Hotels

This module allows the creation of a Directory of Hotels, Motels, Bed and Breakfasts, Lodgings and other Accommodations so that travelers can search and find suitable Accomodation in any particular Area.

Hotel Internet Search:
Hospitality industry is well represented over the internet but it is not easy to find the hotel telephone number, website and email address.
Hotel search engine results include many hotel reservation services and affiliated websites but actual hotel websites, names, official contacts, phone numbers, and hotel e-mail address are not easily found.
In fact sometimes hotel search results do not provide the required official hotel contact details at all.
This module takes care of that shortcoming and provides all of the above!

THE MAIN FEATURES INCLUDES :

PAID LISTINGS
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This is an optional feature that allows your site to charge fees for listings.

Packages - Admin can create different packages with different benefits. The variables are :
a) Allow Videos
b) Allow Photos
c) Allow Sounds
d) Allow Files
e) Number of Days a Listing will show for

Possibility to have both Free and Paid Packages. In addition to paid Packages, Admin can create Promotional Packages that allows the posting of Free listings for a specific length of time.
 
Invoices - View page to list all outstanding Invoices

Orders - View page to list all Orders

Reminders - Admin can configure the module to send reminders to a listing owner a preset number of days before the listing expires and/or a preset number of days after the listing expires.

Promotional Free Listings - Admin has the ability to create promotional Packages that allows the Free listing of Hotels for a specified length of time.

RE-LISTING AND EXTENSION
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At any time BEFORE a Listing expires, the owner can choose to extend the length of time it is listed for

At any time AFTER a Listing expires, the owner can choose to RE-LIST the listing. This is very convenient as it prevents the member from having to create the listing from scratch again. During re-listing, a different Package can be chosen if desired.

PAID FEATURED LISTINGS
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This is an optional feature that allows a Site Administrator to charge fees for Featuring Hotel Listings.

Admin can set the cost per day for a listing to remain featured.

INTEGRATED GOOGLE MAPS (V3)
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Google maps with street view on Hotel listing view page

Google maps with street view on  Hotel listings main page that shows listings within a stated distance from an address (configurable in miles or km)

SOCIAL SHARING
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Allows sharing of the Hotel listing on Twitter, Facebook and other popular networks
 
GLOBAL STATES/REGIONS
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This is not limited to a single Country. The mod includes a listing of States/Regions for all Countries. When adding an Hotel Listing, the State field is automatically populated upon selection of a Country.

SEARCH LOCALIZATION
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You can drill down Hotel Listings based on location. An additional section is included which lists all Countries in the world. Upon selection of a Country, all regions in that Country are displayed. Upon selection of a Region, the listings occurring at that location are displayed.

ACCOUNT PAGE
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Hotel Listings in My Area - Displays the Hotel Listings located in the same City that the member is located.

My Hotel Listings - Displays the Hotel Listings posted by the member.


HOTEL LISTINGS VIEW PAGE
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Google Maps Block

Hotel Description Block

More Local Hotel Listings Block - This lists other Hotel Listings located in the same City as the Hotel Listing being viewed.

Other Hotel Listings by member Block - This lists other Hotel Listings posted by the creator of the Hotel Listing being viewed.

Hotel Contact Block - Displays information such as Name, Email, Website etc for the Hotel.

Hotel Location Block - Displays information such as Country, State, Address etc for the Hotel.

HOTEL LISTINGS MAIN PAGE
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Google Maps block - Allows distance search and loads all listings within a specified distance on the map

Featured Hotel Listings block

Recent Hotel Listing block

Categories block

Browse Local Listings Block

Latest Comments block

Latest Forum Posts block

Tags block

INTEGRATED FORUM
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Forum is tightly integrated to facilitate discussion on a Hotel Listing

ENHANCED MEMBERSHIP FILTER
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Adds the ability to limit viewing of an individual Hotel Listing to a particular Membership Level

ENHANCED MEDIA ACCESS
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Adds the ability for Admin to restrict upload of Videos, Photos, Sounds and Files to particular membership levels. This is in addition to restrictions for Paid listings

EXTERNAL VIDEO EMBEDDING
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Adds the ability to allow members to Embed Videos from Video Sharing sites such as Youtube

ENHANCED SEARCH
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Advanced search functionality to allow searching by Keyword, Category, Sub-Category, Country, State, City

CLAIM LISTING
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Admin can create Hotel Listings that the real owners/operators can later claim.

Hotel owner can claim a listing and send a message to Admin with verification details of their ownership.

Section in admin to list all claims received. Admin can assess claims and either delete the Claim or assign the listing to the claimant. Upon assignment by Admin, a message is sent to the claimant, notifying them that the listing has been assigned to them.

MEDIA GALLERY
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Ability to upload a Photo, Video, Sounds and File Gallery
 
FEEDBACK
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Members can Rate Hotel Listings
Members can Comment on Hotel Listings
Members can Request more Information about a Hotel Listing .

PROMOTION AND SHARING
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Members can Share Hotel Listings with other site members or external friends.