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Product updates, practical hospitality tips, and setup strategies from our team. Showing posts from 2012.
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Operations - December 6, 2012 - 5 min read
Users often ask what they can do to more fully utilize the various features of ReservationKey. While this list is nowhere near exhaustive, here are a few things you can do that quickly come to mind: Fully Integrate Payments One of the best things you can do to save you time is to process all …
Automation - October 25, 2012 - 3 min read
We have developed functionality to automatically send emails to guests based on dates saved in custom fields. This is useful for sending automatic yearly emails to guests for events such as a birthday or wedding anniversary. Here’s how to set it up: 1. Add Custom Field(s)Add one or more custom fields of the date type: …
Operations - October 21, 2012 - 2 min read
From the Reservation Details page, the Change link now opens a small window where quick adjustments to a reservation can be made. This window contains several useful features. 1. Move RoomsSimply select the new room to move this guest to. After selecting the room, the system will automatically check to see if the newly selected …
Payments - October 5, 2012 - 2 min read
We sometimes are asked why we only take PayPal for subscriptions to ReservationKey. The primary reason is because it is easy for us and is generally easy for our users. For us, we are able to keep our costs low by not having to spend any additional resources handling billing. With PayPal subscriptions, all of …
Operations - September 28, 2012 - 2 min read
We just made a slight adjustment to the way room prices are set when changing with reservations. Previously, when changing a reservation by adding a few days, the prices for the original days would revert back to the price according to the rate plan. Now, only the newly added dates will pull the price from …
Operations - September 27, 2012 - 4 min read
Occasionally prospective users will ask us whether we have 24 hour, 7 day a week phone support. The basic answer is no, although sometimes it sure feels like we do. Running a web based, global business, with users spread out across more than 27 countries, we could easily work 24 hours a day and always …
Operations - September 19, 2012 - 4 min read
Just now, a prospective user emailed me with this question:” I have webervations right now and am considering a change. What can you tell me that would make me think you are better? Thank you.” My short answer to this question is:I think big reasons are we have a fuller featured system, a very flexible …
Operations - September 6, 2012 - 3 min read
You can now set which number you want your reservation ID numbers to start from. The numbers are unique to each account, and will only increase as reservations are added to your account. Prior to this, the reservation ID numbers were used system wide and increased sequentially as reservations were added to any user’s account. …
Payments - August 31, 2012 - 2 min read
Improved: after entering a credit card number in a reservation, you can now click the Payments link and the credit card number will automatically save prior to the Payments box opening. This should help avoid accidentally not charging a guest’s credit card by going into the Payments window and clicking “Add Payment” when you actually …
Reporting - August 28, 2012 - 3 min read
It is now possible to set exactly which taxes (if any) apply to Items for Sale and Fees. Previously, we had just one setting taxable or non-taxable. Now, to set as non-taxable, just don’t check any taxes to apply to the item. Otherwise, check the taxes that should apply. This allows for greater flexibility and …
Reporting - August 21, 2012 - 3 min read
Now you can set whether or not an item for sale that is a percentage should calculate the percentage price based on the total reservation price, including or excluding tax. This is useful if you are selling something such as Trip Insurance, that needs to be based on the total price of the entire reservation, …
Payments - August 13, 2012 - 3 min read
We have added an alert in case a PayPal subscription payment is not automatically received. Prior to this, account access would be automatically disabled as soon as the currently paid month expired. The difficulty with this is sometimes users would find themselves unable to log into their ReservationKey account without advance notice. Usually the payment …
Operations - August 9, 2012 - 2 min read
In order to prevent spam being submitted on the Guestbook comments form, we have added a new section. To successfully submit a comment, a simple numerical question must be answered by selecting the correct answer from a dropdown list. The questions ask for answers to the sum of random numbers. This is our first attempt …
Operations - August 5, 2012 - 3 min read
Now, instead of breaking down multiple Fees and Items for Sale into one line per item, they are combined onto one line. If the quantity is more than one, then a number is added after the description, to indicate how many were added. Currently this is only for items added internally. We likely also will …
Reporting - August 3, 2012 - 3 min read
Added new codes to email templates – for total amounts paid of each tax category. The format for the new codes is like this: {{tax(876): Hotel Tax}}{{tax(877): Sales Tax}}
Operations - August 1, 2012 - 3 min read
Removed “Delete” option from listing of user accounts, for the admin account. This will prevent the admin account from being accidentally deleted. Example:
Operations - April 20, 2012 - 4 min read
Thanks to suggestions from users, we’ve added a few new small features to the system. And scroll down to read some news about things we are working on. Rate Adjustment Shows in Room Listing Price If your room/unit price is being adjusted downward by a Rate Adjustment, we are now showing the original price, plus …
Payments - April 14, 2012 - 4 min read
Using Authorize.net as your payment processor with ReservationKey is easy. Here are a few tips to help with some of the settings in both systems. Turn Test Mode Off Even though you might be tempted to leave Test Mode enabled, disable it. When your authorize.net account is in Test Mode it will not work with …
Reporting - April 8, 2012 - 2 min read
We now have two new reports for quickly seeing how much income you have generated. One is useful for seeing income by month, over the span of a year, and the other report shows income by unit. Here is the current listing of all the reports we currently offer, with the news reports noted: Income …
Operations - February 22, 2012 - 4 min read
I am sure there are lots of reasons people switch to using ReservationKey versus selecting a different system. There are so many systems out there that it seems people often are overwhelmed when trying to select a new reservation and management system. Those that are the least worn out by the process of selecting a …
Operations - January 26, 2012 - 3 min read
We’ve just set up a way for you to monitor activity on your reservation page(s). Now, whenever a search is made on a reservation page, the system automatically records this information to the Activity section. We record the dates searched, number of nights, IP address of the person searching, and the reservation page from which …
Operations - January 24, 2012 - 3 min read
The last stop on the ReservationKey Mexico tour was at Casa Obelisco in San Poncho, about an hour drive north of Puerto Vallarta. John and Judi Levens graciously agreed to host me at their luxurious four bedroom bed and breakfast. They built this villa about ten years ago to be their dream home plus give …
Operations - January 12, 2012 - 3 min read
We’ve just added a new feature where minimum stay requirements can be automatically reduced if they cannot be met. For example, you have a two night minimum stay set for Friday and Saturday reservations. Your room is already booked for Saturday and Sunday, which leaves a single Friday available. With this new option enabled, the …
Operations - January 7, 2012 - 4 min read
It seems this year a lot of people have made new year resolutions to switch reservation systems. Activity in the new accounts department is definitely picking up. One question we often are asked is whether it is possible to import data from a prior reservation system. No matter what reservation system you used, if you …
Operations - January 1, 2012 - 2 min read
Yes, it is already 2012. Every year seems to go quicker than the next. To kick off the new year, we just finished work on a slideshow feature. Photos uploaded to the Additional Photos section under the Property, Room, or Fraction screens can now be turned into a slideshow automatically. Once enabled, a link to …