What does this mean for tourism operators in Brisbane?

• People can continue to arrive to Greater Brisbane from outside the region to return home, stay at a residence such as a family member’s home or hotel, or for an essential purpose such as work or for essential health care. However, if they do, they are required to comply with all the requirements of the lockdown.
• If you have guests from the Brisbane area due to check in after 5:00pm AEST today and over the next three days, they will be unable to. Brisbane residents can only leave home for essential reasons and leisure travel is not one of the reasons.
• Guests who are currently on an island within the Greater Brisbane region can return home during the lockdown period. However, these guests should travel directly home and then continue to comply with the stay at home direction, only leaving home for essential reasons.

What does this mean for tourism operators outside of Brisbane?

• If you have guests already staying with you who have been in the Greater Brisbane area since 20 March 2021, these people should stay where they are and follow the lockdown restrictions as though they were in Brisbane – i.e. they should only go out for essential purposes and should wear a mask when doing so. They should also check the contact tracing alert and follow Queensland Health's advice if they have been in any of the locations listed.
• If you have guests from the Brisbane area who made a booking for today and/or arrived today before 5:00pm AEST, you can take those bookings, however those guests will also need to follow the lockdown restrictions wherever they are. You also have the right to refuse service, if you wish.
• If you have guests from the Brisbane area due to check in after 5:00pm AEST today and over the next three days, they will be unable to. Brisbane residents can only leave home for essential reasons and leisure travel is not one of the reasons.
• If you have guests who need to return home to Brisbane, they can do so. They should travel directly home and then continue to comply with the stay at home direction, only leaving home for essential reasons.
• Restrictions have also changed across Queensland outside of Brisbane – including a requirement for seated dining, mask wearing in indoor areas and lowered gathering numbers. All businesses outside of Brisbane must adhere to the restrictions outlined in the 'Restrictions for Queensland' Direction.

Advice on how tourism operators can respond and assist has been issued in this fact sheet.

You can now record additional guests in each reservation. 

Reservation overview > Edit > Additional guests > Enter details > Save

Green plus = add guest

Red cross = remove guest

You can now customise your guest invoice by showing room number, or showing room type, or not showing anything.

Go to Settings - General - Charges - Invoice - Room Details

By default, it's showing nothing.

Online check-in has been improved to validate and collect your guests direct contact details. 

New rule: If the mobile number is missing the guest will be prompted to enter it. 

New rule: If the email is a channels alias address (@guest.booking.com) the system will recognise this and prompt the guest to enter their actual email address. 

We now include a breakdown of the daily rates for every booking. Click into the comment field to see the breakdown. 

Resly will now identify group bookings if they have the same Agent Reference. You can edit the Agent Reference for direct bookings by clicking on the agent (highlighted below), you can also enter this when creating the booking. 

We have pushed an update which now allows properties to provide quotes (This is the first release). Adding a quote will temporally hold the room for a period and auto cancel if the quote is not converted into a booking. 

You should see a new 'Add Quote' button at the bottom of the Add Reservation tab. 

You have the option to hold the quote for 24 hours, 3,5 or 7 days. If the quote is not confirmed at the end of the chosen period the quote will expire and the room released back for sale. 

You can view all your active quotes in Reservations > Reservations List > Active Quotes.

You can now have your website built, hosted and managed by Resly! 

This new product provides our users with a modern, easy to navigate website that designed to convert lookers into bookers. 

All the website content is managed from within Resly, you can edit and update your website with the click of a few buttons. 

We don't charge to build the website, just a low monthly hosting and upkeep fee of $69 all inclusive. 

- Website hosting including global CDN (fast website experience globally)

- Easy website editor within Resly, change and update content without the need for external website managers and extra costs. 

- Seamless integration with our booking engine. 

- Automated updates and new features being added (just like Resly)

If you would like more information, reach out via phone or email. 

Live examples: 

https://cairnsbeachresort.com.au/ 

https://www.rainbowbayresort.com.au/

Unpresented receipts and payments that have been left for over 5 days will show as overdue on your 3way. 

When adding a task to a reservation, you can quickly select the check in or check out date as the due date for the task.