News and Updates

Checkfront Yearbook SubmissionsMay 9th 2012 (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s); if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=132896805841";

2Checkout Payment ProcessingMay 7th 2012 We are happy to announce support for 2Checkout. 2Checkout is payment processor and popular alternative to getting your own merchant account or using Paypal. It allows you to offer your customers

Sage Pay Payment ProcessingMay 3rd 2012 We are happy to announce support for the Sage Pay payment gateway. Sage Pay is a popular payment processor in the UK and Ireland. It allows you to offer your customers the ability to to pay in part,

Synchronizing a remote calendar with Checkfront (iCal) Feb 12th 2012 iCal is a portable calendar format that allows you to synchronize an external calendar with your Checkfront account. iCal is supported by most calendar software, mail clients, and many smart phones.

Tracking PPC Success with Google AdwordsJan 26th 2012If you market your business via Pay Per Click PPC advertising with Google Adwords, you'll want need to track your conversions. Obtaining Return On Investment ROI information for your online campaigns

Checkfront V2.0 ReleasedJan 17th 2012 We are happy to announce version 2.0 of Checkfront. Many THANKS to all the customers who contributed the suggestions that drove v2.0 enhancements in this release! New Interactive Dashboard Increase

New API and Developer ToolsNov 16th 2011 We are happy to announce version 2.0 of our API. This release includes significantly more functionality over its predecessor. Developers can now build applications and integrations that have unrestricted

Update: New Field EditorSep 30th 2011We have moved the Field Editor from a system add-on into the core system. It now lives under Manage / Layout / Booking Form. This provides a few new options to its predecessor. See below for updated

Update: Customer E-mails and Staff AccountsSep 22nd 2011(v1.8.8) We are pleased two announce two new updates to Checkfront: E-mail Correspondence Till now, all internal customer communications have been by way of automated e-mails via the notification

Checkfront Expands Network to Asia-Pacific!Sep 20th 2011 To better service our customers based in Asia-Pacific, we've expanded our localized cloud services to the region. This includes service to: Japan, China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines

Salesforce CRM IntegrationJun 17th 2011 We're please to announce integration with Salesforce -- the worlds most popular CRM. This add-on is available in your extension area, and provides the ability to automatically create new customers

Check-in / Check-out SupportJun 14th 2011A common request to date has been support for Check-in (Arrived) and Check-out (Completed) statuses. For starters, as of today you can modify the default status labels and colors under Manage / Layout

Checkfront Wins Emerging Technology Company of the YearJun 3rd 2011 We are very excited to have won "Emerging Technology Company of the Year" at the annual VIATeC Awards last night in our home town of Victoria BC. The awards celebrate excellence and innovation in

Referral and Campaign TrackingApr 29th 2011Although Checkfront already tracks the referring host of a booking (ie, external website, Facebook), it can be handy to add a Tracking ID on marketing initiatives (E-mail, Pay-per-click advertising etc),

April 2011 NewsletterApr 7th 2011 Where does the time go?  Seems it's been awhile since our last newsletter. We've been busy here at Checkfront, and this is a good time for an update. In February we announced that Checkfront merchants

Show Preferred Fields in ReportsApr 1st 2011You can now change the default columns displayed in various reports within Checkfront. If you have custom fields defined using the field editor, these will also be available for selection. When viewing

Quicky Edit Bookings in CheckfrontMar 24th 2011Somewhat overdue -- you can now quickly edit pricing, dates and other booking parameters, as well as add / remove items to an existing booking directly from within the invoice view in Checkfront. To

Checkfront Merchants Surpass $3 Million in Online BookingsFeb 21st 2011We are happy to announce that Checkfront merchants have surpassed $3 million (USD) in bookings since we launched version 1.0 of our platform less than 7 months ago. For a new startup, we arrived at

New Chrome Web Store ExtensionsDec 19th 2010We've added a new extension to the Chrome Web Store for Checkfront. Chrome is a relatively new browser from Google and works very well with Checkfront. This extension requires Chrome, and will not

Stop paying commissions for softwareDec 1st 2010 Customers sometimes ask why we charge a monthly fee rather than following the herd and taking a commission on bookings.  At first glance, paying a small commission on a booking may be attractive,

High availability booking managementNov 5th 2010Booking management is often a business critical operation, Checkfront understands the requirement for high-availability and a responsive application. The latest in cloud based technologies are utilized

Follow up e-mails and Trip Advisor reviewsOct 27th 2010 User reviews on websites such as TripAdvisor can be a great way to promote your business. The more (and the better) your reviews, the higher you'll be displayed when potential customers are searching

Referral ProgramSep 20th 2010 Most of our new business comes from word of mouth — meaning it comes from you, our customers, referring your colleagues and clients. The Checkfront referral program is designed to reward those customers

Checkfront 1.5 UpdateAug 27th 2010Many thanks to all our customers for their continued feedback and support. As a result, Checkfront is pleased to announce our 2010 August (v1.5) service enhancements including the following new features: Hourly

The end of our free planMay 31st 2010Checkfront 1.0 marks the end of our free Soho plan. Although we had hoped to maintain in some form going forward, we have been unable to keep up with the demand while meeting the needs of our paying customers.

We're heading to the ValleyMay 11th 2010Checkfront has been selected along with 20 other promising Canadian technology companies to attend 48 hours in the Valley on May 19th. Selected by the C100, in partnership with the Consulate General

Checkfront Inc launches new Online Booking SystemApr 27th 2010Victoria, BC -- Checkfront Inc. today launched its cloud-based online booking system. Checkfront™ is a feature-rich online booking system that allows businesses to manage their inventories, centralize

Setting up Checkfront and Wordpress in under 5 minutes (Video)Feb 27th 2010Here is a quick video showing a new Checkfront account being setup from start to finish, in under five minutes. In this scenario, we're setting up an accommodation based business, adding some basic

Checkfront DropboxFeb 19th 2010Integrating Checkfront just got easier... You can now embed a Checkfront booking window virtually anywhere using our new Dropbox. The Checkfront Dropbox is a compact, standards compliant XHTML / Ajax

Checkfront adds servers in EuropeDec 9th 2009To better service our European customers, we've added new servers located in the United Kingdom. We understand that network reliability is essential to your business. Once fully migrated, European

How to setup Paypal Website Payments with CheckfrontNov 16th 2009 Paypal Website Payments Standard is a quick way to start accepting credit card payments for your bookings and reservations with Checkfront. Unlike most payment processors, Paypal Website Payments Standard

New Wordpress Plugin for CheckfrontNov 7th 2009You can now integrate the Checkfront Booking platform directly into your Wordpress Blog. This plugin has been tested with Wordpress 2.8 and up, although it should work with versions 2.5 and up. Your

Hospitality & Tourism GlossaryAug 14th 2009The hospitality and tourism industry can be a complicated place to navigate, especially when dealing with large vendors and distributors. Here is a quick glossary of some of the more commonly used terms.