What's new in Travel404
A running, honest list of what shipped — in plain language, not commit messages. Skipped: internal refactors, test fixes, and anything that wouldn't change your day.
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Calendar
Calendar showed yesterday as "today"
Fixed a display bug where the calendar's Today marker and the date picker were both stuck one day behind the real date.
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Calendar
Block a month of rooms in one action
Block many rooms at once for maintenance or renovation in a single action — and undo the whole block in one action too, instead of clicking through each room.
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Payments
Closed several money-tracking gaps
Payments taken outside the normal flow are now always recorded, room blocks stop being counted as guests or cancellations in your reports, and refunds always leave a trail.
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Booking engine
Clearer room cards on the booking engine
Photos now show in the order you set them, and a dorm room says "X beds left" instead of the confusing "rooms left".
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Billing
Clearer billing after your first payment
Added a plain explanation of what happens after your subscription's first charge, including the grace period if a payment fails.
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Payments
Reservation totals always match the folio
Fixed a bug where a reservation's total could drift from what was actually charged on the folio after mid-stay edits. The total now always follows the folio.
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Booking engine
Guest booking page opens without login
Guests can open their booking confirmation page directly, without being asked to sign in first.
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Booking engine
Rooms hold while a guest pays
A room now holds for a guest while they complete payment. If they never pay, the hold is removed — it no longer shows up in your reports as a cancellation.
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Operations
Every action in guest history is logged
Guest history now records every action taken and which staff member did it. Payment methods also show their real name — a Bold payment no longer shows up labeled "Stripe".
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Guest messaging
Group bookings send one email, not five
A group booking now sends one confirmation email to the group instead of one per guest — and walk-in guests without an email no longer trigger alert spam to staff.
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Guest app
Pre-arrival roster and activities
Guests can see who else is arriving and what activities are planned for their stay, right in the app, before they even check in.
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Guest app
One-tap booking claim from the confirmation email
Guests can tap a link in their confirmation email to claim their booking straight into the app — no separate signup step.
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Channels
Google Hotel Search as its own booking source
Bookings from Google Hotel Search now show up as their own source on the calendar and in reports, instead of being lumped in as "other".
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Operations
Staff calendar and per-activity balances
Added a staff calendar alongside the full schedule, and a running balance per activity — so payments for tours and events get recorded and tracked like every other charge.
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