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What emails are sent to clients as part of payment management?

Emails are sent to your clients throughout the booking process. Some emails are sent following an action by you or your client, while others are sent automatically.

Introduction:


Backyou sends emails to your clients, staff and yourself throughout the booking process. Their purpose is to ensure that all parties have the information they need at the right time. The emails can be triggered by an action from you or your client. It can also be triggered after a delay, a period of significant inactivity or late payment, for example, without any intervention on your part. In many situations, you have the option of not notifying the client, or of personalizing the email. So it's impotant l to have some knowledge of these emails.

 

Mandatory: An email is mandatory if you have no way of preventing it from being sent, either from the settings or from each file with a “Notify the client by email ” box.

 

Modifiable: An email is modifiable if you have the option of adding content to it, either from the settings or from each file by adding text or a template directly.

 

Automatic: An email is automatic if its sending does not depend on any action on your part. An email sent after a client action or delay is automatic.

 

_CLIENT_ First and last name of client
_HOTEL_ Venue name
_PRICE_ Price
_CHECKIN_ Start date of stay
_CHECKOUT_ End date of stay
_DATE_ Adjusted according to context
_REF_ File reference
_OLD_CHECKIN_ Previous check-in date
_OLD_CHEKOUT_ Previous check-in date
_DUE_DATE__ Due date of the next installment
_PERIOD_ Period of inactivity after which a client is anonymized
_PHONE_NUMBER_ Hotelier's telephone number
_MAIL_ Hotelier's email address
_FRAMEWORK_AGREEMENT_TITLE_ Framework agreement's title

Contents :

 

Next due date in 3 days

Non-modifiable, automatic and optional. Before placing the file in reserve, you can uncheck the “Activate client payment reminders” box, so that the client does not receive this email.
Sent to : Client

Subject : URGENT payment for _HOTEL_.

3 days to your payment deadline

URGENT : Your next payment of _PRICE_ must arrive by _DATE_ECHEANCE_.

_Payment schedule_
_Proposal summary framework_
__Venue electronic signature_

This email is automatically sent to clients with a payment due in 3 days. You can deactivate this reminder by selecting 'Do not send payment reminders'.

 

 

Next due date in 8 days

Non-modifiable, automatic and optional. Before placing the file in reserve, you can uncheck the “Activate client payment reminders” box, so that the client does not receive this email.
Sent to : Client

Subject : Payment due in 8 days

8 days to your payment deadline

IMPORTANT : Your next payment of _PRICE_ must arrive by _DATE_ECHEANCE_ (It can take up to 3 to 6 days for bank transfers not including holidays and weekends).
This payment is for a stay at _HOTEL_ from _CHECKIN_ to _CHECKOUT_ (Ref : _REFID_).

_Payment schedule_
_Venue electronic signature_
This email is automatically sent to clients with a payment due in 8 days. You can deactivate this reminder by selecting 'Do not send payment reminders'.

 

 

Next due date in 15 days

Non-modifiable, automatic and optional. Before placing the file in reserve, you can uncheck the “Activate client payment reminders” box, so that the client does not receive this email.

Sent to : Client

Subject : Payment due in 15 days

15 days before payment deadline

IMPORTANT : Your next payment of _PRICE_ must arrive by _DATE_ECHEANCE_ (It can take up to 3 to 6 days for bank transfers not including holidays and weekends).
This payment is for a stay at _HOTEL_ from _CHECKIN_ to _CHECKOUT_ (Ref : _REFID_).

_Payment schedule_
_Proposal summary framework_

_Venue electronic signature_

This email is automatically sent to clients with a payment due in 15 days. You can deactivate this reminder by selecting 'Do not send payment reminders'.

 

 

Next due date in 30 days

Non-modifiable, automatic and optional. Before placing the file in reserve, you can uncheck the “Activate client payment reminders” box, so that the client does not receive this email.
Sent to : Client

Subject : Payment due in 30 days

30 days before payment deadline

IMPORTANT : Your next payment of _PRICE_ must arrive by _DATE_ECHEANCE_ (It can take up to 3 to 6 days for bank transfers not including holidays and weekends).
This payment is for a stay at _HOTEL_ from _CHECKIN_ to _CHECKOUT_ (Ref : _REFID_).

_Payment schedule_
_Proposal summary framework_
_Venue electronic signature_
This email is automatically sent to clients whose payment is due within 30 days. You can deactivate this reminder by selecting 'Do not send payment reminders'.

 

 

Late payment

Non-modifiable, automatic and optional. Before placing the file in reserve, you can uncheck the “Activate client payment reminders” box, so that the client does not receive this email.

Sent to : Client

Subject : URGENT, late payment notice

Your payment is late. Contact us today or your booking may be cancelled.

Your payment of_PRICE_ was due on _DATE_ECHEANCE_ and unless we are mistaken, you have not made this payment.

Important : Please contact us immediately at +33 1 85 08 49 09 to take urgent action (even if you have already made payment)!

_Venue electronic signature_

This email is sent to a client when he fails to pay a due date. The client first receives this email on the day payment is due, and then every other day until payment is made.

 

 

Create or modify payment schedule

Modifiable,  non-automatic and optional.  Before saving changes, you can uncheck “Notify client by email” or choose a message template and/or add a message to the client.
Sent to : Client

Subject : _HOTEL_ : Your payment schedule has been changed

_HOTEL_ has updated your payment schedule

_Proposal summary framework_
_Venue electronic signature_
This email is sent to the client of a reserved file when you make a change to the payment schedule.

 

 

Payment confirmation

Non-modifiable,  non-automatic and optional. Before registering payment, you can uncheck the “Notify client by email” box.

Sent to : Client

Subject : Payment confirmation : _REF_

Payment received

Thank-you for your payment of _PRICE_.
Reminder: this payment is link to your booking from _CHECKIN_ to _CHECKOUT_ (Réf : _REF_).

_Payment schedule_
_Proposal summary framework_
_Venue electronic signature_

This email is sent to the client when you validate one or more installments from the payment schedule. You can choose a message template or add text in the message section.

 

 

Visuals 

 

 

Visual of an proposal summary frame

 

Visual of a payment schedule

 

Visual of a venue electronic signature