template Creation and Editing Process Has Relaunched Read More »
In an effort to improve the calendar tape interface for property managers with many properties, we are launching real-time filtering. As the filter criteria are selected, the properties displayed will filter to only show properties that meet the filter criteria. The initial filters are for the arrival date and number of bedrooms. Within a couple
Calendar Tape Filter Bar Rolling Out Read More »
There is a new notification option available within the Inquiry Configuration area of Lodgix. In the past every time a guest inquires or responds to a response, a notification is generated. That notification previously only went to the subscriber or to a custom email address of your choosing. Now there is an additional option to
New Inquiry Management Options Read More »
A subscriber brought it to our attention that when a guest orders a service add-on that there really wasn’t a great, automated way of staying up-to-date on what each guest has ordered. To fix that we implemented a series of enhancements today: 1) There is a new services icon which will appear in each of
Dashboard and Reporting Enhancements Read More »
For almost a year now I’ve been promising a new dashboard. Our current dashboard is static and offers the user no ability to customize it to display data that is most important to them. In our current dashboard the layout is comprised of straight tables which does not display well on mobile devices. In our
New Dashboard is Coming! Read More »
Oh wow, three updates in one day! Another small step in the right direction. I didn’t even get to write yet about the enhanced owner login functionality or triggers or our new HTML5 website designs, so much is happening!! Vendor management is really a lite contact manager for your vendors. It’s heavily associated with the
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Slowly but surely we are putting the pieces in place for a comprehensive financial reporting and owner statement system. Rental expense tracking with pass thru to the owner statement (if using the property management module) is a good step in the right direction! Ultimately we will connect the guest invoice to the property management module,
Rental Expense Tracking Has Launched! Read More »
Work orders are typically used primarily by vacation rental property managers to manage and track maintenance tasks across large numbers of properties. Additionally, the expense of those tasks is many times passed on to the property owner via the monthly owner statement. Lodgix has an entire subsystem that allows work orders to be created, edited,
Work Orders Have Launched! Read More »
Every training sessions I’ve ever attended by TravelGuard has been well worth my time. If you are selling or considering selling travel insurance, I highly recommend their webinars. More information.
Travel Insurance Webinar – December 11, 2012 @ 2pm CST Read More »
CityStyleApartments.ee did a nice job with this video that outlines how the Lodgix.com booking calendar works for their properties:
Pretty cool customer video Read More »
I’ve been touting Version 2 of the property management module for almost 6 weeks now. However, there are quite a few features and changes that will affect ALL users. One of those enhancements is the navigation menu. PLEASE take note: 1) The dashboard menu item has been integrated with the Lodgix.com logo, which now says
Navigation Menu Changes Read More »
Your homeaway.es property id should be mapped using the standard HomeAway to Lodgix mapping within Inquiries > Configuration Options > Setup Sources tab.
HomeAway.es inquiries can now be parsed by Lodgix inquiry management Read More »
Screenshots from the demo server: Screenshot above shows the new menu item for “Work Orders”, the “Reports” menu item has been moved to the upper left icon area and will become an icon only. Screenshot above shows the “Create New Work Order” interface. The first two weeks of development were probably the most time intensive
Release 2 of the Property Management Module is Coming… Read More »
There are two inquiries reports: The Daily Inquiries Report shows daily inquiries received by source. This report can be run to show which lead sources are generating the most inquiries over a given period of time. The Monthly Inquiries and ROI Report can only be run for a calendar year. If the current year is
Vacation Rental Inquiry ROI Reporting Read More »
This is not a new Lodgix feature, but inquiry management is so important and such an oft cited source of praise here at Lodgix, that I thought I would publish a short tutorial showing the power of our inquiry management module. This is also a FREE module included in every core Lodgix subscription. Competing system
Generating and Emailing a Guest Quote Read More »
This posts outlines how to remove the new $15.00 monthly security enhancement fee that CDG Commerce is implementing, thankfully they are not making it mandatory. I still stand by CDG Commerce, most companies utilize these fees as pure revenue generators, CDG on the other hand allows you to opt out, that’s rare these days. ANNOUNCING
CDG Commerce – New Fee Update Read More »
I sort of stumbled into taking a short working sabbatical. My wife is attending photography school for the week and my in-laws volunteered to come down from Minnesota to spend some time with the kids. So for the time really since I got engaged and married eight years ago, I’ve got five days all to
Blogging from Beech Mountain, NC Read More »
Watch the video and make sure to choose the HD version and watch it in full screen mode. New features: 1) Works on mobile devices 2) MUCH faster when scrolling through dates 3) Works the same on all browsers 4) More properties displayed on the screen vertically 5) Viewing area automatically adjusts to fit your
New Calendar Tape is Launching Soon! Read More »
I am going to monitor the HomeAway earnings calls because I find them very interesting when attempting to watch them squeeze more money out of their advertisers now that they are a publicly traded company. This nugget stood out to me: “Online booking will be a capability that’s optional for owners, who will now have
HomeAway 2Q 2012 Earnings Call Read More »
The Lodgix.com Multi Unit Calendar is the most advanced booking calendar available on the Internet today. Detailed specifications on its functionality are highlighted below. Click here for detailed setup and interface options. VIEW THE DEMO Live examples of HTML5 booking calendars: LuxuryVacationRentals.netAlfredsInc.com Tooltips Tooltips are used extensively throughout the calendar. For browsers that are not
HTML5 Multi Unit Booking Calendars Have Launched! Read More »
Vacation Rental Inquiry Templates and Automation Work and testing are underway of a new feature that will allow Lodgix subscribers to route their inquiry emails through Lodgix. This will allow a subscriber to: Run reports by custom periods for inquiries received by source Calculate ROI by source as Lodgix will have smarts that track inquiries
Inquiry Management and Automation Overview Read More »
Yosemite’s Enchanted Forest is located in the Yosemite National Park. For those of you who have never visited Yosemite, I suggest you change that immediately! Yosemite is amazing. I’ve been there twice myself. For this project we were tasked with designing a logo and a website that would the jaw dropping beauty of the place.
EnchantedYosemite.com Has Launched! Read More »
Actually this site launched awhile back, but it’s a great looking site and the owners really take care of their guests and rentals. Make sure to tell Lois & Larry at TopHillCabins that you like their website next time you are looking for a vacation rental in the Cook Forest State Park in Pennsylvania! This
TopHillCabins.com has launched! Read More »
Some property managers simply do not have the staff to accommodate same day online bookings. With that in mind, we’ve added an option to not allow online bookings within 20 hours of the stated check-in time for each property. Open the Important Settings Interface (settings > important settings) Allow Same Day Bookings? by default is
Same Day Reservations Read More »
Elkin, NC – September 28, 2011 – Lodgix.com, a web-based vacation rental management software solution, is teaming up with Travel Guard, a leader in travel insurance and emergency assistance services plans, to fully integrate insurance plan issuance and claims submission within the Lodgix.com vacation rental software platform. The new “real-time” system allows guests to purchase
Lodgix.com Offers Integrated Travel and Accidental Damage Insurance with TravelGuard Read More »
This is a small update to add more flexibility for those who want to have a payment date that is not today’s date. This might be the case when you are entering past reservations, or if you’ve received a check and didn’t cash it for a few days, etc. You can also edit the payment
Payment Dates Can Now Be Edited Read More »
Subscribers are now be able to define last minute discount(s) and have those discounts automatically applied during the booking process. For example, as the application exists today if I notice that I have a period on the horizon where I have significant availability, I have to manually reduce the rates for that period for each
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We’ve got some great enhancements coming up on Monday August 19th! First up will be automated last minute discounts. Subscribers will now be able to define a last minute discount(s) and have those discounts automatically applied during the booking process. For example, currently if I noticed that I have period on the horizon where I
Enhancements to Discounts and Coupon Codes Read More »
The Triggers interface has some additional options when the property management module is enabled and added to the core subscription. There is now an Owner option when the property management module is enabled. When the Owner option is set, another field appears which allows a particular property owner to be chosen. This functionality may be
Triggers for Property Managers Read More »
The ability to generate owner statements is the latest new feature of the Lodgix.com Property Management Module. It’s important to keep in mind that Lodgix does not pretend to be a competitor of larger companies like Escapia.com or LiveRez.com. We are building out a product that is cost effective by offering a feature set that
Owner Statements Have Launched! Read More »
This is not a real biggie, but we’ve launched the ability to sync your Lodgix.com calendars with HomeAway Connect. This means no more double entry for your VRBO or HomeAway calendars! Hooray! Property managers with 20 or more properties can join the HomeAwat Professionals program and Lodgix will sync with HomeAway and actually add, edit
HomeAway Connect Calendar Integration Read More »
The best way to explain this feature is to give an example. Let’s say you have several properties and each has a lockbox with a different lockbox code. You want to send out instructions (automagically of course) to an arriving guest with check-in instructions which would include the lockbox code for the property. Well Lodgix
Check out this beautiful website at itzvacationproperties.com! If that doesn’t get you excited to visit Orlando, I don’t know what will. :-) Fully integrated with Lodgix, ITZ is well equipped to streamline their business allowing them to word less and book more.
ITZvacationproperties.com Has Gone Live with Lodgix.com Read More »
Lake Norman is a huge, man made lake in North Carolina. Comprising several small towns outside of Charlotte, Lake Norman features great boating, fishing and swimming. Check out LKNvacations.com next for your next trip to Lake Norman! Welcome to the Lodgix.com family!
LKNvacations.com Has Gone Live With Lodgix.com Read More »
I miss the gorgeous white sand beaches of Destin and Panama City Beach! Welcome to the Lodgix family! DestinSunsetRentals.com
DestinSunsetRentals.com Has Gone Live with Lodgix.com Read More »
This is one area of the world I have never been. Looks like a nice place though! Welcome to the Lodgix family. :-) BalearicVillas.com
BalearicVillas.com Has Gone Live with Lodgix.com Read More »
Haven’t posted any new customer URLs in awhile, mostly because there have been so MANY! CasaMarPuntaCana.com – Great website with some incredible vacation rentals in Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic.
CasaMarPuntaCana.com has gone live with Lodgix.com Read More »
Authorization hold (also card authorization, preauthorization, or preauth) is the practice within the banking industry of authorizing electronic transactions done with a debit card or credit card and holding this balance as unavailable either until the merchant clears the transaction (also called settlement), or the hold “falls off.” In the case of debit cards, authorization
Pre-Authorizations / Authorization Holds – New Feature! Read More »
It is important to setup the correct timezone for the location of your properties. Lodgix.com sends out alerts and updates the dashboard at various intervals throughout the day. If you are located on PST time and the application is set to the default EST time, your dashboard could be telling you around 10pm that you
Timezones- New Feature! Read More »
Phase I of the long awaited property management module has launched. Phase I allows for a property manager to setup owners and assign those owners to properties. Owners are able to login with very limited rights to view the availability calendar for their property(s) and also to block out dates when their property is not
Property Management Module Has Launched! Read More »
Most vacation rental owners and managers have no idea that WordPress has transcended being a simple blogging platform and turned into a full fledged content management system for vacation rentals. Even I was surprised at how easy it was to use WordPress to create great looking vacation rental websites. However even with the large number
WordPress and Thesis are a great combo for Vacation Rental Websites Read More »
I saw the funniest thing from another mom and pop competitor today – vacation rental inquiry automation! Seriously? The whole object of an online booking platform is to reduce the number of inquiries by turning them into bookings BEFORE they inquire. If you get an inquiry, a well crafted autoresponder is all you need –
Vacation Rental Inquiry Automation Read More »
Here are a list of the some of the changes in the past week: New JQuery onmouseover image gallery w/ light boxing. Improved listing page design makes it much easier to read and find important property information. All of the messy rates tables, etc.. have been cleaned up Optional web 2.0 icons for More Details,
Wow! 16 Updates to the Vacation Rental WordPress Plugin Read More »
If you would prefer to embed a nice looking booking banner on your website, rather than the booking calendar itself, we provide a several professionally designed buttons / banners of various sizes that might interest you. Click on the Banner Wizard Menu Item Add a New Banner by Clicking on the "+" Sign Follow the
Booking Banners for your Website Read More »
Lodgix.com wants to be more than just a management and online booking platform, we want to help you market your property(s) as well. We can do this by distributing your property and / or room data to other vacation rental marketing sites that will in turn generate inquiries for your rentals. Do you REALLY want
Many times throughout the week I encounter Lodgix.com customers that are not using best practices when it comes to guest reservations and invoicing. As a vacation rental owner myself, I cannot fathom how a vacation rental business owner can manage their business effectively if they aren’t accurately recording the payments and refunds associated with each
Invoicing and Guest Reservations Read More »
Moving guests between properties is relatively easy. However the method varies depending on whether you are moving a guest between rooms within a roomtype (common for b&bs, boutique hotels, condotels, etc.) or whether you are moving guests from one single unit to another single unit (cottages, homes, condos, etc.). The methods are different for each
How to Move Guests Between Properties Read More »
AlpineLodgingRentals.com in Brian Head Utah has gone live with Lodgix.com. Come and experience the quiet little resort town of beautiful Brian Head. Nestled in the mountains of scenic Southern Utah and just 3 hours North of Las Vegas, escape to a winter wonderland full of activities for the entire family. View Larger Map
AlpineLodgingRentals.com Has Gone Live with Lodgix.com! Read More »
I am definitely remiss on posts about new customers! I promise to do better in 2011. :-) DeluxeCamp looks like a great place, especially if you like to fish (and I do!) and you don’t mind the Ontario Canada cold! DELUXE CAMP, where you will find fishing for Northerns, Bass or Pickerel, canoeing in backwaters
DeluxeCamp.com Has Gone Live with Lodgix.com Read More »
Many potential customers will take a look through a company’s blog to get better familiar with the company and the product. I do this all the time. However, I also check the blog to see if there is any life in the company. If the staff is posting on a regular basis and the posts
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