The below will be assist you with applying closed and open restriction within the GDS by SiteMinder extranet.
The closed action will restrict your hotel/room types for a specific period so no travel agents are able to book your hotel.
The open action will reverse the closed restriction and allow travel agents to make reservations at your hotel.
Accessing the daily manager
The daily manager screen will list all room types on the inventory tab with ten days of availability on each page. You may need to scroll down the page to view all of your different room types. On this screen you can close out the entire hotel or particular room types on a specific day.
To access the daily manager screen:
Click the Manage tab
Select Availability
Click on Daily Manager
Setting a Closed Hotel Level Restriction
To close out your entire hotel:
Go to the Daily Manager Screen. The top section in grey allows you to close out at the hotel level.
Click Open under the date(s) you wish to close. This will change to Closed.
Click Save to confirm.
Note: It is also recommend that before pressing Save that you click all room types for that date to Closed.
Setting a Closed Room Type Level Restriction
To close out a room type:
Go to the Daily Manager Screen
Scroll down the room type(s) that you would like to close.
Click Open under the date(s) you wish to close. This will change to Closed.
Click Save to confirm.
Note: You can select multiple room types and dates at the same time before clicking Save.
Setting an Open Hotel & Room Type Restriction
To open your hotel / room type:
Go to the Daily Manager Screen
Click Closed under the date(s) you wish to open at Hotel Level (Grey section at the top of the page) or at the Room Type level. This will change to Open.
Click Save to confirm.