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Hi All I was wondering if anyone had any first hand experience with any good guest communication programs that allow you to compose text messages to guests. Our current guest communication software does not allow this.Does anyone have any recommendations outside of Hijiffy?

There are some settings within the booking engine that always see an increase in conversion for direct bookings (space category pictures, rate descriptions, competitor price widget). It would be great to hear from the community on any other things that you’ve implemented that have shown a positive result in driving more direct bookings. Some examples might be:Specific information in the rate descriptions How you’ve sorted your space categories Particular types of pictures 3rd party integrationsWhat have you found to be successful to get more direct bookings?

Hi everyone! Just wanted to know if you are able to set up different types of “child” in the age category and if then, you can set up a brekafast rate and no city tax for them.I already have aldut and child created for the city tax but I would like to make the difference between a child from 2-12 yo that does not pay breakfast from a teenager that pays a cheaper breakfast than adults. Thanks!!

We are looking into possibly changing the language that we use for rebates. We want to make it as simple as possible for our Front Desk staff to understand what it is they are doing when they hit the rebate button as well as educating them through the process when doing a rebate. 

Hi all! Hope you are all doing great :D I would love to understand more about what you are thinking of ADR calculation within Mews. Are you using Mews to calculate your ADR? If no, how are you?  Where do you extract your numbers from?  Is this how you expect the ADR to be calculated?STR documentation: https://str.com/historical-benchmarking-guidelines Hoping to hear from you!  Warmest,Nienke

Is there any easy and quick way to see how often a guest has stayed?

Dear Mewsers,We have been experiencing an ongoing issue with pre-authorizations not being released promptly after guest departures. Typically, the pre-authorization is cancelled on the following day, but we have been receiving frequent complaints from our guests stating that the pre-authorization remains blocked on their cards even after three weeks from their departure. We would like to understand if other hotels are also facing similar challenges with pre-authorizations not being released in a timely manner. It seems that the bank card companies are holding onto the funds even after we have released the pre-authorization. Is it legal for the bank card companies to retain the funds for such an extended period, even after the hotel has released the pre-authorization?Any insights, suggestions, or advice on how we can address this issue would be greatly appreciated. We strive to provide excellent service to our guests, and this delay in releasing pre-authorization

Hallo liebe Community,ich habe zum Thema Emailversand und Kiosk meine Ideen onlinegestellt.Vielleicht stimmt ihr mir zu und gebt mir euren Like? :)Danke Euch!Liebe Grüße, Jasmin Kiosk Extras – Product Ideas Forum (mews.com)Disable Email Automation – Product Ideas Forum (mews.com)Resend all mailings – Product Ideas Forum (mews.com)

Hey there, fellow community members! 🦄Are you struggling to determine the total number of participants in a group reservation? It can be a breeze for smaller groups, but when dealing with over 100 people, it becomes quite tedious. Well, worry no more! I'm here to share a simple method that will make this task a piece of cake. 🍰To show the total number of participants in a group reservation, follow these steps: 👣🍍 Select all the bookings associated with the group reservation.🍍 Once you've gathered all the relevant bookings, navigate to the Summary tab. This tab provides an overview of the reservation details.🍍 Look for the information related to the total number of reservations or participants on the top of the right side of screen, under Reservations🍍 Voilà! You should now see the total numbe

Hi MEWS Community! My hotel is in Indonesia, we are applying service charge and VAT. In MEWS we have to create service charge as a product hence rate+service charge will be sent to CRS (we are using SynXis/Sabre). We want to be able to send naked rate without service charge to CRS, and service charge to be displayed same as VAT. Anyone has similar situation and what is your setup in MEWS? I would appreciate your feedback or recommendation. Thank you guys!

Hi everyone,We are recently experiencing some issues with merging profiles due to multiple loyalty programs.Support advised me to use Mews Connector to delete one of the loyalty programs. I went over the documentation but have no idea where to start. Would someone be able to help me out with this ?Thank you in advance.

Hello Community! I am having a hard time understanding the difference between optional and inquired reservations. If a potential guest decides to book an inquiry, how do I know that it has been booked? Should I send optional quotes instead? Should I follow up with guests I have sent an inquiry quote too? If guest confirm optional quotes, how do they show up in the reporting? Please Help! Thank you.

Is there a way to remove a cancelled room from a group reservation?  It is getting a bit confusing with it hanging out at the bottom of the right-hand pane.  There is nothing I can see to be done with it there, and our front desk people are being overwhelmed. I’d love to even move it to another group.  Is there a way to move a single room off of a group to another?As I type this, I’m sure there must be?

We are soon upon our winter ski season when rooming list are very popular. Is there a way to add a rooming list into the availability block? 

Hello! Travel agents receive commissions based off our dynamic rates and group rates added into the block. We have built a TA contract for an agent and added the company to the group block, however, the commission does not report on the rooming list. When will TA commission show on reports? After check in, after creating the reservation, or after check out? 

We would like to learn from you!  To understand how you are managing Availability blocks, especially restrictions on your blocks, we would like to ask you a couple of questions: How are you using restrictions in your blocks? Who is responsible for restricting your blocks? (which department/team) How satisfied are you with how Mews is managing restrictions for your availability blocks? Is there anything we can improve with regards to restrictions in blocks?Looking forward to your insights! Warmest regards,Nienke

Hey there, data enthusiasts! 🙋We're back with another time-saving tip of the week. If you're someone who loves flexibility and efficiency when it comes to data reporting, then this feature is can be very handy. 💪Now, we all know that scheduled exports are the go-to option for generating regular reports. They work like a charm when you need a report every morning or at the end of each week. But what about those moments when you have a sudden ad hoc request? Say you're managing a property with a whopping 100 products, but you only need a report on 15 specific ones. That's where custom links come to the rescue! 😎Here's how it works:👉Prepare your report: First, create the report with the desired parameters and filters and click on View Report. Now it's time to unleash the power of custom links.👉Copy the URL: Grab the URL of the report you've just prepared. This URL contains all the necessary information to reproduce th

I have questions regarding open items: for annual financial statements we need an open items list. It has to show all outstanding customer payments not yet having been paid, even if closed after this date.If the path ‘open bill’ - ‘payment’ - ‘external payment’ is chosen, there`s no way either to give in past payment dates. It follows that the accounting ledger report shows items as unpaid as long as ‘external payment’ is done, no matter what the real payment date was.

Hi Mewsers, This is a question for properties in Belgium or the Netherlands (or pretty much every country where payment rounding is a thing). With payment rounding I mean that all payments are rounded to the nearest  5 (ie. € 7,93 becomes € 7,95 and € 13,41 becomes € 13,40).As Mews does not support payment  rounding as a feature, we have created a product for this. This to ensure that all transactions are registered correctly for accounting. However, we are wondering how other properties are coping with this legal requirement.

Hello,We have a small property lodge in Queenstown and we would like to find a way to deal with our “Trust the chef - dinner for 2” product.Ideally we would like the following things:We want the client to initiate the booking We want the client to choose the date of their dinner We want the customer to give us some compulsory information such as the number of people attending, dietary requirement, etc… We want to be able to decline or accept the client’s booking We want to be able to weekly share those information with our chefWe unfortunately have not found an efficient way to deal with this in MEWS.We are happy to offer a free stay at our property in Queenstown for any viable solution or work around 😊Thank youWayne

Did you know that Mews has a hidden gem that can save you valuable time and effort? ⌚We're excited to tell you more about the power of underlined items! These little underlines are more than just decorations – they are your shortcuts to various places within our system. When you click on an underlined item, it will take you directly to the respective location, bypassing unnecessary clicks and streamlining your workflow. 🚀Let's take a look at an example: Channel Manager Queue Within our Channel Manager Queue, you'll find all your bookings and reservations from various online travel agencies (OTAs) and booking platforms. Instead of manually navigating through multiple screens to find the integration you need, simply click on the underlined platform name, such as Booking.com, and it will instantly transport you to the 

Hello together, we are using Event Temple to organize our convention / event spaces, proposals and function sheets/banquet checks.In Event Temple we can also add over night stays to bookings which are posted to MEWS.If it is a fixed contingent all is fine. The amount of rooms, names, rates etc. are posted in MEWS and the rooms are blocked.BUT: if we offer allotments, we want the bookings in MEWS, but not blocking rooms (reducing the availability) as we do not know how many rooms will be picked up.As well we would like to see on one spot how many rooms are booked as allotments already to decide how many we can still offer. p.a.Allotment 100 rooms for 01.10.2023 - 03.10.2023wash step 1 - 30.06.2023 - reducing to 80 non-picked up rooms availablewash step 2 - 31.07.2023 - reducing to 50 non-picked up rooms availablewash step 3 - 31.08.2023 - reducing to 20 non-picked up

Hey there, fellow community members! We're back with another valuable tip to enhance your experience on our platform. This week, we're shedding light on a handy feature that can save you a ton of time and clicks.⚡Introducing: the Search Bar Shortcut!⚡Are you tired of navigating through multiple menus and submenus to find the information you need? Fret not! Our platform has a powerful search function that allows you to swiftly access specific sections, such as rates, space categories, companies, and more. Let's dive in and explore how this nifty tool works.🔹Locate the Search Bar at the top of your screen🔹Enter Your Query: Type in keywords related to the information you seek. For example, if you want to jump directly to rates or explore different space categories, simply enter "rates" or "space categories" into the search bar.🔹Instant Access: As you start typing, you'll notice that the search bar presents a dropdown menu with relevan