Create texts for a property

Texts on a property appear in views when searching online and in BookingStudio.
It is possible to export texts to physical catalogues.
On the page “Texts” a presentation video can also be uploaded to a property.

How texts and a video are displayed on the website is defined by those who have set up the website.
Texts help to optimize the display of the property page on Google in search results.

In order to be able to create texts on a property, the property must 
at least be created with master data.

Here you start

If you are at the property, select Texts in the gray menu bar.

Otherwise, search for the property and select “Texts” in the shortcut menu that appears.

Shortcut menu for a property

Create text

Click on Add textperiod.

Fill out the blanks

1. Create period – Select a period for when this text will be displayed publicly.
   Should the text appear all the time, leave the dates as the system suggests – from the year 1900 to 9999.
   
   
2. Language – the languages in which the installation was created are displayed.
   Click on each language (tab) to access the same text fields.
   Text must be completed for all languages.
   
   
3. Title – Title or heading for the property.
   
   
4. Description – An adequate description of the property. This is the only field where the text can be formatted. If the field is filled in, it is this text that appears when you make a search in Sales -> Booking and click on the calendar line for the property.
   
   
5. Summary – a short description of the property that appears in the list view in BookingStudio and is intended as an “appetizer”.
   
   
6. Meta description – This text can be displayed for the property in Google searches.
   
   
7. Catalogue text – a complete description for a property, but without formatting of the text. If the Description field is empty, then this text will be displayed when a search is made in Sales -> Booking and clicked on the calendar line for the property.
   
   The catalogue text can be sent from BookingStudio to e.g. a printing company if you make printed matter.
   Read more here “Catalogue export“.
   
   
8. Description for channels - this is optional and can be used if you want affiliates/agents to get a different text than the one you use in Catalogue/Description. Which field is displayed is controlled by the individual agent/affiliates. Read further down under "Extra" about texts in the API.
9. Video code – if the video is uploaded to YouTube, you can copy and paste the “embedded code” from the video into this field.
   
   
10. Short URL – this field is not used. The location of the property on a map is set up under the property’s master data.

Click “Save”.

You can remove the text fields that you do not use. The settings are set in the menu: 
Settings -> Overview -> Lodging Settings.
Changes will apply as standard for text fields on all properties.

Edit, Copy or Delete text

Once the texts have been created, they will be displayed on the first page when searching for the property -> Texts.

Via the black arrow you get the opportunity to edit, copy and delete the textperiod.

The texts are time-controlled, this means you can add more texts to be displayed at different times.
The text displayed depends on the arrival date of the search / reservation.

If you want to create more text, you can e.g. copy a period and create the new text based on it.
Be aware that the periods do not overlap.

What texts can be retrieved via the API?

The rules for what is retrieved via the API are as follows:

Partner API– here data is retrieved from the specified language.
Title, Summary, Meta Description and one large property description are included.
The "Description for channels" is retrieved if it is turned on, otherwise the "Description"
is retrieved. If there is no content in the Description, the Catalogue text is
retrieved.

Admin API– here data is retrieved from all fields for all languages.