Owner's Direct and the hotel California
Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2016 5:03 pm
You can check in but you can't check out.
Having been caught in a VRBO trap ( put alternative payment methods in that I now can't remove so any booking which is a 'request booking' one has to go through checkout or I am shot at dawn), I hurriedly went to remove my quite separate OD alternative payment methods. I had been testing out online booking and offering PP, cheque and bank transfer on there ( got one booking that way and no fee YET of course).
On OD, subscription listing, whilst I can remove the online payment thing, I can't now remove the payment options. It gives you a Red warning notice saying you have to pick at least one method and it won't submit and save without. This is in preparation for when they add the booking fee later this year. All the American sites are now doing this and people are losing bookings. The guests think it is the owner adding the 7-9% ( on an average listing) fee.
It is OK now as they don't charge a fee but for any of you thinking it is a good idea to tick those alternative payment boxes DON'T. There is no way back.......at least I can't find one. Anyone????
Having been caught in a VRBO trap ( put alternative payment methods in that I now can't remove so any booking which is a 'request booking' one has to go through checkout or I am shot at dawn), I hurriedly went to remove my quite separate OD alternative payment methods. I had been testing out online booking and offering PP, cheque and bank transfer on there ( got one booking that way and no fee YET of course).
On OD, subscription listing, whilst I can remove the online payment thing, I can't now remove the payment options. It gives you a Red warning notice saying you have to pick at least one method and it won't submit and save without. This is in preparation for when they add the booking fee later this year. All the American sites are now doing this and people are losing bookings. The guests think it is the owner adding the 7-9% ( on an average listing) fee.
It is OK now as they don't charge a fee but for any of you thinking it is a good idea to tick those alternative payment boxes DON'T. There is no way back.......at least I can't find one. Anyone????