SOP –How to waitlist reservation in hotels

SOP Number: FO- 19 ( SOP serial number and department code )

Department: Front Office - Reservations

Date Issued: DATE THE DOCUMENT WAS CREATED

Time to Train: 60 Minutes

Wait list reservation:

At some times a reservation request must be denied because the hotel is fully booked. However, with enough lead time, interested guests may be put on a wait listing list for the requested dates.

Hotels experiencing high-volume reservations may satisfy excess demand through this technique.

1) Answer the call with a Smile:

Hi, this is “(your name)”’ at room reservations. How may I help you?

Guest: I would like to make a room reservation please.

2) Offer to take the guest’s name and Phone number

Certainly Sir/Mam. (Pause) May I request you for your name, mobile number and email ID please?

3) And your company/travel agency name is?

I am from “(Company/TA name)”.

4) The arrival date of the guest is? (Pause, take answer) And the departure date is? (Pause, take answer). So that is for “(# of nights)” nights?

Yes.

5) Please hold for a moment, while I check the availability. (Put the call on hold, check availability and go back to the call quickly)

6) Convey the non-availability of room politely to the guest.

Mr./Ms. “(caller’s name)”, currently we will have to waitlist the reservation as we do not have any rooms available and are sold out for these dates.

7) Agree to notify the prospective guest immediately if a room becomes available on the requested dates.

Please allow me to get back to you in “(estimated time/day to call back the caller)”. Thank you

8) Help the guest to find alternative dates if no rooms are available.

Training Summary questions:

Q1. When do we waitlist a room reservation?            

Q2. What all details to be collected from the guests?           

Q3. How to convey the non availability of room to the guest?        

Q4. Is it required to get back to the guest when the rooms are available on requested date?