Despegar’s availability calculation has been updated to prevent rooms from being oversold and undersold. The availability value calculation has been updated to the following formula:

The inventory for all Despegar connections has been synched to ensure they’re up to date.

Previously, properties from select regions were able to update the listing regulations through The Channel Manager. This feature has now been deprecated so properties must update the regulations through the Airbnb extranet.

Because Airbnb has deprecated the API feature, the feature has now been removed from Channel Manager.

HRS has recently released a specification that allows Channel Manager to receive and store 3DS data that is collected when Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) is performed by HRS.

The 3DS data will be available to consuming applications such as SM PAY and 3rd Party PMS.

Having this data will reduce the risk of declined payments for properties processing merchant-initiated transactions.

This month we’ve integrated with new Channels as listed below:

TheBookingButton product has evolved over the years to encompass more than just its namesake and has now been renamed to Direct Booking.

If you are looking to add TBB as a channel, you will now find it renamed as Direct Booking.

Tripadvisor has now been successfully added to Demand Plus and rolled out to all regions, globally. Tripadvisor is one of the highest performing metasearch channels and means that customers with Demand Plus will be able to extend their reach and visibility even further.