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“Payment methods” restriction
How the “Payment methods” restriction works
The “Payment methods” restriction allows to manage payment methods in a rate plan for Exely Booking Engine.
With this restriction, you can:
Set mandatory prepayment of bookings for dates with high occupancy: for example, on New Year holidays guests can pay for bookings only by bank card, and on other days — by card, bank transfer and at check-in.
Set mandatory prepayment for bookings with accommodation falling on Friday and Saturday, for example.
Features of the “Payment methods” restriction:
The “Payment methods” restriction does not take into account the arrival date in a booking — if any date of the selected period has the restriction set, it will be applied.
The “Payment methods” restriction is not passed to channels.
How to set the “Payment methods” restriction
1. Go to “Room management” > “Rate plans” and find the required rate plan. Click the rate plan name or the “Action” button on the right from the rate plan and select “Edit”.
2. The rate plan settings page will be opened on the “Prices and restrictions” tab.
By default, there are four most popular restrictions displayed on the restrictions panel above the price calendar: Closed, MinLos, MinAdvBooking and MaxAdvBooking. To add the “Payment methods” restriction, click the gear-wheel icon on the right, tick the “Payment methods” check-box and click “Apply”.
3. Click “Payment methods”. Select the dates in the calendar and click the “Change value” button on the right.
4. The restriction settings window will be opened. To quickly set the “Payment methods” restriction for several room types, switch to the “For all room types” tab, select the required number of nights for each room type and click the “Save” button.
Numbers will appear in the calendar cells — they indicate how many payment methods are set for each date.
A marker will appear next to the “Payment methods” restriction on the panel — this means the restriction is set. The room types, for which payment methods are set, are marked the same way.
How the “Payment methods” restriction works in Exely PMS
The restriction is not applied to the Exely PMS: you can confirm a payment by any method in a booking made at a rate plan that has the restriction set.
