Saving Time & Money with Saving Time & Money with EscapiaVRSEscapiaVRS

First: What’s New in VRS?First: What’s New in VRS?

Amenity GroupsAmenity Groups

ACHACH

Advanced Housekeeping Advanced Housekeeping

Flexible Reporting Flexible Reporting

Advanced Rate EngineAdvanced Rate Engine

Open Item A/POpen Item A/P

Expanded TrainingExpanded Training

So…what happened?So…what happened?

To address these customers….

…we used this.

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what we bought our PMS for. what we bought our PMS for.

It’s time It’s time ToTo Boldly Go BeyondBoldly Go Beyond

what we bought our PMS for. what we bought our PMS for.

Hot dogs are good,

but all at once?

Advanced Grid Filters - IAdvanced Grid Filters - I

• Problem: It’s hard to offer the perfect home when guests have many requirements OR don’t know exactly what they want.

• Solution: Set up Amenity Groups for property views, location, etc.

Advanced Grid Filters - IIAdvanced Grid Filters - II

• Problem: Lots of guests call wanting to “wheel-and-deal.” I want the bookings but I don’t want upset owners. What do I do?

• Solution: Set up an Amenity for “discountable”properties (owners willing to take 20% less)

STREAMLINING A/PSTREAMLINING A/P• Problem: Paying owners and vendors is

too time consuming and expensive.

• Solution: Open Item A/P and ACH

HOUSEKEEPING - IHOUSEKEEPING - I

• Problem: Tracking cleaning and inspection tasks is time consuming and prone to errors.

• Solution: Set up cleaning tasks and schedules to automate housekeeping scheduling.

HOUSEKEEPING - IIHOUSEKEEPING - II• Problem: It’s difficult for me to determine how

long cleanings took and when we’re busy, it’s more than a full time job to keep on top of tasks.

• Solution: UseStatus Trackerto track real-time task status.

http://www.status-tracker.com/EscapiaPres_7/EscapiaPres_7.html

E-DOC SIGNINGE-DOC SIGNING• Problem: Dealing with rental agreements

is taking us too much time and energy. Guests don’t like it either.

• Solution: DocuSign

REPORTINGREPORTING

• Problem: Owners call asking how they’re doing this year vs. last year. What’s the best way to provide them with this data?

• Solution: Run a management reportand email it to the owner.

ConclusionConclusion• Lots of new EscapiaVRS features

– Which have you missed?– Who is your “Escapia Expert”?– How can you creatively use existing

features?

• Lots more to come– More features, faster– EscapiaVRS Customer Home

And the iPad goes to…

• Ascent Processing• CSA Travel Protection• Blizzard Internet• Docusign• TravelGuard• Visual Data Systems

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