Thomas Wisbey that’s pretty cool, but not at all what I am looking for. I don’t want to purchase a property management software and just want a calendar widget so I can build out my direct booking site easily on GHL. Plenty of PMS offer direct booking sites but they’re pricey.

Becca Peachey thanks for the feedback! The current solution could be used just for the booking widget, though for immediate functionality (aka blocking off the calander availability across the other listing platforms and having the pricing displayed), it needs to be connected to a PMS. The OTAs limit their api connections so currently it is only possible to do on HL via this middleware passthrough with a PMS. If you have a PMS, you could utilize the caledar widget without use of the other features on the platform, no problem.

Thomas Wisbey I don’t have and don’t want a PMS, and most PMS already offer iframe embedding, so I’m not seeing the advantage of this. I can sync availability via iCal links, and PriceLabs has API integration for pricing, so that would cover both availability and pricing. All I’m looking for is a simple calendar widget that can integrate iCal and my dynamic pricing tool.

Becca Peachey The explicit advantage is the capacity to integrate these industry specific features into GHL, which also leverages the use of custom values across marketing materials within the HL platform, so highly dynamic in functionality.

i can look at integrating pricelabs and iCal's API connections via our middleware as a workaround of PMS companies into GHL 🙏 we do not currently have plans to develop into a full blown PMS, only to serve in this immediate capacity as a passthrough. Eventually we can develop the app to be more client facing, though in the immediate short term we at least want to enable the missing features for HL agency accounts and Vacation Rental business owners to serve their clients in an optimal way.

As mentioned HL does not currently have plans to enable this sort of niche connectivity, but is definitely something we can do now to help the HL community in the way you mention. I just really need this sort of feedback and to gauge interest what apis are highest priority to establish. So, if you know others who might be interested in these API pathways mentioned, please share the word!

Thomas Wisbey Is this going to be a paid app or free? my customer is not looking to spend more money.

Hi Marina Abramson , thank you for the inquiry into the app. At this time we need to evaluate what the biggest ROI and interest is for prospective HL users. I've paid significantly out of pocket to enable this feature and want the community to have access, so of course will look into developing freemium models for use.

Because HL did not have the capacity to collaborate on this build early on, we need to determine the best pathway to redeem those sunken costs and also continue to innovate and improve the solution on behalf of the HL dev team, HL community and the vacation rental industry at large. If you have suggestions in this regard it would be awesome to know your thoughts on a potential freemium access model would look like, ideas around what customers lower threshold for access would be etc.

George Betson what is vehicle hie?

Richard Gibbons I verified last year. They do not have it slated to be built, though I went ahead and built it out and will be making the tool public very soon. Feel free to sign up to the wait list and help provide feedback with how you'd like to see future developments: https://smartstay-solutions.com/interest

Lourens Swart see my comment above ☝

Rebecca Whitney See my comment above ☝

Albano Gonzalez See my comment above ☝

Luis Enrique See my comment above ☝