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Kindly note, that this feature is only available within Maxxton Software, and if required can be access accessed via the API.
How to set up Accommodation type groups?
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To access and manage the "Accommodation Type groups" feature, if this feature is enabled, you it can access it be accessed with permission “Content Manager - Accommodation type groups“ added for the Content Manager role. Users with this permission will be able to:
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Content Manager > Configuration
Go to the "Configuration" menu in the "Content Manager."
Select "Accommodation Type groups" from the menu.
Click on “Create Accommodation type group“.
In Step 1, you can add the name of the group, code (used only for internal purposes) and description, if any. Click on “Next step“.
In Step 2, you can apply the filters to select the accommodation types you would like to link to the group. Filters can be Location, Name, Code, Quality levels, Number of Bedrooms, Accommodation kind, and more. Select the required accommodations. Click on “Create accommodation type group“.
Additionally, you “Translations” can also add “Translations” be added for the Accommodation type groups from the “Translations“ card.
Linking Accommodation Types to Groups
Link accommodation types to existing Accommodation type groups: You can link Link accommodation types to the existing Accommodation type groups.
Go to the “Linked Accommodation types“ card in the Accommodation type group details page.
Click on “Add accommodation types“. The “Link accommodation types“ pop-up opens up.
Apply the filters to select the accommodation types in this pop-up you would like to link to the group. Filters can be Location, Name, Code, Quality levels, Number of Bedrooms, Accommodation kind, and more. Select the required accommodations. Click on “Create accommodation type group“.
Moving accommodation types from one group to another
You can also move Move the accommodation types linked to one Accommodation type group to another group
Go to the “Linked Accommodation types“ card in the Accommodation type group details page.
Select the accommodation types that you would like to move to another group by clicking on the check-boxes
Then click on “Move accommodation types“. The “Move accommodation types“ pop-up opens up.
Choose the Accommodation type group where you would like to move the selected accommodation types are to be moved.
New accommodation type creation
You can select Select the Accommodation type groups when creating new accommodation types. Refer to the page to learn more about how to create accommodation types
Go to Content Manager > Accommodation types menu
Click on “Create accommodation types“
While creating a new accommodation type, you can select the respective Accommodation type group to be linked to the accommodation type being created
Note, selection is Accommodation type group is not required for Parent accommodation types
Existing accommodation type
You can link Link Accommodation type groups to existing accommodation types
Go to Content Manager > Accommodation types menu
Select the required accommodation type
In the “General“ section of the accommodation types, you can select the required Accommodation type group from the drop-down
Note, selection is Accommodation type group is not required for Parent accommodation types
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It is possible to archive an Accommodation type group if no accommodation types are linked to it.
Go to Content Manager > Accommodation types menu
Select the Accommodation type group you want to archivebe archived
Go to the 3 dots menu on the top right
Select the “Archive“ option
If there are no linked accommodation types, you can simply archive the Accommodation type groups. If there are linked accommodation types then you can move the linked accommodation types to another group and then archive the Accommodation type group
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Once the Accommodation type groups are created, you they can use them be used to filter accommodation types within various areas in Maxxton Software to add configuration
Content Manager > You can choose Choose the Accommodation type group filter in various menus where the list of accommodation types is shown like
Batch updates > Accommodation types batch updates
Batch updates > Add-ons > Link or updated Accommodation types as mandatory or additional bookable
Accommodation type list page > In the Advanced search option
Add-ons > Linked accommodation types (as Mandatory or additional bookable)
Add-on rate > When creating “Rate per accommodation/add-on/offer/kind“
Upsell/Upgrade configuration at accommodation type or batch update level etc.
Rate Manager > You can choose Choose the Accommodation type group filter in various menus where the list of accommodation types is shown like
Batch updates
Offers > When linking accommodation types to Offers
Customer care > You can choose Choose the Accommodation type group filter in various menus where the list of accommodation types is shown like
Loyalty program reward/redemption rule configuration
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