Types of Reservations • Guaranteed Reservation: Insures that the hotel will hold a room for the guest until a specific time of guest’s scheduled arrival date . • The guest must provide us a method of payment. • If the guest does not show up or cancel properly, • the guest will be charged for one night accommodation. • If the hotel then fails to provide the room for a guaranteed reservation, legal penalties can be applied if the guest files a complaint. • In order to guarantee a reservation, guests can choose one of the following methods:The reservation can be guaranteed by • Prepayment · Credit card · Advance deposit • Travel agent voucher/miscellaneous charge order (MCO) · Corporate (direct billing account) Guaranteed Reservations8. Non-guaranteed Reservation Non-guaranteed Reservation: Insures that the hotel agrees to hold a room for the guest until a stated reservation cancellation hour (Usually 6 p.m.) on the day of arrival. It is common for hotels planning on full occupancy or nearing full occupancy to accept only guaranteed reservation once a specified number of expected arrivals is achieved.9. Reservation Inquiry • Guests can communicate their reservation inquiries in person, over the telephone, via mail, through facsimile, telex, e-mail… • While getting a reservation inquiry, the reservation staff shall obtain the following guest-related information: • Guest’s name, address and telephone number • Company or travel agency name • Date of arrival and departure • Type and number of rooms requested10. cont. Desired room rate Number of people in the group, if applicable Method of payment and/or guarantee Any other special requests • Most of the above mentioned information is used to create a reservation record.
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