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We’re loving your success stories with Charts Web Portal interfaces, as we bring you this latest issue of OnLine Pulse. How’s this for success?

‘Just wanted to let you know the success we have had so far with the Charts Portal system at The Manly Paradise Motel & Apartments. In just seven days online with only five sites (we are registered with Wotif, Lastminute, Quickbeds, Ratestogo, Needitnow), we have already booked 52 room nights. With these online booked rooms coming straight off our availability and the reservations added directly to our program, the ease of the operation is amazing. Well done guys. It looks like it’s going to be a successful year.’

Robyn Parkinson, The Manly Paradise Motel & Apartments

Recent News

USA Hostels

We’re delighted to welcome as a Charts Backpacker client, the USA Hostels Group, with its busy hostels in Hollywood, San Francisco, Las Vegas and San Diego.

Says Vice President, Marc Desmarais:

‘.. I picked Charts because of its flexibility and the many options it offered, particularly its ability to audit our guests' deposits and to link each of our hostels through a centralized system. We've been using Charts for a little over a month now and I continue to be impressed with the speed and efficiency in which the OnLine team has customized their system to match our needs. I would recommend Charts to any hostel owner.’

Read on to learn more.

The Eight Hotels Group

OnLine is delighted that The Eight Hotels Group has announced that it is ‘now rolling out Charts Property Management System to all Eight Hotels properties in Australia – determined to provide an excellent and detailed service to all our guests. Eight Hotels is looking forward to a long-term relationship with OnLine Systems.’

World Youth and Student Travel Industry Conference

OnLine hopes to see you at the upcoming WYSTC conference, in Melbourne from 9-14 October 2006.

Training updates in South Australia

Jeanette has recently run Charts training courses in a number of our client’s properties in South Australia. A training request from one client led us to do a ‘ring around’ with other clients, to see if they wanted to train any new staff, or to have a Charts upgrade. Please let us know if you’d like some training, and we can organise something to suit.

Read on to learn more.

GOMIO conference in Krakow, Poland

Andrew Guzowski also attended the GOMIO hostels conference in Krakow, Poland in March. Many of the Hostels were very interested in OnLine’s Web booking technology and Portal interfaces.

Congratulations again to the Gomio organising team for a great conference!

Read on to learn more.

New products and features

Use marketing graphs to build on success

Charts offers a number of marketing graphs to show your success in different areas such as: Top 10 Marketing Areas by Total Spend, Top 10 Source of Business by Total Spend, Checkins by Day and Hour, State Revenue Report, Foreign Statistics Report, Marketing Area Pie Revenue Report, and Monthly Revenue Report.

Read on to learn more.

New web interface features

Many of you have heard already about the Charts Web booking engine, which allows guests to book a room on your website, while automatically updating your inventory of available rooms. Charts Web now has the added advantage of allowing the guest to enter extra information, such as how they found out about you. It’s a boon for those wanting to capture more marketing information.

Read on to learn more.

Credit card swipe

If you would like to take advantage of being able to swipe your guest’s credit card, to reliably record those details in the Charts guest record, we can now supply a magnetic card reader for $A220. It’s a great time saver on check-in!

Read on to learn more.

Package 'warning' message

If you’d like a ‘warning’ message to remind check-in staff of special procedures with guests on Packages, such as vouchers to submit, please let us know if you’d like this Charts enhancement.

Read on to learn more.

Tips and Tricks

Here’s a reminder on tips for using Charts. Perhaps these ones strike a chord with you!

'Help, I lost my charge code report!' How to get a charge code report/revenue report for past dates.

'Somebody made a mistake on this reservation! Who was it?'

Read on to learn more.

Support issues

Night Audit

Here are some tips for those who’ve ever needed support related to Night Audit. Perhaps Charts has not permitted the Night Audit because a terminal has not been logged out, or perhaps processing can’t go ahead because there are reservations due with advance deposits.

Read on to learn more.

We're here to help

Let us know if you’re wanting more information about Charts and its latest features, or some training for new staff. OnLine Systems Marketing Consultant, Richard Parris, will only be too happy to advise you on our latest offerings! You can reach him on Ph: (61) 2 9906 3900 or richard@online-int.com.au.