Set up

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Edit default travel agent commission policy

Review initial property setup

The Name - Status - Setup link on the Property dashboard will take you to the Setup screen, where you can review initial property information.

Caution: Do not amend your hotel name or status, as this may cause your hotel to be unbookable in the distribution channels. Contact your Pegasus Representative if an update is required.

The following fields are referenced on the Setup screen:

Field

Description

Name

Property name in the distribution channels.

Your Property identification number in RVNG.

Note: This number is automatically generated by the system during the property built process. Use the External Reference field to record another Id you want to be able to search for your property against in RVNG.

Description

Not used.

Company Identifier

Not used.

External Reference

Optional - Property identifier.
It can be used, as an alternative to the ID and Name fields, to search for the property in RVNG Property Maintenance Module (PMM) (see Property Search) and Call Centre Module (CCM).

Demo

This field is checked when the property is used for demonstration only.

Status

Set to Active to display your property in the relevant distribution channels.

Field	Description
Active	Hotel distributed to the booking channels.
Deleted	Hotel is no longer available.
Duplicate	Duplicate listing.
Incomplete	Property data incomplete.
New	New property listing, inactive and not yet bookable.
Suspended	Hotel distribution is interrupted for a period of time.
Terminated	Hotel distribution is ended.

Brand

Determines the look and feel style of the RVNG screens.

Commission Calc Method

Determines the travel agents commission standard for your hotel.
All items and rates will inherit this setting, unless otherwise stated during the item build process (see Item Setup tab) and rate build process (see Rate Wizard tab).

Commission Amount

Commission Policy

Advanced Rate Setup

Must be checked.
It will allow you to create multiple items and multiple rate plans for the property.

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Edit default travel agent commission policy

Follow the steps below to update standard commission information for your hotel.

Note: All items and rates will inherit this setting, unless otherwise stated during the item build process (see Item Setup tab) and rate build process (see Rate Wizard tab).

Step

Action

To access the Setup screen:

If you have

Then

An administrator access

Click the Name - Status - Setup link from the Property dashboard.

A hotel user level access

Step	Action
1	Click the Preview - Edit All link from the Property dashboard.
2	Click the pencil icon () next to the hotel name.

Click the Edit button to place the screen in edit mode.

Click the OK button to confirm.

From the Commission Calc Method drop-down menu select the applicable commission method:

If you select

Then

Use Inherited Value

Step

Action

Select if you want to use the standard commission policy set up for the Chain overall (if any).

Caution: This option appears by default even if no commission policy has been set at the Chain level (See Chain Name).

Go to step 5.

Non-Commissionable

Step	Action
1	Select if none of the bookings are commissionable.
2	Go to step 5.

Flat commission amount

Step	Action
1	Select if the commission is a fixed amount, regardless of the booking value.
2	Enter a numerical value in the Commission Amount field.
3	Go to step 5.

Based on a percentage of the rate amount

Step	Action
1	Select if the commission is based on a percentage of the booking value.
2	Enter a numerical value in the Commission Amount field.
3	Go to step 5.

Commission based on a given policy

Step	Action
1	Select this option if you want to use a pre-determined Commission Policy (See Appendix A - Policy descriptions).
2	Select the policy from the Commission Policy drop-down list.
3	Go to step 5.

Click Save Changes.

Click the Publish button to send the saved updated to all distribution channels.

Tip: Use the Undo button to undo saved changes. This will work as long as you select this function prior to publishing.

Click the OK button to confirm.

Click the property name at the top of the screen to return to the Property Dashboard.

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