Central Reservation Systems are computerized system that stores and distributes information on a hotel, resort or other lodging facility. In general, they are advanced booking systems for hospitality industry. They support multi-currency and multi-language features to meet the hotel reservation system requirements of global operations. The rates and revenues can be dynamically converted from the local currency to any other currency. They act as the platform for online booking, promotions, announcements, events calendars, guest testimonials etc. and ease the process as a whole with multiple and multipurpose reports. They are available exclusively to hotel representation companies, hotels themselves and CRS providers mainly web development companies. Central Reservation Systems are completely web-based and easy to implement as they require minimal hardware. All critical components are redundant to give you peace of mind while the multi-tiered architecture gives them virtually unlimited scalability. The main modules present in a CRS are Reservations, Profiles, Groups, Rate and Inventory Control, Administration, Reporting, Global Distribution Interface and PMS Interface. The administrator is responsible for updating and maintaining the website such as adding or removing information about the hotel, various menus, event calendar, changing logo etc. The administrator also controls Global Distribution Interface and Property Management System which manages property, channel, market segment, reservation type, country & state, bill to the company, profile, room type, taxes, bar slabs, rate codes and occupancy rates. Reporting shows all types of room availability and occupancy, arrival, reservation, cancellation, banquet availability, daily check in-check out, airport pick-up etc. The reports are auto-saved in excel, html or xml format in the system for the ease of use and perusal.

The store inventory management keeps a record of the incoming stocks, its utilization, produced stock and additional stock of the organization. Rate Management consists of bar code, rate code and the season wise rate structures. Rates would be managed through the system without any manual intervention i.e. it first checks the special date-wise rates and then will check the weekend's rates, after which the occupancy-wise rates will be applied. User Management gives permission to create a new user, roles management, permissions and password recovery management. The profiles includes all through which the bookings are done i.e. guest, company, group, travel agency, salesman, members and individuals along with their complete details. This next generation application framework combines state-of-the-art technology with advanced user features to deliver the hospitality industry most flexible and easy-to-use reservation and distribution solution. In this way, competent web development companies having relevant experience with the CRS can help to increase the sales and profits of various stay over places. Finally, thanks to this efficient system which makes the search on the web for relevant places so easy for the travelers.