IOSR Hotels v2.0

[judelgado]

Hello I found the files, but when I try to install the modules I get the following error:  The XML file is not a valid Elxis extension XML!

How can I solve this problem?

Thanks a lot.

[datahell]

You try to install something else. A module package has a named like this mod_something_version.zip This is the package you must install.

Example IOSR Hotels modules

mod_iosr_cityhotels_2.0.zip
mod_iosr_holidays_2.0.zip
mod_iosr_hotels_2.0.zip
mod_iosr_locextras_2.0.zip
mod_iosr_hsearch_2.1.zip
etc...

For what each module does please read the users' manual. You will also get help on how we install extensions.

[juanon]

I must say I feel a bit alone in this forum, just like talking to myself

Regards

[datahell]

You are not talking to your self. If no one answer maybe it is because he has nothing to say. I read your message, it is not time to update iosr hotels so I can't give you an answer right now.

[judelgado]

Hello Guys!

   I know I've posted a lot about this topic before, but I know there is something wrong when you add children to the calculation formula.  I'm attaching screenshots to show my case.

   For me, the IOSR only works using price_rates as PER_ROOM, since PER_PERSON is not functional for my purposes.  Based on this, my rates are based in price per room.  For example I put Price 1 = $100, Price 2 = $100 (since the price is the same for 1 or 2 persons in the same room) and Price 3 = $175 (3 persons in the same room will cost $175), I made this works for me.  The big problem is when children appears, even put 100 percent discount in the hotel's discount tab.

   If you add 1 adult 1 children the system is reducing the rate to $50 for 1 person (this is wrong since discount for children is 100%), no matter I do, the system is calculating children rate.

   Question here, is there a way I can disable completely children discounts?, since is not working.  I'm using hotel add-ons to include children since is the only option that works.

   Please check the images.  I put 100% discount for children in this hotel, and no matter what I put there always calculate the children discount.

[datahell]

First of all this topic was for IOSR Hotels v2.0 development. That period has passed so better stop posting in this topic and open a new topic for other questions.

@judelgado The price calculations are very well tested and should work fine. I cannot be 100% sure for anything in life so I give a 99,999% probability of the calculations to be correct and you to be wrong.

If you set rates per room then no guest based calculations are executed no matter if they are adults or children. So you are wrong from the beginning. Children discount takes affect ONLY on rooms having rates based on guests number. Also setting 1 room = 100$ and 2 room = 100$ is also a wrong setting except if you want to provide the second room/guest for free. I believe you don't want that.

For rates based on number of rooms price 1 is the price for 1 room, price 2 is the price for 2 rooms (not for the second room!), price 3 is the price for 3 rooms. So if price for 1 room is 100 and price for 2 rooms is 150 if I book 2 rooms I will pay 150$. (75$ per room). If price 3 is not supplied and I book 3 rooms then I will pay (150/2) x 3 = 225$ (75$ per room). These calculations are explained in the documentation (section 2.6.4 Price rates) and in price rates area.

The same happens for guest based rooms with the difference that you must replace number of rooms with number of guests. Especially for children then if children discount has been supplied then this discount also takes affect. So if price for 1 person is 100 and price for 2 persons is 150 if price 3 is not supplied then the price for 3 persons will be (150/2) x 3 = 225$ (75$ per person). If one the guests is a child and I have 50% discount for children the customer will pay 75 + 75 + 75/2 = 187,5$. If the children discount is 100% the customer will have to pay 75 + 75 + 0 = 150$.

The screenshots you posted shows that IOSR is correct and you think of it wrong. Price for 2 persons you say 100$. OK, so 50$ per person, right? If one of them is children and you provide 100% discount to children then how much you will have to pay? 50 + 0 = 50$. This is exactly what IOSR Hotels shows you and proves that the calculations are correct.

[judelgado]

Based on you are not wrong and calculations are exact, how can I achieve that the children are free of charge? Based on the same example, 1 adult and 1 kid, will be $100 (since children are not paying).  How can I do that?

Thanks for the help.

[datahell]

It is wrong the way you said/thought of it. If you want 1 adult and 1 children to be 100$ (children not paying) then set only this:
Price for 1 person: 100
That's all!

If 1 adult visit the room he will pay 100 USD
If 2 adults visit the room they will pay 100+ 100 = 200
If 1 adult and 1 child visit the room they will pay 100 + 0 = 100
If 3 adults visit the room they will pay 100 + 100 + 100 = 300
If 2 adults and 1 child visit the room they will pay 100 + 100 + 0 = 200
If 1 adult and 2 children visit the room they will pay 100 + 0 + 0 = 100
If 1 adult and 3 children visit the room they will pay 100 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 100

If you want to provide a short of discount on the second guest (adult) you can provide price 2 less than 200, this will make price per person smaller in case of more than 1 persons. If for example you set price 2 = 180 then in case 2 adults visit the room they will pay 90USD each (180 in total) instead of 100USD each (200 in total). Children will still be 0. In this case the above examples will become:

If 1 adult visit the room he will pay 100 USD (as before!)
If 2 adults visit the room they will pay 90+ 90 = 180
If 1 adult and 1 child visit the room they will pay 90 + 0 = 90 (* see note 1)
If 3 adults visit the room they will pay 90 + 90 + 90 = 270
If 2 adults and 1 child visit the room they will pay 90 + 90 + 0 = 180
If 1 adult and 2 children visit the room they will pay 90 + 0 + 0 = 90
If 1 adult and 3 children visit the room they will pay 90 + 0 + 0 + 0 = 90

* note 1: Regardless if the child doesn't pay it is considered a second person so price 2 takes affect (90/person)

Is it clear now?

[judelgado]

Thanks for the reply.  Is there a way that I can disable the children discount?

[judelgado]

Hello,

  Is there a way that the client can get a "reservation status update" email?

  For example, when the hotel confirms the reservation and change the status in the admin panel, automatically the person who made the reservation receives an email.

  Thanks for the help.

[judelgado]

It seems that nobody is this forum anymore.... sad. 

I'll leave a simple question... hope some helps.

It's possible to keep currency symbol always at the left of the price? ($200)

Happens when change language that the symbols appear at right (200 $) -

[wieyoga]

Hello,

  Is there a way that the client can get a "reservation status update" email?

  For example, when the hotel confirms the reservation and change the status in the admin panel, automatically the person who made the reservation receives an email.

  Thanks for the help.

Hi @judelgado,

Just go to reservation menu and click the reservation that you want to send it
then click icon "Notify customer" on the above the reservation list than you did it

 i think this similar than what you need right ?



 the manual action is not always bad, sometimes you should learn the system more & more

[wieyoga]

It's possible to keep currency symbol always at the left of the price? ($200)

Happens when change language that the symbols appear at right (200 $) -

its possible and I know the way, but i can't tell you because will break the term of this software, just wait a respond from @datahell 

[datahell]

I am on vacations right now. Please wait 4-5 days to come back.

[datahell]

You can do it without breaking any license by editing the language files.

Open for example the english language file of component IOS Reservations:
components/com_reservations/language/en.reservations.php

Find "CURRENCYFRONT" at the top of the file and change it to 1 if you want to display the currency in front of the amount or 0 if you want to display the currency after the amount. Do the same for any other language you use.

$_lang['CURRENCYFRONT'] = 1; //currency in front of amount, eg $200
$_lang['CURRENCYFRONT'] = 0; //currency after the amount, eg 200$

This setting is language specific because in some countries they put the currency symbol before the price and in some other after the price. In Greece for example we put the currency symbol after the price (200€).