Connecting to Flipkey/Tripadvisor with Tokeet
Tripadvisor/Flipkey is integrated with Tokeet via an iCal connection.
In order for your Tripadvisor/Flipkey iCal connections to work with two-way synchronization, you will want to both export a Tokeet calendar into Tripadvisor/Flipkey, as well as import a Tripadvisor/Flipkey calendar into Tokeet.
Export Tokeet Calendar to Flipkey/Tripadvisor
In Tokeet: Navigate to Channels > "Add Channel"
- Select "Flipkey/Tripadvisor" from the dropdown menu.
- Click Select
- In the Exported Calendars section, click the green "Add" button
- Select a Rental from which you are exporting the calendar
- Click Export
- In the popup, select and copy the URL
- Click Done
In Tripadvisor: navigate to "Calendar' and click there.
- On the subsequent page, click 'Import'
- On the following pop up, click 'Other'
- Paste your Tokeet URL in the first space, and give the calendar a name
- Then click Import
- Your Tripadvisor account is now receiving events from your Tokeet calendar for this rental! Next, import your Tripadvisor calendar into Tokeet
This should pop-up a window with your export URL that you can copy to be pasted into Tokeet - click Copy Link then Close:
Import "Flipkey/Tripadvisor" Calendar into Tokeet
In Tripadvisor - Navigate to calendar and click 'Export' and copy your Tripadvisor URL.
You will be importing this calendar URL into Tokeet.
In Tokeet - navigate to Channels > "Add Channel"
- Select "Flipkey/Tripadvisor" from the dropdown menu.
- Click Select
- In the Imported Calendars section, click the green "Add" button
- Click Select
- Give your calendar a name, select the Rental which will be updated with your Tripadvisor events and paste the iCal URL from Tripadvisor
- Click "Import"
Your Tokeet calendar is now updated with events from "Flipkey/Tripadvisor"
Repeat this process for all your rentals.
What to Expect Next
- Tokeet will import all of your "Flipkey/Tripadvisor" bookings and blocked dates.
- All imported "Flipkey/Tripadvisor" events become Hold Events in Tokeet
- iCal is a calendar link only. You will need to continue managing rates in "Flipkey/Tripadvisor"
- You can convert Hold Events to Bookings in Tokeet and enter additional info, by clicking on the Hold Event on your Tokeet calendar and clicking "Convert".