BWI features in the guest profile

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The interface adds some new elements and features to the protel guest profile which will now be described in more detail for you.

 

 

 

 

Figure 39:
Display of tier levels when opening BWR profiles

 

 

 

 

Figure 40:
BWI elements in the address tab

 

BWI VIP-Code Reminder

Each time you open a BWR guest profile, a message will appear which automatically informs you about the respective “membership level” - see figure 39.

Address tab

The following table describes the numerous additional BWI elements located in the guest profile’s address tab.

Element/Function

Description

BWI Company ID

Eight digit company account number (will only be displayed if the profile in question has a BWI Business Account).

BWI Managed

Guest profiles that are adopted from the CRS together with a reservation, are “BWI Managed”. Changes made to such guest profiles will not be transferred to the CRS!

BWI Frequent Guest

Guest profiles for BWI members will be marked as BWI Frequent Guests. The profiles of BWI Frequent Guests are write-protected by default (grayed out): The hotel can unlock and edit the data (see below: “Unlock button”), but the changes which are made will not be transferred to the CRS. Caution: Should the data be changed in the CRS at a later time, the protel profile will be overwritten using the changed data!

BWI Guest last updated from CRS

Should a guest profile from the CRS have been updated, the date of the last update will be displayed here.

Starting BWI Enrollment

See the section on Enrollment in the guest profile.

Set BWI Promotions

Allocate certain promotions to a profile. protel accesses the available promotions for this profile and displays them in a dialog box. Set a check mark in front of the respective offer which is to be active for the guest profile. Afterwards, this information will be sent directly to the CRS.

Set BW Rewards Affinity

"Set BW Affinity" enables you to register the guests to collect points for a points program, or miles for a frequent flyer program.

The program selected here is generally valid. The function can not be used to gather "points" instead of the usual "miles" for a single reservation. Should a guest, who usually collects points, want to collect miles for a single stay, the setting will have to be carried out by means of the BW Member Web (Pending Rewards List).

Select BW Rewards Program

Select a program and then click on [Update Account] to send the information to the CRS.

Print BWI Enrollment Form

After enrolling a new member into the BWR program, you should print out the BWI Enrollment Form. As the guest's address is automatically pre-filled, the guest just will have to add the missing information.

HINT: Also print out a BWI greeting letter for the new BWR member! Learn more...

Lookup button

Will only be described if the profile is protected -
see section BWI CRS Guest Lookup.

Unlock button

By means of the Unlock function, a BWR member’s guest profile will be unlocked and can then be edited.

arrow_red_300x450 Attention: Changed data will not be transferred to the BWI CRS! In the meantime, should the data have been changed in the CRS, the protel profile will be overwritten using the changed data!

 

Reiter Pers. Data

 

Figure 41:
BWR Number & Point Balance

 

In the Pers. Data you will notice a tree view to the right displaying the BWR number and the varying point balances - see the following table:

 

Element/Function

Description

Member cards

Best Western Rewards membership number

BWI Rewards PointBalance

Best Western Rewards Point Balance. The points shown here correspond with the date of the last updating (see tab Addresses > BWI Guest last updated from CRS).

BWI

Point details: Displaying the partner points (only if the guest has registered for a special partner program).

Note: The points displayed here are exclusively issued by BWI; protel does not issue any points.

AAATW = American Automobile Association (for residents of the United States)

BWR = Best Western Rewards

CAATW = Canadian Automobile Association (for residents of Canada)

HARTW = Harley Rewards – guest is a member of the Harley Owners Group

NASTW = NASCAR/Speed Rewards

TWPOS = Standard value, without any special membership. Will be used by the BWR program as an “Enrollment Category”, so that it is clear that this guest has been enrolled in the hotel.

 

Marketingtab[7]

 

 

 

Figure 42:
Guest profile > Marketing:
Displaying the tier level

The guest’s tier level is saved as a VIP code and will be displayed in the guest profile’s Marketing tab - see figure 42.

 

[7] When you have an installed the “Sales & Marketing” add-on, the tab is called “Sales Data”.

 

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