Agency representation

An agency is a normal Wink account you can assign to your account for the purposes of representation. Below are some reasons why you would want an agency representing you:

• Full / Partial management of your Wink account by 3rd party.
• Property has an existing agreement with their management company and wants Wink to handle the financial aspect of their arrangement of funds coming in through Wink.
• Property management agency does all online work on behalf of its properties.

Assign agency

Here’s how you assign an agency to your account.

1. Log into your user account on Wink Extranet.
2. Select the property you want to work with.
3. Click on Account > Managers from the top navigation bar.
4. In the Agency section, type in the name of the agency you want to represent you.
5. Choose the agency fee from the dropdown.
6. Optionally add expiration rules.
7. Click the Set agency button to continue.

Note

You need to be the owner of the property to assign an agency.

Example

The agency fee derives from the booking.

Booking = $100, Agency fee = 1% => 100 * 0.01 = $1

Unassign agency

Here’s how you unassign an agency from your account.

1. Log into your user account on Wink Extranet.
2. Select the property you want to work with.
3. Click on Account > Managers from the top navigation bar.
4. In the Agency section, click the x icon on the right-hand side of the agency dropdown.
5. Click the Set agency button to continue.

API

Developers who want to manage agency via API can head over to Developers > API > Affiliate.