Preferred Chains

Configure one or more preferred chains to cause those chains to be marked as in-policy and preferred in the search results. You can set options to mark all chains as preferred, or set options to limit the preference to certain amenities, rates, or stays of a number of nights.

To add a preferred chain to a policy, click the add preferred chain link at the top right of the Preferred Chains section of the Chain Criteria screen. The Add Preferred Chain screen appears.

To edit a preferred chain on a policy, click the Edit button next to an existing preferred chain on the Chain Criteria screen. The Edit Preferred Chain screen appears and is nearly identical to the Add screen.

The following table lists guidelines for completing the Add Preferred 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.

Location where chain is preferred

 

 

 

 

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 here so that traveler can select those rates. Ensure that code can be accessed in GDS under pseudo city code used by online booking tool.

Note: Setting not currently in use.

CD Number

Enter corporate discount number.

Note: Setting not currently in use.
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.