Technology

Tools that make it easy to track the performance of your vacation rental business. You can read important statistics, generate reports and analyze your website traffic. Read more

A full connection between two software platforms that allow data sharing. For example, channel managers usually offer API connections to the top booking portals such as Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia, Vrbo, etc. Read more

Technology that streamlines short-term rental property management operations by setting up triggers to activate action flows, such as contacting visitors, screening guests or making payments. Read more

An application or software used on accommodation websites to securely process reservations and payments. Read more

A software plugin for hospitality industry websites which allows them to take online bookings with payments. Read more

A tool that offers synchronization between third-party distribution sites and a central platform for managing reservations. Channel managers typically synchronize calendar availabilities, though some connections will offer synchronizations of property data, rates, messages and more. Read more

Synchronization between a variety of platforms allowing owners to maximize the discovery of their properties by guests. Exportation of rates, listing content and calendar availability to the top OTAs to provide a reliable means of listing on different sites. Read more

Your website name, the address on the internet where users can access your website. Read more

Simple but classic connection used to synchronize calendars with closed periods to block periods of unavailability. Read more

Lodgify is a vacation rental software solution that allows owners and property managers to easily manage their short-term rental business from one place. Owners can create their own bookable website, manage all their reservations on a centralized platform and sync their bookings and calendars with external channels. Read more

A payment gateway is a service that allows merchants to accept payments made by credit card. The term refers to both the card-reader devices we see in retail stores and the payment processing portals used in online stores. Read more

Cybercrime in which a target is contacted by email, telephone, or text message by someone posing as a legitimate institution to lure individuals into providing sensitive data such as personally identifiable information, banking and credit card details, and password. Read more

Software that facilitates the management of rental properties. this includes reservations and booking calendar, guest communication, rates, listings on other channels, property information, and more. Read more

A property equipped with smart home devices and can be remotely managed. Read more

A WiFi or Bluetooth-enabled smart home device that allows users to lock and unlock a door by sending secure signals from a mobile application on their smartphone, computer or tablet. Smart locks provide remote, keyless access to a property. Read more

A cloud-based program that allows you to build a website, accept direct bookings with online payments, connect to key third-party distribution sites and manage all your reservations and guest communications from one place. Read more

An online software that builds a website based on the information users have provided. Read more

A pre-designed webpage (or set of webpages) that anyone can use to easily create their own website (even without any design or programming skills). Read more

A website or mobile app that is designed to enrich the guest experience. It will provide guests with everything they need to know before and during their stay. In some cases, guests can chat with the host via the digital welcome app, as well as book local activities or add-ons. Read more