STL CookbookSource
Create and edit booking sources, including price override, direct-connect, and owned-channel flags.
Entry: Console → CRS → Settings → Source.
Prerequisites
Source is the booking channel — “where the reservation came from.” Different sources help track and analyze channel performance.
Use cases:
- Revenue strategy: When creating a rate plan, link sources for channel-differentiated pricing.
- Reservation tracking: Reservation details show the source for front desk and ops.
- Revenue reports: Export by source to compare volume and revenue.
Field notes:
- Price override: Allow the OTA’s actual selling price to override the system standard rate. OTAs such as Ctrip often run flash sales and member discounts with dynamic prices; when enabled, the reservation uses the selling price at booking time.
- Direct-connect channel: Marks channels connected through Derby with no special business logic.
- Owned channel: Marks hotel-operated channels (website, mini program, App, etc.). When enabled, guests can self-cancel reservations from this source on Stey’s website and Guest App.
Steps
Create a source
Click Create Source.
In the dialog, fill in:
- Source Code: Unique; up to 8 characters; letters or numbers only.
- Description: Multilingual; Chinese up to 10 characters, English up to 20.
- Price override: On or off per business need.
- Direct-connect channel: Enable if the channel is direct-connect.
- Owned channel: Enable if it is a hotel-owned channel.
Click Confirm.
Edit a source
Find the source to change.
Open More Options → Edit.
Update fields in the dialog.
Click Confirm.
Source Code cannot change after creation.
Result
- New sources appear for rate-plan selection and reporting.
- Flag and description edits apply on save.
FAQ
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