Read this introduction to our TripAdvisor Connect integration, including information on how to activate the integration and choose your company's industry.
To learn more about the functionality of the Tripadvisor Connect integration, please read the entire series of articles accessed at the side and bottom of this page.
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Manage > Integrations > Channels > Tripadvisor Connect
What prerequisites are there?
- Admin permissions to manage Integrations.
- Your business must be an Accommodation Provider, listed as a 'Hotel' on Tripadvisor.
- Your company's Primary industry (Manage > Setup > Company) must be set to an Accommodations & Hospitality option.
Which Checkfront version supports this feature - classic, new, or both?
- Your account must have access to items (Inventory > Items), a key feature of our classic version of Checkfront.
- This integration is not yet supported with products (Inventory > Products), a key feature of our newest version of Checkfront.
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New to Checkfront - Products ✨ Products (Inventory > Products) is the successor feature to (Inventory > Items) and is available in our newest version of Checkfront. Not yet on our newest version and interested in upgrading? Please contact our Technical Support team for more information. Discover more product-related help articles here: Products (New). |
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TripConnect Availability Your property must be listed on Tripadvisor as a 'Hotel'. Other listings, such as 'Vacation Rentals', are not eligible. Although we’d love to include our many tours and attraction Operators, at this time, it’s limited to accommodation providers (hotels) on Tripadvisor. |
About Tripadvisor
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"Tripadvisor, the world's largest travel platform*, helps 463 million travelers each month** make every trip their best trip. Travelers across the globe use the Tripadvisor site and app to browse more than 859 million reviews and opinions of 8.6 million accommodations, restaurants, experiences, airlines and cruises. Whether planning or on a trip, travelers turn to Tripadvisor to compare low prices on hotels, flights and cruises, book popular tours and attractions, as well as reserve tables at great restaurants. Tripadvisor, the ultimate travel companion, is available in 49 markets and 28 languages." ~ Tripadvisor
Integration Overview
Back to topCheckfront's Tripadvisor Connect integration enables you to add real-time availability, pricing, and booking as part of your Tripadvisor listing.
Rather than Customers finding your listing on Tripadvisor and being directed to book via a channel such as Booking.com or Expedia, a link appears on Tripadvisor that takes them directly to your Checkfront-powered booking page. Subsequently, you avoid the commission taken by channels (Tripadvisor only charges a fee per click) and control the full booking experience!
Checkfront does not charge extra for this service. Tripadvisor charges a CPC (cost per click) fee when sending Customers to your booking page. The actual cost is determined by Tripadvisor on a per-listing basis.
You are not charged any extra by Tripadvisor when potential Customers simply view your Tripadvisor listing, only when they are sent to make a booking by clicking on the link.
Activating the Tripadvisor Connect integration
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Tripadvisor Connect is found within Integrations (Manage > Integrations). Locate the Tripadvisor Connect tile in the Channels category, hover your mouse over the tile, and click to open the Add-on Setup modal.
Fill out the fields in the pop-up window, most notably, your Trip Advisor ID. Select Activate when done.
Trip Advisor ID
This is a required field found in the lower section of the right column on your Tripadvisor Management Center main page.
Enable Conversion Tracking
Tripadvisor offers a conversion tracking solution to help hotels track the revenue from advertising on Tripadvisor.
Hotels view this calculated revenue on their Management Center page within Tripadvisor.
To enable this functionality for their hotel clients, and to be certified as a Plus Partner, partners must configure their websites to notify Tripadvisor of any booking that occurs due to a lead sent by Tripadvisor. By checking this box in the Checkfront setup window, you are enabling us to complete that task for you.
Amenities
Use this section to check off all the amenity types your business offers.
Number of Adults Selector
Select the booking parameter that determines the number of adults in a booking.
Discount Code
If you wish to offer a discount code to apply to Tripadvisor bookings, enter it in this field. The discount code helps promote bookings through Tripadvisor by showing a lower price for those bookings.
Specifying your company's primary industry
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Your account must have the Primary Industry (Manage > Setup > Company) set to one of the Accommodations & Hospitality options for the connection with Tripadvisor to be successful. |
- Navigate to the Setup area (Manage > Setup).
- Select the Company tab and specify any options under the Accommodations & Hospitality category as your Primary Industry.
- Click Save to preserve your changes.
Including Checkfront items in Tripadvisor Connect >