Guidelines on what to expect when modifying reservation details like Arrival Date, Departure Date, Rate Type, Category, Area and more.
Overview
Reservations can be updated in various ways.
Below is a summary of common changes and what Users can expect from RMS when making them.
Rate Recalculation
Updating an existing reservation with a change of Category, Area, Arrival Date, Departure Date, Number of Guests, Rate Type, Bill Category, Company, Travel Agent, or Wholesaler - may trigger a rate recalculation.
Changing any of the above will prompt the User with an option to recalculate the Rate.
The behaviour of the Total Rate when saving the changes to the Reservation will be determined by the option selected for Rate Recalculation.
Audit Trail
The 'Audit Trail' tab on the Reservation will record any changes made to the Reservation, including when the change was made, what was changed, and the User who made the change.
Reporting
The Reservations Made/Modified Report can be used to review changes made to existing Reservations for a date range.
Category and Area
The Category and Area fields will only display a Category or Area that is available for the Reservation Stay Dates and Number of Guests.
Changing the selected Category will clear the Area field.
Rate Type
The Rate Type field will only display Rate Types available to the selected Category, Area, Company, Travel Agent, or Wholesaler for the Reservation Stay Dates and Number of Guests.
Dates
Entering the length of stay in the 'Days' or 'Nights' field will change the Depart Date on the Reservation to reflect the new length of stay.
The Length of Stay field will display 'Days' or 'Nights' based on the System Type and Category Booked By options used.
Warnings and prompts displayed when changing selected fields are determined by the Property setup for Minimum Nights and Maximum Nights, or Number of Guests.
Housekeeping
Resetting Housekeeping Schedules will remove any previously overridden Housekeeping Tasks on the Reservation.
Changes to the Category, Area, Arrive Date, or Depart Date will reset the Housekeeping Schedule on the Reservation.
Rate Recalculations
When changes are made that trigger the Rate Recalculation prompt, the system will apply the following behaviour to the Quoted Rate, based on the selected recalculation option:
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| Reservation Field | Yes | No |
| Category | A new Quoted Rate will be obtained for the new Category using the current Rate setup including the current occupancy levels for any Dynamic Pricing by Occupancy. Any existing Rate transactions on the Reservation Account will be voided and recreated based on the Rate Creation Method. |
The Bill Category on the Reservation will be set to the original Category with no changes made to the Quoted Rate. If a Bill Category was already selected on the Reservation no changes to the Bill Category or Quoted Rate will occur. |
| Area |
A new Quoted Rate will be obtained for the new Area using the current Rate setup including the current occupancy levels for any Dynamic Pricing by Occupancy. Any existing Rate transactions on the Reservation Account will be voided and recreated based on the Rate Creation Method. |
The Total Rate Breakdown will set all Reservation Stay Dates to be overridden with the values of the Quoted Rate prior to changing the Area. Existing Rate transactions on the Reservation Account will remain as is. |
| Arrive Date |
Increased Length of Stay A new Quoted Rate will be obtained for all Reservation Stay Dates using the current Rate setup including the current occupancy levels for any Dynamic Pricing by Occupancy. |
Increased Length of Stay The Total Rate will be set to overridden on all Reservation Stay Dates using the existing Total Rate Amount. New Reservation Stay Dates will have the Base Rate overridden and set to 0.00. Per Person Package Components for a Rate Type Package or Rate Table Package and Per Person Taxes will be calculated and added to the Quoted Rate for the new Reservation Stay Dates increasing the overall Total Rate for the Reservation. Existing Rate transactions on the Reservation Account will remain as is. |
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Decreased Length of Stay A new Quoted Rate will be obtained for all Reservation Stay Dates using the current Rate setup including the current occupancy levels for any Dynamic Pricing by Occupancy. |
Decreased Length of Stay The original Reservation Stay Dates will remain in the Total Rate Breakdown with the existing Rate Amounts and will be created on the Reservation Account for the original Reservation Stay Dates. Decreasing the Reservation's length of stay without recreating the Rate will result in the Guest being charged the Total Rate for the original Reservation Stay Dates with the revenue allocated to each Reservation Stay Date including the dates the Guest is no longer staying for. |
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Same Length of Stay A new Quoted Rate will be obtained for all Reservation Stay Dates using the current Rate setup including the current occupancy levels for any Dynamic Pricing by Occupancy. |
Same Length of Stay The Total Rate Breakdown will set all Reservation Stay Dates to be overridden with the existing values applied to the new Reservation Stay Dates. |
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| Depart Date |
Increased Length of Stay A new Quoted Rate will be obtained for the new Reservation Stay Dates using the current Rate setup including the current occupancy levels for any Dynamic Pricing by Occupancy. The existing Reservation Stay Dates will remain at the existing values set in the Total Rate Breakdown. |
Increased Length of Stay The Total Rate will be set to overridden on all Reservation Stay Dates using the existing Total Rate Amount. New Reservation Stay Dates will have the Base Rate overridden and set to 0.00. Per Person Package Components for a Rate Type Package or Rate Table Package and Per Person Taxes will be calculated and added to the Quoted Rate for the new Reservation Stay Dates increasing the overall Total Rate for the Reservation. Existing Rate transactions on the Reservation Account will remain as is. |
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Decreased Length of Stay The Quoted Rate will be updated to remove any Reservation Stay Dates outside the newly selected Depart Date on the Reservation reducing the overall Total Rate. Any Rate transactions on the Reservation Account for Reservation Stay Dates that are no longer included on the Reservation will be voided and recreated on the Reservation Account when using the Rate Creation Method of Total Rate. |
Decreased Length of Stay The original Reservation Stay Dates will remain in the Total Rate Breakdown with the existing Rate Amounts and will be created on the Reservation Account for the original Reservation Stay Dates. Decreasing the Reservation's length of stay without recreating the Rate will result in the Guest being charged the Total Rate for the original Reservation Stay Dates with the revenue allocated to each Reservation Stay Date including the dates the Guest is no longer staying for. |
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Same Length of Stay The Quoted Rate will be updated to to reflect the new Reservation Stay Dates on the Reservation reducing the overall Total Rate. Any Rate transactions on the Reservation Account will be voided and recreated on the Reservation Account to reflect the new Reservation Stay Dates. |
Same Length of Stay The Total Rate Breakdown will set all Reservation Stay Dates to be overridden with the existing values applied to the new Reservation Stay Dates. |
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| Rate Type | A new Quoted Rate will be obtained for the full length of stay using the current Rate setup. For existing stay dates, RMS uses the occupancy level recorded when the reservation was originally saved for any Dynamic Pricing by Occupancy - not the current live occupancy. For any newly added stay dates where the reservation has been extended, the current occupancy level applies. | The Total Rate Breakdown will set all Reservation Stay Dates to be overridden with the values of the previous Rate Type. Existing Rate transactions on the Reservation Account will remain as is. |
| Number of Guests | A new Quoted Rate will be obtained for the full length of stay using the current Rate setup. For existing stay dates, RMS uses the occupancy level recorded when the reservation was originally saved for any Dynamic Pricing by Occupancy - not the current live occupancy. For any newly added stay dates where the reservation has been extended, the current occupancy level applies. | The Total Rate Breakdown will set all Reservation Stay Dates to be overridden with the values of the Quoted Rate prior to changing the number of Guests. Existing Rate transactions on the Reservation Account will remain as is. If the Rate Type includes a Per Person package set to Make Package Inclusive, the package component will be recalculated for the new occupancy level. The Base Rate will adjust to keep the Total Rate unchanged. See the note below. |
| Bill Category |
A new Quoted Rate will be obtained for the selected Bill Category using the current Rate setup including the current occupancy levels for any Dynamic Pricing by Occupancy. Any existing Rate transactions on the Reservation Account will be voided and recreated based on the Rate Creation Method. Changing the Bill Category on a Reservation will display the Bill Category in red and prompt with the option to recalculate the Rate. |
The Total Rate Breakdown will set all Reservation Stay Dates to be overridden with the values of the Quoted Rate prior to changing the Bill Category. Existing Rate transactions on the Reservation Account will remain as is. |
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