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[Booking Engine] How to Request Listing on Google Hotels / Vacation Rentals

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Written by Takashi Obatake
Updated over a week ago

[Overview]

This guide explains how to request your property to be listed on Google Hotels / Vacation Rentals through the booking engine.

[About applying for a Google Hotel listing]

To apply for listing on Google Hotels, you must use AirHost's booking engine.
Please refer to the help below for how to start using the booking engine.


[Details]

Additional Fees for Listing on Google Hotels / Vacation Rentals

Currently, we are accepting listing requests free of charge during the trial period.
Please note that it may take about two weeks to one month to complete the listing process due to possible errors during the registration process.

There may be additional fees applied in the future, but we will inform you at least one month in advance if that happens.

Note:

Listings on Google Hotels / Vacation Rentals are submitted by automatically linking your property information through the Google API. However, how the information is displayed on Google Maps is entirely controlled by Google, and we are unable to specify or modify the display. Similarly, we cannot process requests to link to an existing Google Business Profile.


Pre-Request Checks [Checking Existing Listings]

Before making a request, check if your property is already listed. Here’s how to verify:

For Hotels:

If your property is selected on Google Maps and 'Official Site' is displayed under "All options," then it is already listed, and no request is necessary.

For Vacation Rentals:

Display the property's address on Google Maps, select "Hotels" → "Vacation Rentals," and if the property shows up with 'AirHost Booking Engine,' it is already listed, and no request is necessary.

**A vacation rental property can only appear on the Google Travel page, in the Vacation Rentals category.

However, the booking link for this property cannot be shown on Google Maps.

This is because to display a booking link or rate on Google Maps, the property must have a "Check availability" button, which is only available for properties in the Hotel category and not for vacation rentals.

Please note that it's up to Google to decide whether a listing appears on Google Hotel or Vacation Rental.

You cannot choose or change to be on Google Hotel or Vacation Rental.

For more information about the category, you can refer to this article.

Vacation Rental Category

Hotel Category

[Information Required for Listing]

The following details are mandatory for listing and must be checked and entered prior to your request to avoid errors:

To be listed on Google Hotels / Vacation Rentals, your property must be publicly available and for sale on the AirHost Booking Engine. Please confirm this before making your request.

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How to request publication

Please fill in the following information by clicking [ Ask a Question ] at the bottom right of the screen (green mark) .

Email address: Email address registered with your AirHost account

Title: "Request to list on Google Hotel/Vacation Rental"

Type: Booking Engine

Content: Please let us know the name of the property you would like to advertise.


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