Direct Access

DIRECT ACCESS

The Hospitality Industry's #1 Choice

Direct Access is the premier tee time reservation solution for golf vacation packagers, tour operators, hotel reservations centers, concierges, and event management companies - enabling real-time golf reservations without the hassle of multiple phone calls.

Direct Access connects golf resellers to the GolfSwitch Network™, the largest tee time marketing network in the world. Developed specifically for the travel and hospitality industry, Direct Access is a Windows™-based reservation system that features real-time search and booking, detailed golf course information, instant confirmation for tee time reservations and much more.

Direct Access enables users to book tee times at any golf course without the hassle of multiple phone calls. Our easy-to-use and powerful reservation engine gives clients a convenient, cost-effective way to add golf to their product offering, increase satisfaction levels, bring in new customers, and earn a larger percentage of their entertainment dollar.

Features

• Real-time, 24/7 access to the GolfSwitch Network – the largest database of online golf courses and tee time inventory in the industry

• Optimized golf reservation system and advanced reporting to improve customer service levels and efficiency

• Proven technology has booked millions of rounds since 1998

• Compatible with over 40 different tee sheet software providers

• Ability for hoteliers to charge golf reservations directly to the guest’s room

• Ability to search, view availability and book tee times at up to seven courses simultaneously, all without picking up the phone

• Generate revenue through golf transactions on your site

• Search for, book and cancel tee times for individuals and groups – all online and in real time. Search by date, state, country, area, time, number of players or course name.

• View course information: the number of holes, phone number, location, yardage, rates and available tee times through a single interface.

• Handle credit cards seamlessly

• Track and maintain customer information and share it between reps

• Print customized itineraries and vouchers

• Stay on top of course changes and updates

• Create sophisticated reports for your business

• Facilitates multiple business models, transaction types and pricing schemes

• Completely customizable to fit your demographic, market and business objectives

How will It Help Your Business?

Your Advanced Golf Reservation System

With Direct Access, operators are able to see in real time which courses have tee times available and book them online without calling courses directly and suffering lengthy hold delays. With more than twelve different built-in reports, Direct Access also helps optimize your business by showing you which courses are being booked, which agents are booking them and which customers are making the most reservations. With Direct Access, you can book tee times at ANY golf course, get instant confirmations and provide superior customer service.

Allows You to Connect with Any Golf Course
 

Direct Access connects you directly with the GolfSwitch Network. As the largest online network of golf courses, the GolfSwitch Network offers the most available tee times in the world. This completely independent golf network frees you from having to worry about what systems each golf course is running. GolfSwitch overcomes diverse tee sheets, different hardware systems and even remote locations! And in the unlikely event that a course isn’t on the GolfSwitch network, it’s the easiest to get setup on. Simply call us and we’ll help get them online so you can begin booking rounds.

Improve Your Business and Customer Service
 

Direct Access gives new resellers a convenient and seamless way to add golf to their product offering. For existing golf resellers, Direct Access creates new efficiencies and cost savings by optimizing the existing reservation system and processes. Direct Access places tee times at the agents fingertips, allowing them to check availability and book tee times online without calling each course. And because it’s a full solution, Direct Access includes reports to help drive your business and detailed itinerary and vouchers to provide to your customers.

Your Connection to the Links

Direct Access takes the hassle out of making tee time reservations. This feature-rich reservation system was designed exclusively for the travel and hospitality industry, and enables real-time access to the largest database of available tee times in the world.

Book Courses When Others Can’t

Some courses have a limit on how far in advance you can book tee times. When you use Direct Access it’s not a problem. Operators can still enter the transaction. Direct Access then checks all pending reservations against the course’s advance-days limit. When the time falls within the limit, Direct Access receives a confirmation number electronically from the course and provides it to you to pass along to the customer.

Create Sophisticated Reports

Direct Access provides 12 different reports so that you can track course listings, changes, bookings, customer data, cancellations and many other important details. Sample reports include:

• Course listings

• Daily reservations

• Daily cancellations

• Daily audit report

• Reservation comparisons

• Customer itineraries

• Customer vouchers

• Manual reservations

• Manual reservation faxes

• Daily reservation faxes

Service Fees & Setup Options

Setup Fees

The installation and setup fee for Direct Access is $499.

Monthly Licensing Fees

GolfSwitch offers two payment programs for Direct Access

1. The standard payment program consists of a monthly licensing fee of $99, plus a $1.50 per round booking fee.

2. For high volume resellers, GolfSwitch charges a monthly fee of $249 for unlimited bookings.

For pricing alternatives and other information, please contact a GolfSwitch Sales Rep.

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