For creating a ‘Free night stay on a reservation’ kind of a promotion in the OnRes system, follow these steps:
How to show availed promotions in the guest confirmation emails?
For accounts that are enabled with Multiple Room Type Bookings, the promotion will automatically appear in the guest confirmation email without any additional setup work. For regular accounts, include the Special Code <#PromotionName#> in your Guest Email Setup. Then the system will automatically replace the Special Code with actual booked promotion name. For details about […]
How to apply a promotion in the Reservation Details window?
In the OnRes system, you can apply one or more promotions to a reservation by selecting the ‘Promotions’ in the drop down (as shown in the screenshot below). Note: The list of promotion options are subject to the Rate Group selected in this reservation. When a promotion is selected, the discounted rate is automatically calculated.
How to exclude promotions on certain dates?
Let’s say, you have a promotion that covers the entire winter, but you don’t want it to be bookable during certain dates, e.g. the New Year’s Eve. Then you can set the dates on the Excluded Dates Calendar to “blackout” the promotion on these dates. Click on the “Exclude these Dates”, and in the calendar, […]
What happens when two promotions overlap on the same dates?
If two promotions overlap on the same dates, then both of them will be listed side by side in the search result in the OnRes system. Guests can select any one of rates displayed, including the original rates, promotional rate 1, and promotional rate 2, and so on. Therefore, guests won’t be able to book […]
How to setup a promotion?
Promotions are setup in the Promotions page under the Setup section in the OnRes system. To create a promotion, click on the ‘New Promotion’ button. To edit an exsiting promotion, click on the promotion name in the Promotion List to open the Promotion Details window to edit. The Promotion Details window looks like this. You need to […]
How does promotion work in the OnRes system?
Promotions are built upon existing Rate Groups. It can be a percentage or a fixed amount of discount. Here is a list of promotion types that you can set up in your account: The promotion is displayed in the search results as shown below: If you have the ‘Show Rates in Booking Widget’ feature enabled […]