Accurate Property Recommendations for Guest Capacity & More in Hotel Booking 5.1.0
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The latest MotoPress Hotel Booking plugin version 5.1.0 primarily delivers fixes, but for some of you, they may be highly anticipated. And they do improve the guest booking experiences! So let’s not waste time and take a look at the core updates and improvements.
Now You Get Accurate Guest Capacity Handling in Search Results
How many of you have been using the Capacity settings for individual accommodation? It allows you to limit search results to meet the exact number of people the guests set when searching for accommodation.
If you’ve ever searched for a property based on the number of adults and children, you might have noticed that the results weren’t always accurate. Sometimes suggesting only one unit when two were needed to accommodate the requested number of people.
Now, we’re happy to announce that we’ve fixed an issue affecting how the Hotel Booking plugin’s system calculates guest capacity and recommends accommodations!
Previously, when a user searched for an accommodation based on the number of adults and children, the system didn’t always correctly recognize when multiple units were required.
For example:
– A property was set up with a maximum of 8 guests (adults + children combined).
– If a guest searched for 7 adults and 3 children (which totals 10 guests), the system should have suggested two units.
– Instead, it was incorrectly offering just one unit, which exceeded the maximum capacity of that one accommodation.
Similarly, if a search included 5 adults and 4 children (9 total guests), the system still displayed a single unit instead of suggesting several properties for one booking.
But thanks to our developers, the plugin will now correctly apply the maximum guest capacity rule to suggest the appropriate number of accommodations or one property with the correct number of people (capacity).
We are sure this will provide a better booking experience for your guests and raise the occupancy rates for your business! As a host, you can now manage your accommodations easier and more efficiently, without worrying about the recommendation system.
Minimum Advance Reservation Rule Now Correlates with Your Timezone
Another issue related to the Minimum Advance Reservation rule in the Hotel Booking WordPress plugin (Booking rules menu), and its relation to timezones – has also been fixed.
Let’s explain the problem so you can recognize if it applies to your case (hopefully it doesn’t!). For example, a host/site admin with their WordPress website set to the Vancouver timezone had configured a Minimum Advance Reservation rule of 1 night. This means that if today is August 5th, the system should allow check-in on August 6th and check-out on August 7th. However, when guests proceeded to the checkout page, they encountered an error message.
Now, you should not worry about this. The plugin now correctly accounts for timezones when enforcing the Minimum Advance Reservation rule.
Coupon Application Works in Multiple Languages
We have also fixed an issue where discount coupons were not applying correctly when switching between languages on multilingual WordPress sites.
In older plugin versions, when a coupon was created and applied to a specific accommodation type, it worked correctly in the primary language but did not adjust the price breakdown when switching to a secondary language. The latest Hotel Booking plugin fix allows all coupons to apply correctly across all site languages! A consistent booking experience for guests regardless of the language they choose is already there.
Moreover, we’ve made more updates to improve and simplify the tooltips in the calendar date picker to give your guests more accurate information when they hover over the dates in the calendar.
Let’s Sum Up the Latest 5.1.0 Fixes & Updates
Finally, let’s make a brief sum-up:
- The MotoPress Hotel Booking plugin now correctly applies the maximum guest capacity rule to recommend number of accommodations in search results.
- Timezones are now properly accounted for in the Minimum Advance Reservation rule.
- Coupon codes now apply correctly in all site languages.
- Tooltips in the calendar date picker are improved to provide guests with clearer and more accurate information when selecting dates.
You now have many reasons to update your Hotel Booking plugin to the latest version to get all the cool updates! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out!
