Popular UK property management system (PMS) Bedful has announced a new integration with Hipcamp, the world’s largest provider of outdoor stays.
The new instant availability integration means that hundreds of glamping site owners who use Bedful everyday will now be able to share their availability in real time – making it easier to maximise occupancy rates and avoid booking clashes.
The two-way integration uses an application programming interface (API) to share information instantly between Hipcamp and Bedful. Transferred data includes booking names and IDs, detailed guest information and booking prices, as well as extras, such as food hampers or firewood. There is no additional Bedful subscription fee charged to the businesses using the service.
Formerly known as ‘Cool Camping’ in the UK, until the two brands merged in May 2022, Hipcamp is one of the world’s fastest growing marketplaces for camping and glamping holidays. The new Hipcamp-Bedful integration comes just days after Hipcamp also announced an integration with Resnexus, one of the largest property management systems in North America.
“Ever since Hipcamp launched in the UK last year we wanted to make it easier for Bedful hosts to reach a bigger audience,” said Bedful spokesperson, Lucy Clinch.
“Listing on Hipcamp is free and simple and now our integration means hosts can link availability with the rest of their holiday business seamlessly. Information is shared instantly and far more comprehensively than with iCal, the software typically used for basic integrations. What’s more, there is no added cost to our Bedful subscriptions, meaning our prices remain unchanged for the fourth year in a row.”
“We want to make hosting on Hipcamp simple,” said Hipcamp’s UK Country Manager, Jonathan Knight.
“Bedful is the most popular PMS amongst our Hipcamp hosts in the UK and France, so this is an important and exciting integration for us. Hosts using Bedful will now have a faster service with more data than previously, while, on Hipcamp, they’ll find an audience of millions more campers across the UK and around the world.”
