Blocks

Prerequisites for Blocks

A block is an allocation of rooms for multiple room types, reserved for a specific date period, that does not require you to create individually named reservations. Blocks are used to reserve multiple rooms for events such as weddings or conferences, inbound tour groups or airline crews, or for long-term allocations such as airline allotments.

You can set blocks to not deduct rooms from inventory (non-deduct status) or to deduct rooms from inventory (deduct status) as needed. If the block is canceled or lost, the block status is updated to a value that returns the inventory held back to house availability. You can quickly create recurring blocks, such as inbound tour groups, using the Group Tour Series functionality. Once a block is confirmed, individual named reservations are created closer to the arrival date, deducting inventory from the block allocation rather from the house availability. Reservation pickup can be either through entry or import of a  Group Rooming Lists, through individual reservation pickup from the Look To Book sales screen or from a web booking engine (website) or other third-party reservation system. As reservations have their own reservation status (reservation type), this allows you to have a non-deduct block in pickup-status (for example, airline allotment) that only deducts rooms from inventory after a deduct reservation is created. With the Simple Diary OPERA Control or Sales and Event Management Cloud Service active, you can link catering events to a block with the block then indicating projected revenue for rooms and catering. See Simple Events (PMS).  Events and Function Diary for further details.

• About Master and Sub Blocks
  
• Master and Sub-Allocations
  
• Creating a Block
  
• Managing Blocks
  
• Managing Opportunities
  
• Non-Elastic, Elastic, Sell Limits, and Shoulder Dates
  
• Simple Events
  
• Copying Blocks
  
• Creating Additional Posting Master Reservation
  
• Creating a Tour Series
  
• Viewing Recently Viewed Blocks
  
• Viewing Stay Statistics
  
• Viewing Production Changes
  
• About Rooming Lists
  
• Applying Changes to Multiple Block Reservations
  
• Creating (Encoding) Room Keys for Block Reservations
  
• Generating Key Packet Labels for Block Reservations
  
• Using Group Rooms Control
  
• Modify/Update Block — Shift Block Date
  
• Modify/Update Block — Cutoff Block
  
• Modify/Update Block — Delete Block
  
• Managing Block Attachments
  
• Managing Block Status
  
• Managing Block Reservation Deposits and Cancellations
  
• Managing Block Linked Profiles
  
• Managing Block Access Exclusion
  
• Managing Block Restrictions
  
• Managing Block Item Inventory
  
• Managing Block Wash Schedule
  
• Managing Block Sell Messages
  
• Managing Blocks Traces
  
• Managing Block Notes
  
• Managing Block Room and Rate Grid
  
• Managing Central Sales Leads
  
• Managing Block Packages