Enhancements to Staged Reservations Created for Groups

Stay is enhanced to display the estimated total room rate for the staged reservations as a separate column in the Staging and Reservations sections in the Reservations tab of groups. Previously, the room rate was displayed along with the room type in the Room Type column.

The estimated total room rate will be displayed under the Room Rate column present in the Staging and Reservations sections of the groups (Groups ➜ Reservations ➜ Staging/Reservations) when the following details are available for the staged reservations:

  • Arrival date

  • Departure date

  • Room type

If any of the mentioned details are not available, the room rate is not displayed. The room rate is displayed based on the following:

  • If inclusive tax is configured for the nightly room rate, the tax amount is included in the room rate.

  • If exclusive tax is configured for the nightly room rate, the tax amount is excluded and only the nightly room rate is summed up displayed.

  • If a group room type is selected, the room rate for each night of stay is considered.

  • If a non-group room type is selected, the room rate from the priority order of the rate plan is considered.

    • If the room type is not associated with the 1st rate plan in the order of priority, the next rate plan is considered.

    • If the room type is not associated with any rate plan, the room rate is displayed blank.

  • If the nightly room rate is overridden, the overridden rate is considered for all nights of stay.

When users update multiple staged reservations using the Bulk Update option and if the estimated room rate is increased or decreased, the updated rates are displayed in the following columns in the Results tab of the Results of Bulk Update screen:

  • New Average Nightly Rate: For successful updates, if inclusive tax is configured for the nightly room rate, the tax amount is included in the average nightly room rate. For exclusive tax, the tax amount is excluded. If the nightly room rate is not modified, this column is left blank.

  • Total Estimated Due: For successful updates, if the Total Estimated Due is increased or decreased, the modified amount is displayed with inclusive tax if applicable. For exclusive tax, the tax amount is excluded. If the Total Estimated Due is not modified, this column is left blank.

To support this enhancement, a new column, Room Rate, has been added to the Staging and Reservations sections present in the Reservations tab of the groups (Groups ➜ Reservations ➜ Staging/Reservations). This column is also added to the Manage Column Settings screen (Groups ➜ Reservations ➜ Column Settings).