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implement a “+ / –” button so guests can select the desired quantity of certain products
It would be a great idea to implement a “+ / –” button in the Mews Booking Engine, allowing guests to select the desired quantity of certain products.
At the moment, products such as “baby cot”, “gym access”, or “room upgrade” are usually added as one unit, which makes perfect sense. However, for other types of products like soft drinks, mineral water, or snacks, the system still defaults to one unit, even though guests may want to purchase multiple quantities (e.g., 7 cans of Coca-Cola and 6 bottles of mineral water).
Adding a simple “+ / –” quantity selector next…1 vote -
Users miss homepage link on hotel booking engine by Mews
Our Mews booking engine is connected to Trivago, Tripadvisor and Google Hotel Ads. When a user clicks the outbound link in this channels to he is landing on our mews booking engine.
If the user now wants to find out more about the hotel there is no link to our homepage! It would be easy for mews just to link the hotel logo with the respective homepage URL...1 vote -
Reservation with option dates
Wenn wir potentiellen Gästen mehrere Zimmer offerieren wollen, wäre es cool, dass jedes Zimmer im E-Mail einzeln gebucht werden kann. Also das man entscheiden will ob es ein Gast ist mit einem Zimmer aber er möchte verschiedene Zimmeroptionen, oder ob es eine Anfrage ist mit mehreren Zimmern, welche dann alle bestätigt werden (so ist es im Moment). Es wäre sehr Hilfreich, damit der Gast nicht 4-5 verschiedene E-Mails erhält und direkt buchen kann, wenn ihm eine Zimmerkategorie gefällt.
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Booking Engine: Guest-Based Room Filtering or Occupancy-Based Filtering
The booking engine should automatically display only rooms suitable for the number of guests selected.
If a guest selects 3 adults and 1 child, the booking engine will:
Hide rooms with only 2-person capacity.
Show family rooms, suites, or interconnected rooms that can accommodate 4 people.
Possibly suggest add-ons like extra beds or cribs.This improves user experience and reduces booking errors or confusion.
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Add Address as fields to Booking Engine
When booking through the Booking Engine, guests are not asked for their address, this only happens when they perform the check-in online.
Please request it when booking through the Booking Engine so that we don't need to register address at physical check-in.
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Allow promo codes on multiple rate groups
In the booking engine we are offering the promo code option for direct bookers to receive instant discount. However this is only possible on 1 rate group, leading to stacked OTA (member) offers sometimes being more favorable.
It would be great if we can develop a way to link 1 promo code to 2 rate groups to prevent this from happening
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Enhance Calendar Functionality in Booking Engine to Improve Guest Experience in the LLMs (such as ChatGPT) and Reduce Conversion Loss
Why this matters:
At the moment, LLMs (like ChatGPT) and meta search platforms tend to redirect users to OTAs like Booking.com instead of our direct Booking Engine. This shift is largely due to a suboptimal booking interface, which contributes to significant commission losses. Improving the calendar UX would not only support direct conversions but also make our engine more competitive in AI-driven booking flows.Description:
The current date-selection tool in the Mews Booking Engine lacks clarity and usability, which leads to guest confusion and booking abandonment. We'd like to propose the following improvements:A more intuitive calendar interface that allows…
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MinLOS
When setting up a MinLOS, the booking enigne mentions "no availability".
This is misleading for guests since you can book, but only for 2 nights (in our example). There should be a pop up saying that there is a MinLOS for the requested date.2 votes -
promoted services
When choosing initial room guest can add promoted services. Once promoted service is added, if the guest wants to add another room from primary service ("+Add another item") promoted services are not offered any more.
It would be helpfull if promoted services are always offered when choosing the item from the primary service.3 votes -
Only available times visible in booking engine
Only available time slots visible in booking engine on first page, not after you already have chosen a time slot on the first page (ie. if the service booked from 11-12 or 18-19, they would not be even as an alternative, but only times between 12-18 and 19-21 for example.
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Customize Payment Message for “Pay at Hotel” Bookings to Reflect Pre-Authorization Only
On the Mews Booking Engine, when guests choose the “Pay at Hotel” option, they are required to enter their credit card details for a pre-authorization (usually for the first night) as a guarantee. However, the interface still displays a “Proceed to Payment” button or message, which creates confusion and mistrust.
Many guests believe they are being charged immediately, and some abandon their booking altogether. This not only leads to a poor user experience but also reduces conversion rates.
We would like the ability to customize or replace the current message with something more accurate and transparent, such as:
“Enter your…1 vote -
Visible prices on booking engine
On booking engine, show lowest room rate on each date + a clear indication of minimum nights. Lots of other booking engines and airlines allow for this. Great tool to increase occupancy on quieter, future dates.
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Feature Request: Enable Reservation Management When Booking for Someone Else
Currently, when using the MEWS reservation portal, clients who book a room for someone else (by selecting "I am booking for someone else") are not able to manage the reservation afterward. This includes essential actions such as modifying dates or canceling the booking.
To work around this, clients are selecting "I am booking for myself", even when reserving for another guest. While this allows them to manage the reservation, it results in the reservation being confirmed under the wrong name—that of the email/account holder—rather than the actual guest. This creates confusion for both the hotel staff and the end guest,…
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Booking Engine: Display Rate Comparison Improvements
Current Rate Comparison Box in the Booking Engine does not pull data from the OTA's URL leaving room for human error especially when accounting for complex promotions and rate parity from the OTA's website.
If one is to use it properly, they must post a percentage adjustment in the "Competitor price relative adjustment" field to display the difference in prices.
Using the OTA URL, this should be able to complete the info in the box therefore push for more direct bookings.
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Display Rate Comparison Improvements
Current Rate Comparison Box in the Booking Engine does not pull data from the OTA's URL leaving room for human error especially when accounting for complex promotions and rate parity from the OTA's website.
If one is to use it properly, they must post a percentage adjustment in the "Competitor price relative adjustment" field to display the difference in prices.
Using the OTA URL, this should be able to complete the info in the box therefore push for more direct bookings.
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nationality
Booking Engine: Can 'Nationality' be configurable as optional?
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Soft opt-in marketing
We'd like to adopt the 'soft opt-in' marketing model whereby bookers are automatically subscribed to our marketing database unless they specifically opt-out at the point of booking. This would require the current wording to be changed (ideally editable by us), and the checkbox to be ticked as default (or change to tick to opt-out).
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Double authentification (booking engine)
There is currently no double authentication on the Mews booking engine. If a customer makes a mistake with their email address when booking, they will not receive any of the scheduled messages.
This can cause confusion and doubts as to whether a booking has actually been made.
This is a very common feature.
I suggest integrating double authentication (twice the email address) at the end of the booking process on the booking engine.
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Add AI functionality to the booking engine
A useful feature would be to incorporate a simple AI tool that proposes alternative available rooms to guests, allowing them to switch if their preferred room isn’t available for the entire stay.
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Redesign the UI of booking engine
The design of the booking engine in MEWS feels somewhat outdated, and it would be great if the MEWS design team could suggest a more modern appearance. It’s a shame that the hotel’s logo at the top left is so small.
34 votes
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