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Product updates, practical hospitality tips, and setup strategies from our team. Showing posts from 2012.
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Announcements - December 31, 2012 - 1 min read
Just a quick note to say Happy New Year to all of our great clients! Thank you very much for using our software and supporting our business. We have had a great year in 2012, started working with a lot of new users, and are looking forward to a strong 2013. As always, we continue …
Operations - December 28, 2012 - 1 min read
We’ve just added code to our search form so that your guests can now set their arrival and departure dates, and also the number of guests in their party. Your availability will show now based on this extra filter, maximum occupancy. Only available units that meet or exceed the occupancy searched for will be shown …
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 …
Operations - November 23, 2012 - 4 min read
Recently we’ve seen an uptick in interest in our system from people that manage vacation rental homes, condos, cabins, etc. I’m happy to say the system works great for these type of users, and continues to improve everyday. Here is a link to a recent recommendation from a property manager user in Miami:http://www.facebook.com/ReservationKey/posts/561688777190413 And here …
Reporting - November 14, 2012 - 1 min read
We’ve just completed a new report, Monthly/Yearly Statistics. With this report you can quickly see monthly and yearly totals of various categories, such as new reservations, payments, expenses, and emails.. Click on the “++” link in order to drill down and open a window that shows the exact items for that day or month. For …
Payments - October 19, 2012 - 1 min read
We’ve added a few new options to the Payments By Date Report. You can now select which type of date on which to run the query. Select from Payment Date, Arrival Date, Departure Date, and Booking Date. New options are available by clicking the “Show Advanced Search” link. Now it is possible to select which …
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 - September 4, 2012 - 3 min read
The Payments by Date report now has a column to show the Reservation Status. It shows the status colors and description, unless the Print link is used, in which case the description only shows. Example:
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 …
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:
Reporting - July 30, 2012 - 2 min read
Improved print version of the housekeeping reports. Now the notes are combined with the name column which makes for more efficient use of space when printing. The number of adults/children has been abbreviated, next to the name, such as for two adults and one child:John Smith (2/1)
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 11, 2012 - 3 min read
For users that have been on ReservationKey for several years, now there is a report that makes it easy to compare one year to another. At the bottom of the reports list, select Booking Date Comparison. The report shows you how many bookings you have for the future, as of a certain month, based on the …
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 - 2 min read
In my previous career I worked as an attorney, and what a contrast in clients compared to the people I now work with. Maybe it is because they are in the hospitality industry, but my clients now are the best. Take Jane and Earl, proprietors of Roberto’s Bungalows in San Poncho, Mexico. We had never met before, …
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 …