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 (14): English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Dutch, Catalan, Chinese, Russian, Polish, Greek, Croatian.
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 Settings → Languages.
On the language you want, open the row menu (⋯) and click Add language.
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 plans and Sales terms.
- Custom website pages and blocks.
Click Save on 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 Settings → Languages, go to Default language for your website / booking engine.
Choose the language in the dropdown, then click Change default.
The new default applies to your website and the Booking Engine. For example, with English as the default, a guest whose browser is set to Greek sees your site in English.

📌 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?

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?

Yes. Open the row menu (⋯) on that language in Settings → Languages and click Remove language. The tab is removed from the public website; translated content stays saved in case you reactivate.

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?

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?

Amenitiz falls back to English. Always keep English content up to date as a safety net.

How to activate languages and set the default language