Improvement to online reservations page functionality
December 3, 2020
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John

A feature long on our list, to have the contact form appear next to the room/unit selected, has now been completed. This is very handy for our clients that have a long list of rooms (or apartments, vehicles, cottages, etc.), where the guest may be selecting from the availability below where the reservation form starts. …

Creating Clickable Maps to Show Availability
November 17, 2020
By
John

It is super easy to add your own clickable map for use both by your guests on your public booking page, as well as for your own internal use. Here are a couple of examples, to show what we mean. (Golf course with cottages) (Campground) Here are the steps to set this up: 1. Enable …

Appointment Bookings & Book by Type Tutorial
November 17, 2020
By
John

Use our hotel style reservation pages, combined with our book by type view of the availability calendar, for flexible and fast appointment bookings. To enable the book by type view, go to the Settings tab, Users, and expand the User Permissions section. Then click “Enable additional features…” and click “Book by Type.” Then over on …

How to completely edit the waiting list/inquiry form and message.
August 18, 2020
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John

Of course a lot of what we do is helping our clients tweak their accounts to meet their needs. Sometimes what we explain in an email can also be useful to others, and good content for a blog post. Here, we are discussing about whether to hide the waiting list, or perhaps it may be …

NEW OPTION: Set default number of guests
August 6, 2020
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John

Our default number of guests, when searching for availability on public reservation pages has always been two adults and zero children. The price that shows has been always based on that combination. Now, it is possible to set the default number, and the price showing will reflect any surcharge or discount for based on the …

NEW: Custom field for currently logged in user
July 3, 2020
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John

Many of our clients have multiple users, and wish to track which user added a reservation. We already do this with our Activity section, but now we have added another way, through a custom field. This is makes it easy to run reports to see which users added which reservations. Our users that requested this …

NEW: Online Modifications (and Cancellations)
May 11, 2020
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John

It is now possible for guests to modify their reservations online – to be able to remove dates and/or rooms from their reservation. 1. Set up your Email Templates and Website Messages You will want two email templates one to be used in case of a cancellation one to be used in case of …

New Feature: Easily Set Weekly and Monthly Rates
April 24, 2020
By
John

Previously it was necessary to use our discount options in order to arrive at weekly or monthly rates. But now, it is much easier thanks to dedicated fields within Rate Rules for setting these rates. Once these rates are set, they are automatically used once the reservation is at least 7 days (for weekly rates) …