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Guest Services

Guest Services

Building Guest Information Before the Travel Dates

Guests are eager to do what’s needed to reduce time with administration check-in before their travel date. This means that prior to arrival is the perfect time to gather as much contact information as possible (without overwhelming them with data capture fatigue!).

Most travellers also know that giving you their contact details and signing necessary indemnity documents prior to arrival, is a standard operating process required by any lodge or hotel. With our Guest Services module, customers can create or edit a guest list for the booking and, in a separate step, check-in.

Your reservation team can include a link in the reservation documents sent to the person who made the booking. The link points to our Guest Services page. From this page, the booking contact can provide the basic contact information for all the travellers in the booking.

The Guest Services page is included in your ResRequest public pages. Find out more on how to customise and add this when setting up your ResRequest branded pages.

If the travellers’ details are recorded, automated workflows can send an automatic reminder email to the guest prior to their arrival, reminding them to Check-in online. This reminder includes a link to the Online check-in page. During online check-in, the guest is required to provide some personal details and required to agree to your indemnity and terms and conditions. The information shown on this form has some customisable options. In addition to gathering marketing information, completing this indemnity process has the benefit that a guest registration form is created and linked to the guest’s tripsheet.

Here is more detail on how these functions work.

Guest List

The Guest List is used to create the names and emails of the guests that will be travelling to the lodge/hotel.

In order to set up the guest list, the user is validated by confirming the reservation number and the email address for the booking’s contact person. Once both the email and reservation number are verified, the guest list can be completed or edited.

  • Verification Notes

    In addition to the reservation and contact person’s email being verified, the booking must also meet the following criteria: must be travelling today or in the future and must be Confirmed, Provisional or Quotation.

Once the booking’s guest list has been completed the guest details are updated on the booking. A confirmation email of the guest list is sent to the booking contact and consultant. Take a look at how this works:

  • NOTE

    The guest’s email is required to update the guest list.

Once the booking’s guest list has been completed the guest details are updated on the booking. A confirmation email of the guest list is sent to the booking contact and consultant. Take a look at how this works:

MULTIPLE ITINERARIES

Since ResRequest caters for circuit itineraries across multiple properties, there is extended functionality for the guest list for one itinerary to be applied to other itineraries. This feature prevents duplication of guest contact records, and saves the online user time. Here is an example of a multi itinerary booking and how the guest list can be applied to other itineraries:

  • In some cases only one room or one guest may need to be copied to another itinerary. The other ‘Apply to’ options will change the guest names copied across.

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EDITING THE GUEST LIST

If the guest list is already complete, the guest list will be displayed but, for data protection reasons, only part of the guest information will be shown. Enough information is shown for the contact person to recognise the guest and email address. This allows the contact to update any incorrect information for a specific guest.

  • NOTE

    The audit trail on the reservation and the guest profile is updated to reflect that the amendment was made.

Guest Check-in

A guest can complete an online check-in provided the booking is Confirmed and still due to travel today or in the future. The guest can be reminded to check-in via the link included in the reservation document as shown below:

Another way the guest will know to check-in online is if the Check-in automated workflow is activated. Provided the guest has been allocated to a room group on the booking, and the automated workflow is ‘on’, the guest will automatically receive an email prior to travel.

  • Can the email sent to the guest be customised?

    The copy in this email is static, however, the header image in the email can be customised. Visit our ResRequest branded pages guides for more information on how this can be done.

The check-in requires the guest verify their booking by entering their reservation number and email address. Once verified, the guest can complete the check-in process. Once completed, the guest will receive a confirmation email. Here is an example of this process:

  • Can the check-in form be customised?

    There are some customisation options, including making some fields compulsory. Find out more about this in the Defaults > Guest Services guides.

Once the guest has checked-in, a registration form is created and linked to their profile on their tripsheet. This form can be printed out. A guest can check-in multiple times, the most recent check-in is displayed on the tripsheet.

  • How does ResRequest handle the guest updates when edited at check-in?

    If the guest already has information stored, the guest record will be updated with the latest information, except for notes, which are appended to existing notes. The Covid advisory is inserted in the notes field and the audit trail is updated showing details of the changes.

  • What happens if multiple guests on a booking are linked to one email?

    If there are multiple guests linked to one email or multiple itineraries, the guest will be prompted to select the respective record before continuing to the check-in screens.

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