Overview
This article shows you how to activate one or several extra languages on your Amenitiz website and Booking Engine, and how to choose the default language shown to guests when their browser language is not one of the languages you support.
Use this article when you open to new markets, add a language to the website menu, or change your primary market.
Before you start
Only the account owner or a user with Admin/Editor access can activate languages or change the default.
Activating a language adds a language tab to every page with multilingual fields (descriptions, sales terms, amenities). You must fill each field in the new language or the page will not publish.
Available languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, German, Dutch.
The admin interface language is set per-user — see How to change your administrator area default language.
Step-by-step instructions
1. Activate a language
Go to
Website→Languages.Switch on the languages you want to support.
For each activated language, fill in the translated content on:
Property details(name, description, check-in instructions).Accommodations(each room's name and description).Rate plansandSales terms.Custom website pages and blocks.
Click
Saveon each page → the new language tab appears on your public website and Booking Engine.
📌 Note
Amenitiz does not auto-translate content. Prepare your translations in advance so the new language can go live the moment you switch it on.
2. Set the default language
The default language is used when the guest's browser language is not one of the languages you have activated.
In
Website→Languages, on the language you want, clickSet as default.Confirm the change → the new default is applied to the website and the Booking Engine.
📌 Note
Guests keep seeing the language that matches their browser when it is one of the languages you support. The default only applies when there is no match.
FAQs
What happens if I activate a language without filling in the content?
What happens if I activate a language without filling in the content?
The language tab appears but shows empty fields, which hurts your brand and conversion. Fill every multilingual field before letting guests discover the new tab.
Can I deactivate a language later?
Can I deactivate a language later?
Yes. Toggle the language off in Website → Languages. The tab is removed from the public website; translated content stays saved in case you reactivate.
Does changing the default retranslate my content?
Does changing the default retranslate my content?
No. Your translations stay exactly as you wrote them. Only the fallback language changes.
Can the website and the Booking Engine have different defaults?
Can the website and the Booking Engine have different defaults?
No. Amenitiz uses a single default language for both so guests see a consistent experience.
What if the guest's browser has no match and the default has no translation?
What if the guest's browser has no match and the default has no translation?
Amenitiz falls back to English. Always keep English content up to date as a safety net.