by InnFirst on March 17, 2010
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Some new features will be rolling out in the next 7-10 days, including: 1) Customizable visual calendar. This is a feature on the back end where property owners / managers can quickly view, at-a-glance what their reservations are looking like over the next couple of years. The problem exists only for property owners / managers [...]
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For all of you PayPal lovers out there, today Lodgix.com officially supports PayPal. To integrate within the Lodgix.com application, you must first have a PayPal Business or Premier account and follow the instructions I’ve posted here: http://support.innfirst.com/entries/117060-how-do-i-setup-paypal-to-integrate-with-innfirst-com Once you’ve completed those instructions, guests will be able to book online and pay the reservation and security [...]
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by InnFirst on February 14, 2010
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Lodgix.com will soon launch support for PayPal. A vacation rental property owner will be able to select PayPal as their preferred payment method. The integration of PayPal will allow guests to choose PayPal to pay for their initial reservation deposit. Once the deposit has been paid via PayPal, the property owner will be notified they [...]
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Almost all payment gateways have some form of AVS that is turned on by default. AVS is an anti-fraud tool that checks the billing address entered on the payment form with the billing address registered with the credit card. Address Verification Service is a great tool if you are selling a physical or a virtual [...]
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by InnFirst on November 12, 2009
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I do not advocate using PayPal Website Payments Standard for vacation rentals. Many vacation rental owners use this option to accept payments from their guests. Reasons not to use PayPal Website Payments Standard for Vacation Rentals: No opportunity to rebill the guests credit card. A property owner can collect a deposit, but to collect the [...]
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