Connecting, checking and Validating your Property

Introduction

This guide will explain default internal procedure for you to implement when connecting a new property to a sales channel. This will be your Step by Step check list to ensure properties are not advertising on Sales Channels with incorrect rates or other property data.

This process starts from your property being able to connect to the channel manager. So after the previous guide Minimum Content & Rates Requirement has been followed when creating your property in iPRO.

Prerequisites

1. Existing iPRO Channel manager account

2. Sales Channel Accounts

3. Property has been created and includes all the Minimum Content & Rates Requirements to connect to the iPRO Channel Manager.

4. Property has at least 12 months of future rates

5. Property has at least 10 images and are at least 1024x683 px

Internal Procedure for ensuring there are not Pricing issues on Sales Channels 

1/ Connecting New Property to the Channel manager

• Navigate to the Channel Manager on the left hand side
• Search for the New property
• Click the Connect button

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2/ Checking and Validating the Property data in the Channel manager

• Login to the Channel manager and check the Property does not have an "improve" warning next to it
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• Check Pricing is correct by comparing quotes given in the Channel manager against quotes given by iPRO and your expected price for 
  • 7 Night Break
  • Short break
  • 7 night break that crosses seasons
  • Short break that crosses seasons

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IMPORTANT NOTE - Do not proceed to the next step until this one is signed off.

3/ Connecting Property to Sales Channel

• Follow the steps by answering the questions and prompts when connecting property to a sales channel.
  • Ensure you have set your scaling/Mark up

This can take up to an hour for the property to be live and updated on the sales channel.

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4/ Checking Property Pricing on Sales Channel

• Once the property is connected and live on the sales channel. We then need to check the pricing. We do this by inputting dates for 
  • 7 Night Break
  • Short break
  • 7 night break that crosses seasons
  • Short break that crosses seasons
• We then compare this price to your expected price. It should be the same price given in iPRO + your scaling/Mark up.

>> Watch Video here

If the pricing on the sales channel does not match your expected price but the prices in the channel manager do match your expected price, please raise a support ticket with the property reference, dates and what your expected price is on the sales channel.

Tips and Best Practises

Always check your property pricing. See the below guides

Warning: Price Errors Ahead! Why You Can't Afford to Skip the Checks 

Avoid this common pricing mistake on the channels or suffer the consequences! 

Additional Resources (if applicable)

Links to related articles or documents for further reading.

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