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This release brings new Kiosk Self Check-in services, major enhancements to Self Check-in, Online Deposits and several bug fixes

NEW SERVICE                     

Kiosk Self Check-in

Kiosk Self Check-in is a series of services that differ from Mobile Self Check-in, in that the Guest will interact with a URL that is <usually> loaded onto an internet device (Mac, Windows, iPad, Android tablet, etc) in 'Kiosk mode' so that it neither looses power nor 'sleeps', already ready to serve your guests. When the Guest approaches the Kiosk, they can "Load a Booking and Check-in" and/or "Make A Booking". Optionally, for MyGuest users, the Kiosk can deliver these functions from within the Concierge, or the access to the Concierge can be delivered from the Kiosk before or after check-in.

There are special Agents specifically for Kiosks, intended to make it easy for properties desiring Kiosks at multiple locations, for a variety of needs.  For example:

• If you run a Hotel at one location, a cabin rentals business in another location, and an RV or campground in a different location, each of the Kiosks at these locations may have different 'rooms' and rates to book, different payment policies (maybe EMV full payment for RV/camps, but authorization at check-in for the Hotel), and different contracts/deposit/ terms and conditions for checkin.  In this case, each Kiosk is a unique 'front desk' enforcing the rules of each business unit.
• Property manager with a collection of vacation rentals may desire a unique Kiosk at each 'house/villa', with a MyGuest Concierge for the particular Unit.

Of course, most BookingCenter customers have a single location and only one Kiosk. But Kiosk controls can be separate from normal 'front desk' business in

NEW FEATURES

Auto Letter "Cascade": Automatically send Customized Confirmation Letters by Room Type, Guest Type

Multi-Lingual Booking Engine Templates

This setting determines the guarantee or deposit required for bookings made at the Front Desk (manually entered) and for online bookings taken on your website or via OTA/GDS channels.  The new Flat Rate Deposit Feature allow you to set a Flat Rate for things like a cleaning fee or Resort Fee. Learn how to set the Guarantee Policy for your property. Learn more Marketing And Policies

Pace Report

NEW! Pace Report

Pace Report: A 'business' point in time comparison between a date range from today forward, comparing to the same range last year (Today's Date with a Future Range Comparing Last Year). The Pace Report is used as a sales analysis of your future occupancy, ADR, REVPAR, arrivals, etc and then that same logic to compare to the same period last year. MyPMS Automated Reports gives you the ability to schedule daily delivery of the "Manager", "Occupancy" and "Revenue" Reports to a primary email and cc email if needed. You can choose to schedule delivery for one or all of these Reports. Reports that can be scheduled for automated, daily delivery via email.Pace Report

Self Check-in for OTA Agents Suppressed Rates

Suppressed Rate Agent: If you are using Self Check, then this Agent will be used to manage the Payment Policy and Gateway used in bookings via an Agent set as 'suppressed rates'. For example, if you participate in Expedia Collect (Expedia collects money from the Guest and provides a virtual 'Expedia Credit Card' to cover Room +Taxes) the booking often can't be 'authorized' as your typical authorization policy, as the card will decline any amount over the exact terms Room +Taxes amount (what MyPMS calls 'Projected Income').  Thus, we'd use a Suppressed Rate Agent to set a profile for how these bookings occur, most often setting 'Payment Policy' to NONE, and Online Gateway to: NONE so nothing was charged to these specific bookings via this Agent when using Self Check-in.See Agent Types

Default Letters: eSign Letter; Suppress RatesThe "Communication" setting is used to control the START TIME of the Email and/ SMS sent to the guest to start the Self Check-in process on the arrival date of the booking. This setting controls the automated system trigger that automatically sends the "Start Self Check-in" email and/or SMS to the all guests on arrival date. For bookings made before or after this time setting, see Self Check-in | Setup

‘Require Incidental Credit Cards for Supressed Suppressed Rate Self Checkins’? Check ins’ enforced in MyBookings General Settings

Automatic Credit Card Pre-AuthsAuto

Automatic Night Audit

- Set Time: If you are using Automatic Night Audit, you can now set the time when Night Audit occurs. Once you set the time, then Night Audit will run in your local time zone at the time you set here. Read here about the setting and its effect on your Night Audit operations. To set the Automatic Night Audit time, go to General Settings.

We are pleased to announce that the following software bugs were fixed in this release:

• Fixed issue with Self Check-in on Iphones with Esign redirecting to MyBooking Check-in. Cannot Complete Self Check-in on iPhone
• Fixed the time zone offset in MyGuest App.
• Fixed issue room status issue with Self Check-in.
• Add notification to MyGuest when a new HK assignment happens
• Fixed issue with Tax on Tax adding extra line items on folio
• Fixed issue with MCC screen not refreshing when saving new CC - for AuthNet and Mycard
• Fixed issue with Manage Credit Cards Not Displaying All Details for AuthNet and Mycard
• Settle credit cards button not showing when site is only set to EMV
• Fixed issue with refund/credit not displaying trash can icon prior to batch
• Resolved issue with bookings saved to same room assignment via booking data and room assignment tabs.
• Fixed issue with "room is no longer available" message displaying on multi unit bookings
• Fixed issue on booking engine with deposit multiplying # of rooms x deposit amount incorrectly
• Fixed issue with no confirmation emails being sent on the Legacy Booking Engine.
• Fixed issue with HotelBed (SynXis) bookings missing guest Information and payment details
• Fixed issue with Booking Engine Template 02 not proceeding to Select Room page when changing from English to Spanish (or French)