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Card payments

Create a Payment Link on the reservation folio and collect credit card payment by email.

Send an email Payment Link so overseas guests can pay by credit card for a guarantee or in-stay charges.

Entry: Console → Room reservations → reservation details → TransactionsPayment Link.

Prerequisites

  • Intended mainly for overseas credit card collection online.
  • Payment Link is visible on the reservation Transactions tab for all reservation types.
  • Typical uses:
    • Booking guarantee: phone, email, or other non-connected bookings that need room charges collected in advance; optionally enable Auto-cancel if overdue.
    • In-stay charges: breakfast, guest damage, and similar after check-in.

Steps

Reservation details → TransactionsPayment Link.

Visible for all reservation types.

Fill payment details

Click Payment Link to open the credit card collection dialog:

  • Auto-cancel if overdue: off by default; turn on when needed. After check-in, the switch is disabled and cannot be turned on.
  • Payment deadline: system suggests a time; you can change it.
  • Amount: enter manually.
  • Email: prefilled with the booker’s email when available; editable.

After configuring, click Confirm. The system emails the Payment Link to that address immediately.

Result

Guest pays successfully

A payment record appears automatically under reservation details → Transactions.

Guest misses the deadline

Auto-cancel if overdue is on

  • The Payment Link expires; payment is no longer possible.
  • The reservation is canceled automatically.

Auto-cancel if overdue is off

  • The Payment Link expires; payment is no longer possible.
  • The reservation remains.

You can send another payment email.

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