Well kind of, are you ready for the influx in guests arriving? Is your system? Well, there’s not much you can do right now about it, other than switching to use Inn Style’s property management system.
The festive period in the UK is a little more chilled and our South African team will also be getting some hard-earned family time. We have parents coming from South Africa to see their son in the UK, large Christmas lunches with the whole family and even a new arrival! It’s a time for all of us at Inn Style to relax and enjoy getting our time back.
However we know full well that for a large number of accommodation owners the show must go on! We wish you the best of luck over the festive season whether you are in the best of weather or not. In this blog we’re going to explore a little more of the “after the storm” things you can be doing to prepare for a prosperous 2025.
Make use of your property management system features…
Let’s take a look at some of the Inn Style’s property management system features and how they can prepare you for success in the new year.
First things first, let’s look at your pricing. You can add Multiple Rate Types with ease to offer your customers the rate types they are expecting to see and options for increased revenue for you. Whether you use ‘room only’, ‘bed and breakfast’ or dinner, bed and breakfast, you can give customers more optionality up front. Want to create your own type? No problem with Inn Style’s property management system. You are able to set a rate specifically for Booking.com and the likes.
Want to create multiple rates from a single source? Utilise the simple Derived Rate Types on Inn Style’s property management system. Simply set up a Room Only rate type then create each additional rate type and inherit the price from the Room Only rate type, then use our modifiers section to modify the price by a fixed amount £ or % – you can even specify a date range!
Already setup? No problem, the Pricecopier will save you hours copying prices manually, you can simply update those you have and make the changes you want. Easily choose the type of copy you wish to make, set your source of prices and the destination for new ones, add any new rules to modify the new prices, then sit back and let the Pricecopier do that hard work.
What’s great about being ready is Inn Style’s property management system does the rest… you can see multiple rate types available on your booking engine whether you’re using panels or cards, giving the guests an easy way to book after you’ve put in the time to get it right!
Extensions are the new App Stores…
Customise your property management system to suit your property. Simple. We’re forever updating our booking system with new features and enhancements and we get that you want to use our property management system in a way that suits your property. Which is why Inn Style’s simple to implement Extensions allow you to easily toggle between the features you want to use, when you want to use them. When we add something new to our property management system, we’ll put it here so you can easily access the latest technology.
We’ve got some great ones for you to start utilising to help you with the admin of running an accommodation system. Implement as few or as many as you like with the click of a button.
Stay on top of your admin with Instant Notifications and Remote Calendar extensions. With Instant Notifications, if you are logged into Inn Style and a notification comes in it will appear on the righthand side of the page on whatever page you happen to be working on. Working away from your desk? Our remote calendar link makes it easy to keep track of all your guests’ arrival and departure times, no matter where you are. Want to level up your guest interaction as we enter the new year? No problem. The WhatsApp extension empowers your customers to reach out to you in real-time, fostering personalised interactions that build trust, streamline inquiries, and drive conversions.
However you utilise the many extensions on offer, we’re on hand to answer any questions you have and to guide you through the process.
With December being such a busy period in South Africa, we wish you all the very best! We can’t wait to bring in more accommodations in the region in 2025 and give the market a real shake up.
If you have any further questions, please do reach out to us via the chat facility on the Inn Style website, or email contact@innstyle.co.za if you’re interested in joining the family.