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Booking.com Direct Connection Activation Steps

If you already have enrolled with Booking.com and set up your account, you are ready to start the connection process to your BookingCenter software.

If you need to enroll with Booking.com, go to Booking.com | New Account Setup

For help on Channel Manager Setup in Booking.com, go to Booking.com Partner Help - Setup

Please follow these steps to start the activation of your Booking.com direct connection to BookingCenter.

For more details see, Booking.com Partner Help: How can I change channel manager?

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STEP 2: Complete Mapping and Activate Connection (to be completed by BookingCenter)

BookingCenter will create a new Agent Channel - BKGDIR which will appear in Agent Relationships.See Booking.com | Agent Allocations

We will complete mapping in the BKGDIR Channel based on the Room Types and Rates mapped in your Booking.com Extranet. Please be sure that these are correct in your Booking.com Extranet.

  1. While we are completing the mapping, you can check the status of the connection request in the Booking.com extranet under the "Channel Manager" link.
  2. Once mapping is complete, BookingCenter will confirm the connection and you will receive an email notification to activate the connection. See Step 5.

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STEP 3: Activate Connection (to be completed by property)

You will receive email notification that the connection has been confirmed and given instructions on how to activate the XML connection. If you do not receive the email, you can still activate the connection by completing these steps

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  1. To activate the connection, Go to "Property InfoAccount", in the left menu under "Property Level"top right-hand corner, click on "Channel Manager".
  2. In Step 4 - Confirm, click the blue button "I Confirm ...the connection with provider BookingCenter" to activate the XML connection.
  3. When BookingCenter receives notification that your connection is activated, then we will upload rates and availability and you will be LIVE.

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When all steps have been completed, your connection will be LIVE.

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