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*Go to ACCOUNT -> BUSINESS INFO and fill in your information | *Go to ACCOUNT -> BUSINESS INFO and fill in your information | ||
*If you want to use another language than | *If you want to use another language than English on your booking page click on LANGUAGES and tick the ones you want to use | ||
*Go to PROPERTIES - click on "EDIT" and enter the name and the currency symbol you want to use | *Go to PROPERTIES - click on "EDIT" and enter the name and the currency symbol you want to use | ||
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*Go to PROPTERIES -> INFORMATION and enter the information you want to display on your booking page | *Go to PROPTERIES -> INFORMATION and enter the information you want to display on your booking page | ||
*Go to ROOMS. A click on EDIT | *Go to ROOMS. A click on EDIT will open a field where you can set the name and set the quantity of rooms of that type available. | ||
'''Room Allocation:''' "One Room Per Booking" will allocate one room for each booking. This is the normal setting for a hotel room etc. "One Room Per Guest" will allocate one room for each person in the booking. This is typical for a hostel selling beds or for activity or event tickets which are allocated per person. | '''Room Allocation:''' "One Room Per Booking" will allocate one room for each booking. This is the normal setting for a hotel room etc. "One Room Per Guest" will allocate one room for each person in the booking. This is typical for a hostel selling beds or for activity or event tickets which are allocated per person. | ||
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'''Collect Number of Guests:''' | '''Collect Number of Guests:''' | ||
MaximumPeople: This is the total number of people this room can accommodate. A booking cannot be made for this room for more than this number of people. If Maximum Adults and Maximum Children are non zero the lowest of | MaximumPeople: This is the total number of people this room can accommodate. A booking cannot be made for this room for more than this number of people. If Maximum Adults and Maximum Children are non zero the lowest of Maximum People or Maximum Adults plus Maximum Children will apply as the maximum room occupancy. | ||
Maximum Adults: This is the maximum number of adults this room can accommodate. A booking cannot be made for this room including more than this number of adults. This can be used with the Maximum Children setting to specify the maximum number of adults and children that can be occupied. If both Maximum Adults and Max Children are zero then Maximum People is used and the booking form will only ask for the number of guests. | Maximum Adults: This is the maximum number of adults this room can accommodate. A booking cannot be made for this room including more than this number of adults. This can be used with the Maximum Children setting to specify the maximum number of adults and children that can be occupied. If both Maximum Adults and Max Children are zero then Maximum People is used and the booking form will only ask for the number of guests. | ||
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* If you have more than one room type add another room for each room type and set up | * If you have more than one room type add another room for each room type and set up | ||
*If you want to display | *If you want to display descriptions and/ or pictures on your booking page go to BOOKING PAGE -> DESCRIPTION and select for which property/room you want to enter the description and add it in each language you have enabled. The Booking instruction is valid for a property can be used to give important information e.g. a minimum booking period. | ||
In BOOKING PAGE -> PICTURES you select for which property/room you want to upload a picture. | In BOOKING PAGE -> PICTURES you select for which property/room you want to upload a picture. | ||
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You are done with a basic setup of your booking page. If you want to customise the design of your booking page you can optionally do so under BOOKING PAGE -> DESIGN | You are done with a basic setup of your booking page. If you want to customise the design of your booking page you can optionally do so under BOOKING PAGE -> DESIGN | ||
*Now set your prices. The easiest way to do a basic pricing is: Go to | *Now set your prices. The easiest way to do a basic pricing is: Go to DASHBOARD -> ROOM GRID. This is a table giving you a complete overview on your bookings, rates and inventory. By ticking the boxes you can select what you want to display. | ||
Click in the DAILY PRICE row and set price and date range and click SAVE. You may modify individual dates as required. If you want to make dates | Click in the DAILY PRICE row and set price and date range and click SAVE. You may modify individual dates as required. If you want to make dates unavailable you can click in OVERRIDE DATES. Each date can be set to BLACKOUT in which case it is not available. Set the rates for each roomtype. | ||
*To avoid double bookings it is advisable to enter the bookings you already have. In | *To avoid double bookings it is advisable to enter the bookings you already have. In DASHBOARD -> ROOM GRID you will find a row INVENTORY. The number shows rooms remaining to sell is also shown. They can be edited to quickly change your availability. Doubleclick to open a popup and save the changes. | ||
'''INVENVORY''' The number of rooms remaining to sell is also shown and they can be edited to quickly change your availability. Doubleclick to open a popup and save the changes. 'To ''Add Bookings''' add a booking click on the person+ icon, fill in the information and SAVE. Your booking has now been entered into the system. | '''INVENVORY''' The number of rooms remaining to sell is also shown and they can be edited to quickly change your availability. Doubleclick to open a popup and save the changes. 'To ''Add Bookings''' add a booking click on the person+ icon, fill in the information and SAVE. Your booking has now been entered into the system. | ||