AUDIT
1. The rate and package codes in PMS must only be created by the revenue director or designated assistant.
2. The revenue director should monitor all front desk reservations booked through dusit’s CRS via PMS. The goal is to ensure that the sell strategy over the desk in consistent with our reservations sell strategy.
3. The revenue director will approve the rate change and room rate check reports at the end of each day. Both reports must be reviewed to ensure that all rate changes are consistent with the policy and sell strategy and must be forwarded to the director of sales and marketing, the head of accounting department and general manager for verification.
4. Room variance report (for both rate and room type) is reviewed daily by the front office manager to monitor the effective allocation of our rooms and to ensure that room allocation is minimized for foregone revenue.
5. The rate check report will be the responsibility of the front desk and audited nightly by the second shift (10:00 PM). The purpose of this audit is to ensure.
- Every guest is charged the correct rate given the market code and contract.
- Missing rates are corrected
- Share rates reviewed and corrected
- Multiple rates are reviewed and corrected
- All special rates are investigated and approved prior to room and tax posting.
- Complimentary rooms must be checked against the approved forms.
- Market codes are checked against the correct rates. Group market codes are checked against group cover sheets for correct rates.
6. All registration cards must be checked during either the night or day audit.
7. Each day (AM shift) all rates below corporate rate should be reviewed for availability and length of stay restrictions by the front office manager.
8. An outside shopping service should be used to test the integrity of the rooms revenue policy on a quarterly basis.
The market segment audit checklist should be completed by the revenue director or designed assistant and approved by the director of sales and marketing before being submitted to the head of account department on a daily basis.