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 »
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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 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
The newest Lodgix feature allows users to convert an iCal block to a reservation with just a single click. Click on the block you want to convert Click the Create Reservation button That’s it! The block has been replaced with a reservation The new reservation can be updated or modified just like any other. This
Create a Reservation from an iCal Block with One Click 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 »
Lodgix subscribers now have the option of offering a guest the ability to “Instant Book” on all Lodgix properties participating in the HomeAway integration. Guests prefer a property that’s instantly bookable, and properties that offer Instant Booking typically enjoy higher conversion numbers. On HomeAway, higher conversions = higher sort order = more bookings. Previously HomeAway only
Homeaway Instant Booking Now Supported 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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
Requesting a Digital Signature Manually Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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
The Transition from InnFirst.com to Lodgix.com Read More »
