About This Automation
Overbooking incidents force front desk staff to manually search partner hotels, negotiate compensation, and coordinate guest relocation in real time. This manual process takes over per incident and often leaves guests frustrated.
Automation detects overbookings instantly, searches partner networks for available rooms, calculates fair compensation, and notifies guests and partner hotels automatically. Guests receive relocation details before arrival, and all incident data is logged for compliance.
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How The Automation Works
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The automation monitors for check-ins where the reserved room type is unavailable. It triggers immediately when a conflict is detected.
The automation queries a pre-configured partner hotel network API to find available rooms matching the guest's requirements, including room type, date, and amenities.
The automation scores available rooms by distance, price, and guest preference, then selects the best match. It also calculates the optimal compensation offer based on hotel policy.
The automation automatically reserves the selected room at the partner hotel and generates a confirmation number.
An automated email and SMS are sent to the guest with the relocation details, new hotel address, confirmation number, compensation offer, and transport arrangement.
The automation updates with the relocation details, creates a guest file note, and logs the incident with timestamp, cause, and cost.
An automated message is sent to the partner hotel confirming the guest's arrival, providing their name, room type, and any special requests.
A notification is sent to the operations team with a summary of the incident, including the guest name, original room, alternative hotel, and cost impact.
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