Display-Only Chains

A company that strongly supports preferred hotel chains may require that only its preferred chains appear to the traveler. Either the Excluded Hotel Chains or Display-Only Hotel Chains options can accomplish this. The decision is based on the number of hotel chain settings that the company would need to create. If there are only a few hotel chains to hide, then Excluded Hotel Chains is the better option. If there are only a few hotel chains to display, then Display-Only Hotel Chains is the better option.

To add a display-only chain to a policy, click the add display-only chain link at the top right of the Display-only Chains section of the Chain Criteria screen. The Add Display-Only Chain screen appears.

To edit a display-only chain on a policy, click the Edit button next to an existing display-only chain on the Chain Criteria screen. The Edit Display-Only Chain screen appears and is nearly identical to the Add screen.

The following table lists guidelines for completing the Add Display-Only Chain screen.

In this field:	Do this:
Booking start date Booking end date Open-ended	Enter or select start and end dates to enable the setting only when booked on or after a specific date; for example, to control a go-live date. To set an end date, deselect the Open-ended checkbox. If you do not want to set a specific end date select the Open-ended checkbox.
Check-in start date Check-out end date Open-ended	Enter or select start and end dates to enable the setting only for check-ins and check-outs on or after a specific date; for example, to control a go-live date. To set an end date, deselect the Open-ended checkbox. If you do not want to set a specific end date select the Open-ended checkbox.
Hotel Chain	Select hotel chain name and corresponding two-letter code from dropdown list.
This is a non-preferred hotel chain for the configured geographic region.	Select this checkbox to mark this display-only hotel chain as not preferred. If this checkbox is not selected, the chain is marked as preferred in the response; if it is not selected, the chain is returned in the response but marked as not preferred.
Location where chain is display-only	Select radio button for a location where the chain is display-only. If the chain is excluded in more than one location but not worldwide, create a separate preference for each location. Worldwide: Default setting. Region: Regional groupings; select a region from the dropdown list that appears after the button is selected. Note: See Chain Regional Areas for a list of the countries that make up each region. Country: Click to select from dropdown list of countries. State/province: Click to select from dropdown lists of country and state/province. Airport: Click to open a box for entering a three-letter city code.
MLRC	Enter MLRC (Multi-Level Rate Code) for hotel to make specially negotiated rates between it and a company available through GDS. Enter code so that traveler can select those rates. Ensure that code can be accessed in GDS under pseudo city code used by online booking tool.
CD Number	Enter corporate discount number.
Rate Amenities	Select any desired hotel amenities to associate at the chain level. Select one or more amenities in the Available Options box and click the << button to move them into the Included Options box.
Save/Cancel	Click the Save button to save settings or click Cancel to discard changes.