jACTheRentalCalendar:
Availability Calendar for Owner Rentals
Features
- Theme and Language
- Show a week number
- API to booking data
- Booking Categories
- Multi Property Display
jACTheRentalCalendar Features
jACTheRentalCalendar is not associated with any Listing Service or Website. You can control the theme to match your personal property website. You can display the calendars in multiple formats and languages. You can display multiple calendars on the same page.
jACTheRentalCalendar also can automatically read your data from any other source, such as Rentors.org, and re-display the data in a format of your own design. That means you don't need to use jAC to maintain the availability, you could just use jAC to display your existing calendars with a color scheme to match your site!! Works with Rentors.org, VacationRentals.Com, CyberRentals.com, Holiday-Rentals.com, VacationHomes.Com.
jACTheRentalCalendar can show multiple calendars on a single page. Check the example, data from different sources on the same page.
12 months, 2 columns, Starting in Current Month, Using Booking Data entered in jAC.
Example 112 months, 3 columns, Browse through some of the themes! This example uses Rentors.Org as booking data source.
Here is an example of one kind of link to a multi-property calendar
Features
- A simple booking calendar with up to 4 "booked" states that you can customize.
- Add a Private Note for each booking you enter on the calendar.
- Display your calendar with a simple link. ::sample::
- Instead of adding your own bookings in jAC, you could link your availability from Rentors.Org and others services. Once linked, all the jAC features are available such as calendar themeing, XML feed, iCAL feed, and searching.
- Use a variety of themes or make your own ::sample::
- Use a variety display options for LANGUAGE, columns, first day of week, week numbers, headings, etc... Here's a 2 month calendar in french with no headings and no legends, showing week numbers and starting on monday ::sample:: This would most likely be used in a thin column IFRAME on your page. It will shrink to fit.
- You can get just the data for use in other applications. Retrieve an XML Feed of Property Availability ::sample:: or retrieve an iCal Feed of Property Availability ::sample::
- jAC provides some simple auto-generated pages of your property. Link A Simple Property Flyer. ::sample:: or an entire Property Mini Site. ::sample::
- View and Print Booking Reports.
Multi-Property Features
- Multi-Property Calendar (by property). ::sample::
- Multi-Property Calendar (by month). ::sample::
- A Simple Multi-Property MiniSite that includes availability search, group calendars, and contact forms. ::sample::
Using jAC Links to your Calendar
This page describes three ways to use HTML to display the calendar and enquiry form on your own web site. (There are other ways, if you are good at HTML, please share with us on the forum. )
You can copy and paste from the highlighted HTML code areas below to your own web pages. These examples use a property code JU-100, of course you should substitute your property code!
TEXT LINKS
Use on your menus or anywhere on your page. This example creates the clickable text 'Availabiliy Calendar' that will pop the calendar on a new window. You usually want to use a new window, so your own website stays visible. If you don't use a new window, then a visitor may lose your page and not come back to your website.
Produces this link: Availability Calendar
BUTTON LINK: Create a clickable button
This example creates a clickable BUTTON on your page with a label. It also pops the calendar to a new window.
Produces this button:
IFRAME : embed the calendar in your page
You could embed the calendar right in one of your pages without any clicking by the visitor. Using an “iframe” is pretty simple and you can place the calendar almost anywhere.
Produces this in your page:
Additional Configuration
Notice that I added some additional configuration options in the IFRAME example: "&cfg=c:2,m:6,cb:0" to override what I saved as defaults inside jAC. These CFG options are explained in the advanced config page of the wiki. Basically that says "2 columns, 6 months, hide close button"
Try the demo account
There is a demo login account you can use for testing. Just one click and look at the existing properties and add your own sample.
Or use username:jacuser and password:jacuser.
Create your own account
Go ahead, test drive jACTheRentalCalendar. Create an account and add property or two. It's free to use for up to two properties and the only personal information requested is an email address. Immediately link you calendar to one you already use from another service, such as Rentors.Org, or HomeAway.Com and see how it looks.
Data Sources
jAC can read your availability data on the sites listed here. jAC ONLY READS the data and does not require any usernames or passwords to the other calendars. jAC re-displays the data in your desired theme, or returns it to you in an XML/RSS/iCAL format for you to do whatever you want.
