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SA-Venues: How the connection works

SA-Venues has been marketing South African properties to travellers since 1999, with more than half a million travellers using SA-Venues.com every month. NightsBridge links to SA-Venues through the Links Manager.

Site https://www.sa-venues.com
Contact details
About
  • SA-Venues offers accommodation bookings on their website. See more information about who they are and how they work on this link about how this website works. Additional frequently asked questions on SA-Venues can be found here.
Who books here?
  • The public (potential guests) book online.
How to sign up
 
  • Open your Homepage>Integrations>Integration Requests>Links Manager.
  • Tick SA-Venues to request the link.
  • A once-off setup fee of R450 excl VAT to add your first property - thereafter commission per booking. SA-Venues will create the listing but the establishment has to supply the requested documents before they will activate.
  • Once SA-Venues has created your listing, they will receive your rates and availability for real-time bookings through NightsBridge.
Enquiries and bookings
  • SA-Venues accepts Campsite room types
  • Bookings can be made via instant Booking (NightsBridge) or Enquiry (Direct).
  • By default, the guest's contact information is only provided after the guest has confirmed the booking on SA-Venues (sent to you directly by SA-Venues).
  • You can contact SA-Venues to request the guest's contact info to be included when making the booking via NightsBridge.
Content: Listing
 
  • NightsBridge provides SA-Venues with your content (descriptions and images) as set up on NightsBridge to create your listing.
  • When your content or photos change, please contact SA-Venues directly to update your listing.
Payments

The deposit is collected by SA-Venues. SA-Venues will pay your establishment, minus their commission, within 3 to 5 working days of booking. Guests can choose 1 of 2 payment options when booking:

  • Full Payment Upfront: SA-Venues will take 100% deposit and pays you less their commission  OR

  • Only Deposit (minimum of 50%): SA-Venues takes 50% deposit and pays you less their commission. The balance of payment to be made by the guest directly to you, the property.

For inquiries regarding payment, please contact SA-Venues directly.

Refunds

 
  • The property needs to refund SA-Venues directly.
  • SA-Venues will refund the guest.
Countries/Currency
  • South Africa only.
  • ZAR only.
Commission
  • 15% (including VAT)
     
Rates
 
  • NightsBridge provides your RACK Rates as entered in your NightsBridge Setup to SA-Venues.
  • VAT and commission payable to SA-Venues must be included in your rates.
Specials and packages
  • Should you choose to, you can load and link Specials and Packages to SA-Venues via your NightsBridge Setup.
  • Please note that Specials and Packages rates will also have the 15% commission charged on top of the discount.
Policies

The policies you have set up in NightsBridge are automatically applied to bookings made via SA-Venues:

  • Cancellation policy
  • Child policy
  • Minimum length stay
How to Cancel your link
  • Contact NightsBridge if you would like to cancel your link to SA-Venues.
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