If you
have are registered with Venere you can now automate availability, rates and
bookings by interfacing your iBex account to Venere.
Click here for more information
on Venere.
Set up the connection yourself using our self help instructions below or
click here to request your
Seekom account manager to setup for you (in which case a fee of $25* + gst
applies and you will still need to complete step 1).
*
Fee may vary if service provided by a Seekom
reseller.
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Click here to download Venere's
Connection Agreement which on completion must be faxed to +1 425 329 3648 or
emailed to vchelp@expedia.com.
On receipt and approval Venere will send hotel code to enable
completion of remaining steps.
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Add Venere as an ODN agent in Seekom iBex
* Select 'Regd' Users from the 'User Maint' menu.
* Scroll down and click
'New' button.
* Select Venere as a 'Seekom ODN Agent'
* Click 'Save' button (towards bottom of screen)
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Instructions to
setup XML agent control panel for Venere follow:
* Select 'Property' from the 'Admin' menu
* Scroll down and click 'XML Agents' button
Remote Service Control Panel screen will open
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At 'Available
Services' field select Expedia Venere
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Check 'Enabled'
field
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Enter Remote Property ID (as
supplied by Venere).
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Click Save
button and then re-select Expedia Venere service.
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8 |
Click the blue
hyperlink View Remote Configuration.
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You will have a
popup screen presented to you much like that shown below. Note Room IDs.
Key:
* Red cell shows room is unavailable
* 1st No in cell shows No of rooms remaining (eg. 2 x Double Studios on 24
Dec)
* 2nd No in cell shows current room rate (eg. 110 for Double Studio on
24 Dec)
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10 |
Close Remote
Configuration popup screen.
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11 |
At 'Notify
Errors' field enter your email address.
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12 |
It is recommended
'Stop Emails' are set as:
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Operator - not checked
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Property - checked
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Customer - checked
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Agent - checked
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3rd Party - checked
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Disable Auto - not checked
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13 |
Set 'Allocation
Handling field as required.
This is only relevant if you will be mapping a single room type from iBex
to multiple room types at Venere.
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14 |
Set field 'Min
Stay Handling' as required.
Venere cannot receive multiple stay duration prices for a single room type.
Relevant options for Venere are:
First Available - if you are setting up one to one room type mapping
only and merely wish Venere to operate to lowest min stay pricing.
Specific Minstays - if you wish to map a specific min stay duration
pricing to Venere and/or will be mapping one room type in Ibex to multiple
at Venere.
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Complete each
room mapping row as follows:
Remote room ID - enter as obtained in step 9
Rate Name - Select as required
Request - we recommend this is set as 'Unavailable'
To map an iBex room type to further room types at Venere click '+'
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Check 'Re-Synch
on Save' and click 'Save' button
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Wait a few
minutes and click 'View Log' hyperlink (coloured blue)
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If you have
performed the connection successfully you will see OK messages for
inventory & rates uploaded. See example below.
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2009-12-24 11:24:02 |
11:24:01
VNR, venere, abchotel, 1234: NotifyRates([20133,20132],
2010-05-21, 2010-06-21);
11:24:01 OK |
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2009-12-24 11:22:46 |
11:22:44
VNR, venere, abchotel,
1234: NotifyInventory([9796,9795], 2010-05-21, 2010-06-21);
11:22:45 OK |
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IMPORTANT: Venere receives base
room rate only from Seekom and does not support extra/adult child pricing.
We recommend you either limit your max guests in rooms in Venere setup to
match Seekom base rate guest count, or create new room rate prices within
Seekom to map to Venere.
Base 1 pax rates from Seekom not transmitted to Venere unless max guest
count in rate is also 1. Where room holds more than 1 person and base rate
in Seekom is 1, the 2 person rate will be transmitted to Venere.
After any extensive
modification of your rates/prices within iBex it
is recommended you perform a full re-synch to Venere
Click here
for instructions.
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