Work in progess
Services are defined in the "Services" menu. Images and descriptions can be attached to them so as operation time schedules to tell when a service is available and at what frequency.
The CRS allows to create services and then affect them to the desired entites with an inheritance system (Hotel => rate plan | guest room => sellable product, see image bellow), this allow to facilitate the management of services and to not have to to edit descriptions and update images on each service.
Add a new service
To add a new service, go in the "Services" menu and then click on "add new Service". There the following options are available allowing to import a service from a predefined list or create a new one.
From a predefined list
Those lists are based on the Open Travel Agency standards. The codes are stored in the database in the table ServicesDefinitions.
- Business services : Code refers OpenTravel Code List Business Servivce Type (BUS). Code format is BUS.001
- Meal plan services : Code refers to OpenTravel Code Table Meal Plan Type (MPT). Code format is MPT.001
From predefined booking channels
Thoses services are defined from some supported booking channels :
- Booking.com : Thoses services have the format BOO.001
- Expedia.com : Thoses services have the format EXP.001
New service
A new service can be created by specifying a name
Service configuration
General configuration
Descriptions:
Pictures:
Operation schedules
Business service
- Available to any guest : indicates whether the business service is available to all guests or only to certain guests at the facility.
Meal plan service
Predefined service from a booking channel
New service
The services can be configured with the following options:
- Available : tell if the service is available in the hotel
- Proximity : list to tell where the service is available
- Charge type code : select the type of charge type used for this service
Inheritance
The inheritance system goes as follow :
Any services affected to the hotel are replicated to all the guest rooms, rate plans and sellable products
Any services affected to a guest room is replicated in the sellable products associated with this room
Any services affected to a rate plan is replicated in the sellable products associated with the rate plan
Affect a service
Services can be affected to different levels, it can be set to the hotel, guestroom, rateplan and sellable product.
Services can be inherited from top level, refer to the following image
To affect a service, go to the entity wanted (hotel, guestroom, rateplan or sellable product) and then click on the "affect services", then click on the "affect services" and configure the services wanted.
Operation schedule