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*Setup an Auto Action to send Payment Request if payment required.
== Option 3 - If you want to create a Special rate for guests to rebook ==
This option utilises the 'Agent' functions in Beds24.
Special prices and booking page for your guests.
You can create a special booking page which can be used to sell your property at different prices. This can be used for example if you have re-booking after cancellations.
By creating different rates with and without the agent channel activated you can show different prices depending on the URL which opens the booking page.
*Consider if you want the guests to make any payment, if so then select the appropriate Booking Type in the Daily Price/Rate/Offer.
*Consider if you want to accept 'Request or Confirmed' bookings for these bookings, again you can set the Booking Type in Offers.
*If you want to offer different discounts depending on where the guests booked originally (Booking.com/Expedia) then you can create a different Agent code for each Channel with Daily Prices/Rates with the appropriate 'Agent Code'.
=== Create your Special Booking Page ===
=== Setup the booking page ===
Go to SETTINGS ->BOOKING ENGINE-> BOOKING PAGE-> BEHAVIOUR. Enter your "Agent Code". Then add the agency code in the format &agent=AGENT_CODE_SETTING to the URL of your booking page.
Example: Your booking page is: https://www.beds24.com/booking2.php?propid=13208
Your agency code is: Agent
Your agency URL is: https://www.beds24.com/booking2.php?propid=13208&agent=COVID19
If you require to see the bookings created by this Agent, then add &referer to the URL
Your agency URL is: https://www.beds24.com/booking2.php?propid=13208&agent=COVID19&referer=COVID19
=== Create agent prices ===
Create an Offer to use/manage the availability of these Daily Prices/Offers.
Go to SETTINGS-> PROPERTIES-> OFFERS and create an offer, set the 'Enable' Always OR Only when available, Booking Type, Allow Cancellations. (Depending on how you want to manage these bookings).
Using daily prices:
Go to SETTINGS-> PROPERTIES-> ROOMS-> DAILY PRICES click on "Edit", set the offer and activate the daily price for www.beds24.com - agents. If you have created multiple agent codes enter the code or codes of the agents you want to apply the price to in the field "Agent Codes".
Using Rates:
Go to RATES and open an existing rate you want to use or add a new rate. Enter the prices and conditions which apply to the agent in the tab "Summary". Set the Offer in the tab 'Room'. Go to the tab "Channels" untick "www.beds24.com" and tick www.beds24.com - agents" to apply this rate only to the agent. If you have created multiple agent codes enter the code or codes of the agents you want to apply the price to in the field "Agent Codes".
=== Manage bookings/discount link ===
Set up an Auto Action to send an email to your guests with the URL to your booking page and the Agent code added.
If you have setup different Codes for each of the Channels, then ensure you select the appropriate 'Booking Source'
Your normal Booking page URL = https://www.beds24.com/booking2.php?propid=13208 then you add the Agent code details &=COVID19
Then you have = https://www.beds24.com/booking2.php?propid=13208&COVID19
By adding &referer=COVID19 (or any text you prefer) to the end of the URL you will also be able to track any bookings that have been generated by existing guests.
So you can use this URL :-
https://www.beds24.com/booking2.php?propid=13208&agent=COVID19&referer=COVID19
*If you use any software (like bitly.com) that can shorten URL links, you can mask the URL if you prefer, have a look on the internet and search for 'Shorten URL Links'
