Versions Compared

Key

  • This line was added.
  • This line was removed.
  • Formatting was changed.

Image RemovedClick to enlarge

Section
Column

Customize the Group Booking Engine to your property

There are several settings in the Setup Area of MyPMS that are used to customize the group booking engine the Group Booking Engine to your property.

You may already have some or all of these set up for your website booking engine. The booking engine settings that are already enabled will automatically be used on your group booking engine.

These settings are all located in SETUP in MyPMS.

  • Email Notifications and Guest confirmations of bookings
  • Deposit Policy and terms
  • Deposit, Confirmation, and Cancellation Policy Message
  • Customized logo/banner

    Group Booking Engine.

    To add the Group Booking Engine Website code to your website or get a customized link to your Group Booking Engine. See Group Website Code

    Column
    width350px
    Panel
    titleGroup Booking Engine

    Children Display
    pageGroup Booking Engine

    Section

    Room Type images

    Enable email Notifications and Guest confirmations of bookings-To enable email notifications of bookings and booking confirmation emails to guests, go to SETUP | SETTINGS | BOOKING ENGINE SETTINGS.

    Check the following settings:

    • Email Notifications –An email gets sent to the property, as well as to the guest. If you choose to not send an email, choose NO for this setting.
    • Confirmation of Deposit Policy – This will provide a check box for guests to agree to terms and policies before completing the booking.

    Deposit, Confirmation, and Cancellation Policy Message-This message will display at the bottom of the Add Booking Tab in the booking engine with the check box to agree to terms.

    Customized logo and banner

    Display Rate Information to Guests

    Optional Rooming List Display

    Custom Group Letter with User ID and Password

    Email Notifications, Policies and Terms

    Deposit, Confirmation, and Cancellation Policy Message

    Custom Thank you message on booking Confirmation

     


    Anchor
    roomtype
    roomtype
    Room Type Images

    Image Added

     

    Room Type Images

    All Room Type Images will display when a guest chooses the Room Type in Add Booking.

    To add or modify Room Type images, go to SETUP | FEATURES AND IMAGES | ROOM TYPE IMAGES. See Add Room Type Images

     
     

     


    Anchor
    customlogo
    customlogo
    Customized Logo

    or Banner

    and Banner

    If you do not have a logo added in Features and Images, then the BookingCenter Groups Logo will display as the default.

    Click to enlarge images

    Image Added

     

    To add a logo

    or banner

    to the Group Booking Engine Log in Screen, go to SETUP | SETTINGS | FEATURES AND IMAGES. 

    Add an image to the Banner image area and it

    The image seen under Logo will appear at the top of the Log in screen. To add a a logo, See Add Image

     


     

    Image Added

     

    To add a Banner to the top of your Group Booking Engine, go to SETUP | SETTINGS | FEATURES AND IMAGES. The image seen under Banner will appear at the top of

    your group booking engine.

    Group Booking Engine Overview and Instructions for Guests

    After the group booking is created. Give the Group contact the User ID (Confirmation #) and password and ask them to log in at https://groups.bookingcenter.com/.

    Note:  If the Group check-in date is in the past, or the group has been cancelled, then the system will not allow anyone to log in.

    Once logged in, the guest will be logged in to the Group Booking Engine and the Add Booking Tab.

    The Group Booking Engine has four Tabs:

    • Add Booking
      • Arrival and Departure Date cannot be changed in the booking engine. If a guest has different booking dates than the group, they will need to call the hotel to make their reservation for the different dates.
      • Choose # of guests.
      • Choose the room type from the drop down menu. (These have already been allocated in the Group Booking)
      • Enter First and Last Name and Email Address
      • Choose method of payment from the drop down list.
      • If Credit card is chosen, then enter the credit card number and expiration date.
      • The last step is to agree to the terms and conditions if present and click Complete Booking.
      • The booking will now display in the Rooming List.
    • Rooming List – This list displays the bookings that have already been booked as part of the group.
    • Group Information – This page shows basic information about the group, i.e. check in and checkout dates, etc.
    • Property Information – Basic contact property Information, phone, address, Address of the property.

    the Group Booking Engine. To add a Banner, see Add Image

     



    Anchor
    displayrate
    displayrate
    Display Rate Information to Guests

    The "Add Room" function in the Group Booking Engine now displays the Room Rate and Reservation total when a guest is making a booking. All properties using the BookingCenter booking engine has a booking engine for groups.



    Anchor
    Roomlist
    Roomlist
    Optional Display of Rooming List This list displays the bookings that have already been booked as part of the group. Displaying the Rooming List Tab on the Group Booking Engine is optional. To display the Rooming List to Guests in the Group Booking Details and choose "YES" in the " Show Room List" drop down menu.  See Group Booking Details



    Anchor
    Customletter
    Customletter
    Custom Group Letter with User ID, Password and Group Booking Engine link

    To create a letter with the link to the Group Booking and user id and password, see Group Booking Engine - Custom Letter

     


    Anchor
    email
    email
    Enable email Notifications

    To enable email notifications of bookings and booking confirmation emails to guests, go to SETUP | SETTINGS | BOOKING ENGINE SETTINGS. See Booking Engine Settings

    Check the following settings:

    • Email Notifications An email gets sent to the property, as well as to the guest. If you choose to not send an email, choose NO for this setting.
    • Confirmation of Deposit Policy – This will provide a check box for guests to agree to terms and policies before completing the booking.

    Anchor
    deposit
    deposit
    Deposit, Confirmation, and Cancellation Policy Message

    This message will display at the bottom of the Add Booking Tab in the booking engine with the check box to agree to terms.See Marketing And Policies


    Anchor
    Customletter
    Customletter
    Custom Thank you message on booking confirmation email

    This message will display at the top of the email confirmation sent to guests. This message is displayed from the "Thank you for Booking Message" in SETUP | SETTINGS | MARKETING AND POLICIES. See Marketing And Policies and Group Booking Engine Booking Confirmation


    Anchor
    displayrate
    displayrate