By default, Google orders properties (POIs) displayed within a provider's box in the Hotel Aggregator Unit based on relevance and usefulness for the user's query. A VSS can optionally configure Ranking Preferences to re-order properties using signals from the POI Feed. A VSS will be able to select both a primary ranking signal and a secondary ranking signal.
How It Works
- Our ranking systems select the most relevant Points of Interest (POIs) for a user query. If you opt in to Property Ranking Preferences, the ranking of your POIs is adjusted based on your preferred signals.
- Account Scope: Your configuration applies uniformly across all brands under your Hotel Aggregator integration.
Supported Preferences and POI Feed Fields
| Ranking Preference | VssPoi Feed Fields |
Sorting & Validation Rules |
|---|---|---|
| Price | N/A (Provided in Price feeds) |
Sorts by total price from the lowest price to the highest price. |
| Reviews Rating | rating (float, required), rating_scale (int32, optional) |
Sorts descending by normalized rating (rating / rating_scale). rating_scale defaults to 5 if omitted. Must satisfy 0 <= rating <= rating_scale and rating_scale > 0. |
| None (Default) | N/A | Preserves Google's default query relevance order. |
How to Opt In or Update Preferences
- Populate Feed Fields: Ensure
ratingandrating_scaleare populated in your daily POI feed. - Submit a Request: Submit a request by contacting your Google
representative, or by opening
a support ticket here.
Please provide your Primary and Secondary ranking signals for configuration.
- Primary Ranking Signal:
Price,Reviews Rating, orNone (Default) - Secondary Ranking Signal (Optional):
Price,Reviews Rating, orNone (Default)
- Primary Ranking Signal:
You can request updates to your ranking signals up to once per month, or opt
out at any time by setting both signals to None (Default).