We’ve just released version 1.7 of the Hotel Booking System for WordPress. This update focuses on better pricing control, improved communication with guests, and a smoother booking experience — both for customers and hotel staff. It also introduces initial language packs, making the plugin easier to use in multilingual environments.

Highlights

• New language packs: German, Greek, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, and Turkish.
• Smarter pricing rules: flexible weekday pricing and deposits.
• Better availability management: define available room quantities for specific time ranges.
• Clearer communication: new SMS and email reminders before, during, and after the stay.
• Improved booking UX: refined date picker and hotel list in the first step of the booking form.

Full Changelog — v1.7

• Added calendar filtering by room.
• Added security deposit support for room pricing.
• Added option to set available room quantities for a specific time range.
• Added weekday-based pricing in the Pricing Rules module.
• Added option to restrict the Country field to a predefined list (booking form, step #3).
• Added option to set a default country in the Country field (booking form, step #3).
• Added SMS notifications sent to customers after booking submission.
• Added SMS reminder notifications (pre-stay, in-stay, and post-stay).
• Added email reminder notifications (pre-stay, in-stay, and post-stay).
• Added initial language packs: German, Greek, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, and Turkish.
• Improved UX of the date picker and hotel list in the first step of the booking form.

Why This Matters

Version 1.7 significantly expands how you can manage pricing, availability, and guest communication. Weekday-based pricing and security deposits allow for more realistic and flexible room rate strategies, especially for hotels with varying demand throughout the week.

New SMS and email reminders help reduce no-shows and keep guests informed at every stage of their stay — before arrival, during the visit, and after check-out. On the admin side, room-based calendar filtering and time-based room availability make daily operations clearer and easier to manage.

The introduction of initial language packs means the plugin automatically adapts to the WordPress language setting, without any extra configuration. Both the frontend booking form and the admin interface benefit from these translations, with more languages planned for future releases.

As always, this update focuses on real-world hotel workflows and practical improvements that save time and reduce friction.