ReservationKey is proud to have Matt ofhttp://www.vacationrentalmarketingblog.com fame as one of our long time users. Matt does a great job with his blog of helping vacation rental owners market their properties with many creative methods and common sense advice.  The 14 Do’s and Don’ts of Vacation Rental Email Correspondence Because many vacation rental owners and managers … Read more

We are pleased to announce that ReservationKey has been certified by TripAdvisor as a Plus Partner. Here is the message we recently received from TripAdvisor: “Great news, everything runs fine and you are now certified and your customers will be able to use the TripConnect within 48 hours.” This means that any of our clients … Read more

It is now possible to give your prospective guests the option to filter their search results by amenities which have been linked to your rooms/units. Whether or not you want to use this is up to you. For many users, it may be better to just leave the search form as simple as possible (just … Read more

Now, keep all your links and other notes associated with your business, right in ReservationKey. This is a convenient way of organizing your links, and having a place to store information that you often need to access. This feature was originally envisioned as a way to bookmark links you often visit, with a notes section … Read more

Although our connection to TripConnect is not completely finished, we have completed the part where you can create the connection between ReservationKey and TripConnect. For those that are planning on using TripConnect, it would be great if you could now set up this connection in ReservationKey. As we continue to build and test this integration, … Read more

For those who use ReservationKey to manage vacation rentals, we are happy to announce that we now have full connectivity with external systems using iCal links. It is possible to import reservations into ReservationKey by adding the link from an external system to ReservationKey, and it is also possible for external systems to update their … Read more

Now you can use ReservationKey to track your daily to-do list, by using our new reminder feature. Reminders can be created from within the Reservation Details page, in which case they will be linked to a reservation, or they can be created on the fly, without a link to a reservation. Overview To access the … Read more

Thanks to user suggestions (yet again, thanks!), we’ve added outstanding balance information to the informational box that appears when hover over a reservation on the internal calendar. Also, we’ve fixed a bug with this box that appeared with newer Internet Explorer browsers. Previously Compatibility View had to be turned on, but now this is no … Read more

Now it is possible to add descriptions to the star icons, and when you hover over the star with the mouse, the description will appear as the image title.  To set the descriptions, go to Settings, Preferences: Then, when you hover over the star, on both the internal calendar, and also in the Reservation Details … Read more

Thanks to a user request from the forum, we have created a new merge code for the email templates. The code is {{roomurl}} which will pull the URL for the room/unit. This feature will likely be most useful for property manager users, where the “rooms” are actually houses. The idea here is that you can … Read more