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Karst
KarstApprentice
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Age categories across Mews-Siteminder-Booking

Dear community,Can anyone help me out with setting up the age categories correctly? some Booking.com reservations end up with wrong age categories for teenagers.In Mews I have the following age categories:Adult Teenager (13-17 yo) Child (5-12 yo) Infant/Toddler (0-4 yo)These are (hopefully) correctly labeled to Siteminder via Mews marketplace → Age categories.In Booking.com I have 3 children age categories set up with the same intervals. However, when a reservation is made in Booking.com with a teenager, it ends up as a Child (5-12 yo) in Mews. Which setting am I missing?please advise, thank you! 

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Johannes Rott
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Johannes Rott
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Johannes RottGuru
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Multy currency

Hi everyone 👋,Is anyone already using the new feature? 🧪There’s supposed to be a note on the payment report 💰 that shows the difference – but I can’t seem to find it there 🔍. it should be listed on the excel eport between AA-AM if you look on the sample screen on the training.Any hints or suggestions? 💡Thanks in advance! 🙏

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Johannes Rott
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dbarnesen
dbarnesenHelper
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Get Digital Key after online checkin

We recently started using Digital Key for Salto Space.Does anyone here know how a guest can get the Digital Key if they have not chosen it during online checkin?So for example, a guest has checked in online, but did not choose Digital Key. They then want to get a Digital Key later, how do they do this?Update: It seems to be that when a guest has also booked a promoted service during online checkin, in our case a parking spot, they are not offered a Digital Key for the room.

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josue.orellana
Mews Employee
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olabergContributor
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Wallet Keys

Hi,We just started using digital keys with our Salto locks. It is awesome… We do however anticipate the Wallet Keys to be the real game changer.When it becomes available we will be leaning into it hard and pushing the the tech to our guests through our website, SM, email etc. and hopefully it will be the preffered way of unlocking our doors. Would it be possible to get some more info about what the requirements will be to make use of Apple/Google Wallet keys, and when it becomes available? The next months, this year, next year, 2027? Is the beta program already started? We would love to be a pilot.Thank you!

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james.taylor
Mews Employee
jones.eth
Senior Guru
jones.ethSenior Guru
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RFID Integration Salto

We’ve just started using Salto and the Mews Salto Integration and it works fine so far but there are two big questions for us:When the keys are programmed, the authorization automatically expires based on the departure time. Is there a way to adjust this? If we adjust the departure time in the service options, this time is automatically displayed, for example, in the guest portal. However, we want the time to be communicated, for example, departure at 7:00 p.m., but the keys are valid for a little longer, until 7:15 p.m. Same for earlier.   Currently, if you program a key for a room, it deactivates all the others. For example, a guest arrives and you program two keys. Later, they come back and want another one (e.g., for a child, or someone else coming into the room a day later). If I then program an additional key, all the others become invalid. That makes sense in principle, but it would be useful to be able to choose whether to program additional keys or replace the old ones. Is tha

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james.taylor
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c.willContributor
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Merge Tag - add. Product

Hey,does somebody can give me a hint how two summarize the additional products in the booking confirmation email? I am using the new function of personalizatiion our emails.As I have seen there are only marge tags for the summarization of services and taxes.I would be very grateful for help.Best wishesClaudia

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Sanne
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TamaraApprentice
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Promocodes

Hi guys, I am trying to figure out how to work with these promocodes or vouchercodes. I don’t understand the whole concept of it. I am so sorry :( I have a rate, I just want to create a code that the guest can type in during the booking and boom, the code has given the guest a 20% discount. Someone help me...

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Mathias Rajczak
Mathias RajczakSenior Contributor
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Austehende Zahlung

Liebe Community, ich habe eine Frage, wo kann ich diese Mail bearbeiten ? Mein Rechnungstemplates sieht ganz anders aus und ist bereits bearbeitet. Danke Euch. Mathias 

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j.spiess
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SK_RoHoApprentice
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Geschäftsführer

Hallo zusammen,kann mir bitte jemand sagen, ob es beim Online-Check-In möglich ist, auch direkt die weiteren Daten der Begleitpersonen abzufragen, also z.B. Vorname, Nachname, Geb.-Datum, E-Mail-Adresse?

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GrupRV
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Voucher promo code used in reservation

Hi everyone,I'm trying to find a way to view a report that shows the specific promo codes our guests have used.We can create unlimited promo codes linked to a single Voucher in Mews. However, the booking report that groups by voucher only displays the associated Voucher ID, not the individual promo code that was actually applied. This makes it really difficult for us to measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.I've also tried extracting this data via the API (as we have access), but the booking reservation only includes the Voucher ID, not the unique promo code.Has anyone found a solution for this, or is there a report I'm missing? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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Jasmin H.Guru
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Double room with connecting door

Hello everyone,we have six rooms with connecting doors, i.e. six rooms individually or three family rooms with open doors.Does anyone have such a setup and can help me?My questions are:can the availability be set so that six rooms are bookable and as soon as one is sold as a family room, two rooms fall out of availability? How do I do the pricing? A double room vs. 1 ½ room price for families?Thanks, with best regards 

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Robin Gustavsson
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Robin GustavssonGuru
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Changing VAT for Bookable Services

Hello,Does anyone know how we can change the VAT rate for the "Day/Night" product in a Bookable Service?Currently, we have two bookable services: a "stay" service and a "meeting" service.Room accommodation should be taxed at 7% VAT, while meeting room rental should be taxed at 19% VAT.However, both are currently set to 7%, and I haven't been able to find where to change this. Any help would be appreciated.Thank you!

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Robin Gustavsson
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Vegard KaspersenSenior Contributor
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Booking.com blocking emails - Before start Online check-in

Is anyone else facing problems with sending before start/before start reminders to booking.com guest?We are pushing very hard to get our guest so check-in online, however I see that booking.com is not accually forwarding these emails to the guest. In MEWS it shows as sendt.  I have tried to make a booking myself at booking.com and it is not working. I tried to remove the Sigin box, in the email templets, with just a link however it is still not working. Funny thing is that when I send the bill it has acually worked.  Does anyone know how to fix this?

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Johannes Rott
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Johannes Rott
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Johannes RottGuru
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MEWS Payment Report

Good morning everyone ☀️Is anyone else experiencing issues with the automated reports?Ours are coming through almost completely empty every day 📄❌Just wondering if we’re the only ones affected or if others are seeing the same 🤔🔍

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Johannes Rott
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mewsmaniacContributor
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Excel exports or connections from Mews to DATEV Unternehmen Online via OmniBoost

Hello dear Mews Community! We have changed our tax advisor. Until now, we worked with a physical folder, and 7 pages of the Mews accounting report were manually recorded. Now, we are transitioning to a digital exchange with a digitally equipped tax advisor. Are there any comparable hotels that digitally transfer their Mews accounting reports to their tax advisor? If so, what experiences have you had, and how do you work with Excel exports or connections from Mews to DATEV Unternehmen Online via OmniBoost? I would appreciate specific feedback. Looking forward to your insights! 

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Dirkjan
DirkjanContributor
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Booking engine does not change number of guests

Hi, Today a guest pointed out that our booking module does not save the guest changes. So when you first select a date range with 2 adults and then view the rooms and select a room and add a child it does not save it and the booking is made only for 2 adults.  I made a screen recording wish might explain it more clearly:  

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sanneke.vandenberg
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Little Jack Boutique HotelApprentice
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Digital Key problems, Vostio

Is anyone working with the combination MEWS - Booking.com - Vostio Digital Key?We've been experiencing issues from the very beginning, and so far, no one seems able to provide a solid solution.When a guest makes a reservation through Booking.com, they automatically receive a message from MEWS prompting them to check in online and create a digital key. Most guests are able to complete the online check-in, but then they don’t see the option to generate a digital key. In cases where guests do manage to create the key, it often doesn’t work upon arrival.In general, we’re also having ongoing issues with the functionality of the digital keys. The doors don’t open on the first attempts, and after multiple tries, it might eventually work.Is there anyone else who has experienced similar issues or has found a reliable way to resolve them?

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jessica.becker
Mews Employee
barb00sa
barb00saSuperstar Helper
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Peppol invoices

Could somebody please confirm if Mews is working on a solution to enable invoice sending via PEPPOL by the end of this year? Because on the search i could ot find anything about this. Best regards Robin 

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jessica.becker
Mews Employee
Johannes Rott
Guru
Johannes RottGuru
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MEWS SMS Service

👋 Hi everyone,We’re currently considering whether it’s worth paying for the SMS service from MEWS to notify guests about the online check-in. 📲💬Alternatively, we’re thinking about using WhatsApp messages via our local chatbot partner instead. 🤖📱Both options come with pros and cons.what do you think about? 

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Johannes Rott
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N.HALL Consulting
N.HALL ConsultingMaster Contributor
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Mews Analytics

Can anyone clarify whether revenue from availability blocks is reflected in Mews Manager Analytics, particularly in cases where none of the blocked availability has been picked up? I had understood that it wouldn’t be included until converted into actual bookings, but I’ve noticed no revenue increase even after the block was released and the spaces were booked.

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JordaneGApprentice
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Facture détaillée pour les clients

Bonjour,Côté facturation, les compagnies qui réservent pour leurs employés nous demandent parfois une facture avec le détail des tarifs journaliers. Sur les factures actuelles, nous voyons seulement le total du séjour condensé.La seule solution que j’ai trouvé pour voir le détail, c’est d’aller décocher l’option ‘’Facturer comme un package’’ dans les options du séjour. Ça fonctionne bien pour les compagnies qui ont seulement des frais de chambre. Par contre, en décochant cette option, on voit la ventilation de tous les produits forfait lorsque la personne est en forfait, même si ces produits sont activés en tant que package. Nous ne pouvons donc pas garder l’option de package inactive.Est-il possible d’avoir un type de facture avec la section ‘’Séjour’’ pour les tarifs journaliers ainsi que le total des produits forfaits condensés dans une section ‘’Produits du séjour’’, par exemple?

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dani.molina
Mews Employee
NicolasLA
NicolasLASuperstar Apprentice
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Online check-in URL

Hello community, does anyone have experience sharing the check-in URL? We need to send through a MEWS partner and also manually the URL that MEWS generates for each guest to iniciate the online check-in process.Also, I take this opportunity to ask if this is feasible, maybe MEWS has not developed this possibility yet or prohibits it for some reason. Any information on this topic, will be appreciated. Regards, Nicolas.

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Robin Gustavsson
Guru
ChrisHo
ChrisHoHelper
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Kiosk Check In Meldescheindaten können nicht abgerufen werden

Kiosk Check In Meldescheindaten können nicht abgerufen werden, daher kein digitaler Check In möglich!! Fehlermeldung.Jemand Erfahrung??

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JoanneApprentice
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Adjust rates based on occupancy with optional availability blocks

Hello!I´m encountering the following problem. Most of our rates are linked to our Rack rate, hence it is the one I adjust based on occupancy. For this I usually use the occupancy chart which is directly available within the rate, for convinience purposes and to avoid having to switch between several windows.However, we do also work quite a lot with availability blocks for our group requests, also using the “optional/tentative” option for these groups. Hence, it does happen that certain room categories have a very low availability, because optional groups take over the capacity, however the occupancy shown in the rate window is still low because the group is optional and not definite. Would it be possible to include a tab in the rate window, that you can decide whether or not it shows the occupancy including optional bookings? This would be very helpful for us!Or did anyone else find a better solution? As said, we want to avoid have to constantly switch between windows.Thanks a lot!Joan

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Johannes Rott
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Johannes RottGuru
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Pricing on mews

Hi everybody,I might need your help again with rate management — maybe there's a workaround I’m not aware of.🛏️ For example:We usually charge an additional €100 per night for a suite.In high season, this increases to €200 per night.📅 Current issue:Right now, I have to update this manually every day, because: The €100 is set as an add-on linked to the room category, while The €200 needs to be manually adjusted in the daily rate during the high season. 🤔 My question:Is there a way to apply the €200 add-on only for a specific time frame,without affecting the original €100 setup for other dates?Any tips or workarounds would be greatly appreciated!Thanks in advance 🙏

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Johannes Rott
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