Configuration

This section has the following fields:

  • Type of business select the type of customer:
    • Agency
    • Network only if sub-clients are needed (for example, in the case of an agency network). If selected, additional fields related to this will be displayed
  • Customer typology: Travel Agency, Tour Operator, Wholesaler, B2B, B2C, etc.
  • Network: if previously set, allows the Tour Operator to select the network to which the agency or a sub-network belongs
  • Report network summary frequency: if previously set, choose the frequency for the Network to schedule reports for the sub-agencies
  • Set markup of the clients: if previously set, allows the Network to set a markup for the sub-agencies
  • The possibility to block the affiliates: if previously set, allows the Network to block the sub-agencies
  • Set paid for subagencies: if previously set, allows the Network to set the paid bookings for the sub-agencies
  • Group: allows the Tour Operator to select a group if the client has been assigned to one for the purpose of defining a different markup. If this field is left blank and a direct contract is in place, the markup applied will be the one set in the contract
  • Changing the markup: allows the Tour Operator to decide whether the Client can modify a profit percentage to display to their end customers or not
  • Displaying profit: allows the Tour Operator to decide whether the Client can view their profit within the Dossier or not
  • Booking online: allows the Tour Operator to decide whether the Client can view "availability only" (useful, for example, when granting access to a potential client who should only view tariffs without being able to make bookings) or can "booking also" from the on-line system
  • Type of booking only valid for the hotel service: allows the Tour Operator to decide whether the Client can create the booking Online, or if the system should instead generate an email with the booking details
  • Navigation currency: allows the Tour Operator to decide the currency that will be used to display prices to the Client within the system
  • Navigation language: allows the Tour Operator to decide the language the Client will use to navigate the system
  • Associated to the office for default "Company" (non-editable and automatic field)
  • Days for sending booking deadline email: allows the Tour Operator to set how many days before the deadline the payment reminder email is sent
  • Send email deadline booking: allows the Tour Operator to determine whether booking deadline emails should be sent to the Client, based on the number of days set in Days for sending booking deadline email in this section (in case of booking cancellation by the Client, the applicable penalty will be charged).
  • Send reminder email: enables the automatic sending of a report to the Client's Account department's email containing the list of reservations with check-in dates from the previous month. The report is automatically sent on the 5th day of each month
  • Block deadline booking allows the Tour Operator to define the system’s behavior when the Client attempts to make a reservation that is already subject to a penalty:
    • NO: the Client is not blocked; therefore, reservations that are already subject to a penalty are processed normally
    • YES, with prepayment: the Client can make reservations that are already subject to a penalty but only with prepayment regardless of the payment method configured
    • YES, total block: The Client cannot make reservations that are already subject to a penalty. An alert prompts the Client to contact the Tour Operator to finalize the booking
  • Block issuing of voucher: allows the Tour Operator to block the voucher download if the Client has not yet completed the paymen
  • Logo on the voucher: allows the Tour Operator to decide if the Client can display their logo on the voucher
  • Payment tours in advance (enabled only for tours): if selected, requires prepayment by credit card for tours
  • Payment: (informational field only) allows the Tour Operator to specify the payment method associated with the Client
  • Payment by deposit: (informational field only) displays whether a deposit is configured for the Client. "No" by defautl, "Yes" if a Floating Deposit is set
  • Payments date: (informational field only) allows the Tour Operator to choose the reference date (Payment Deadline, Deadline Date, or Departure Date) by which the Client must make the payment for their reservation
  • Days of prepayment: (informational field only) allows the Tour Operator to specify how many days before the previously set Payment Date the Client must pay for their reservations
  • Credit Card: allows the Tour Operator to decide if the Client can also pay the reservations by credit card
  • Payment by credit card gross: allows the Tour Operator to decide if the Client will be charged with the markup configured for their customers in the Pricing Policies (typically not required, since the Client would pay the Tour Operator the amount including the markup applied to their own customers, which would then need to be refund by the Tour Operator)
  • Collect "final user" data: option to request passenger details. This is for tax purposes; in any case, the passenger's first and last name are always provided when a booking is made
  • Show emergency number of voucher: allows the Tour Operator to include the emergency number on the voucher
  • Emergency number insert: insert the emergency contact number
  • Page displayed after logging into the system: allows the Tour Operator to choose which page — Home, Hotel Booking, or Booking Management — the Client will see upon logging into the system
  • Disable ip check for agencies that have connection problems: option to disable “IP checking” for agencies that fail to log in. (If this need is required, we would rather recommend to select Allow ANY IP address under the "Authorized IP addresses" field in the "Security" tab)
  • Invoiced to checkout: (informational field only) allows the Tour Operator to decide if the invoice issue date should match the booking checkout date
  • Contract received: (informational field only) allows the Tour Operator to pin if the signed contract has been received
  • Visibility public remarks about the customer: allows the Tour Operator to make Customer remarks visible on notes and/or emails
  • Automatic bookings cancellation: when this flag is selected, the system will automatically cancel unpaid reservations every hour, based on the defined payment terms. IMPORTANT: If the customer pays via bank transfer and the Tour Operator forgets to record the payment, the system will cancel the reservation and it cannot be recovered. This ensures that unpaid bookings are automatically cleared, reducing the risk of non-payment, especially when dealing with new or untrusted Clients
  • Send booking email with customer reference: allows the Tour Operator to decide if the Client's booking number should be included in the booking emails sent to the supplier
  • Send payments reminder also to users: allows the Tour Operator to decide if the payment reminder emails should also be sent to the Client's Users
  • Show suppliers logo: "no" by default, "yes" allows the Tour Operator to decide if a Client should be able to view supplier logos in availability search, "Inherit" the Show supplier logos to clients setting in Configuration tab of Company's Data will be imported
  • Force contextual payment: allows the Tour Operator to require the Client to pay by credit card before the reservation is finalized. The reservation is created in the system even if payment is not completed, but it is not sent to the supplier. Only after the Client completes the payment, the reservation will be automatically forwarded to the supplier.
  • Send HCN email: allows the Tour Operator to send the Hotel Confirmation Number to the Client once this data has been entered in the Service
  • Supervisor: allows the Tour Operator to select a User who will receive a copy of all booking emails
  • Sales report intervals: time interval (in days) used in the sales report