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Your contract with a travel agency may say the agency pays for its guests’ stay and room charges. Add a new Accounts Receivable account for that channel. You can then make a City Ledger payment. The charges are billed to the travel agency. Back Office → Accounts Receivable → Add New New AR account form
  • Number: a unique number for this AR account.
  • Name: the travel agency name, usually the same as the Channel.
  • Profile Type: select Channel from the list.
  • Profile ID: click the magnifying glass and select the channel to link to this AR account.
  • Branch ID: if the channel has several branches, select the branch to link. It usually has the same name as the channel.
  • Parent Account: must always stay City Ledger.
Some travel agencies pay invoices later, by agreement. Tell the system when to start counting aging days, and how many days to wait.
  • Aging base date: choose the final bill date or the reservation’s checkout date.
  • Number of days before aging: how many days pass before the aging cycle starts for an invoice.
After you click Save & Edit, you see the view below. Depending on your City Ledger Setup, Front Office postings show in On-Hold for you to verify. To verify AR postings automatically, set up the City Ledger Payment Department. AR account with On-Hold postings