About the Expedia Interface by b4checkin

The Expedia interface by b4checkin uses Expedia QuickConnect to create a two-way interface from Visual One to Expedia. This enables real-time transfer of information between Expedia and the property PMS.

b4checkin passes rates, availability and restriction data from Visual One to Expedia through Expedia QuickConnect.

When a booker makes a reservation, that reservation data is then passed from Expedia to b4checkin, and then into Visual One.

This interface accommodates Expedia Pay and Hotel Pay.

The b4checkin-Expedia interface is a 2-way interface from Visual One to Expedia for real-time transfer of information. b4checkin passes rates, availability and restriction data from Visual One to Expedia. Once a guest makes a reservation, that reservation data is then passed from Expedia, to b4checkin, and then to Visual One. This interface accommodates Expedia Pay and Hotel Pay.

Featured Functionality

• Interfaced to Agilysys Visual One
• Interfaced to Expedia through Expedia QuickConnect
• Real-time updates of rates, availability, and restrictions from Visual One to Expedia
• Real-time updates of reservations from Expedia to Visual One
• Ability to manage all rates, availability, and restrictions for Expedia from Visual One, eliminating manual entry by the property
• Ability to manage all reservations from all channels from Visual One, eliminating manual entry by the property
• Reservations for new and returning guests
• Allows changing and cancelling reservations online
• Reservations for adults and children
• Derive Tariffs from others, minimizing the need to create manual prices on numerous Tariffs
• Taxes pulled from Visual One
• Transfer of credit card information to Visual One
  • compatible with Freedom Pay (rGuestPay), Shift4, Elavon Fusebox
• Access to the b4checkin Admin Site
• Multiple payment options for the booker, including:
  • Expedia Collect
  • Hotel Collect
• Multiple rate offerings for the booker, including: 
  • Expedia Pay
  • Corporate Expedia Pay
  • Mobile Expedia Pay
  • Hotel Pay
  • Corporate Hotel Pay
  • Mobile Hotel Pay
  • Expedia Package (typically a cheaper rate offered by Expedia if the booker buys a flight and hotel together; this is not a Package Code in Visual One)
• Daily info restrictions may be set:
  • Closed
  • Closed to Arrival
  • Closed to Departure
  • Minimum Length of Stay
  • Maximum Length of Stay