We're at the halfway point of the year, and your RMS environment has been busy. This quarter's update brings payment automation to RMS, real performance data from Apple Pay in the wild, a visual booking upgrade that's rolling out now, and a new community platform built for operators like you.

Here's what's new 👇

Payments that run without you

Advanced Payment Schedules

The chase is over. Advanced Payment Schedules are now generally available — set your deposit, instalment, and balance rules once, and RMS collects automatically, on schedule, without follow-up. Works across all property types and stay lengths, and connects directly with RMS Pay so every collection happens without a manual trigger. 

🔗 Learn more.

Automated Payments Dashboard

Every transaction across your property, in real time. The Automated Payments Dashboard gives you a single view of what's paid, what's pending, and what needs attention — covering credit card, direct debit, and SMS payment links. No more running reports to find out where you stand. 

🔗 Learn more.

Apple Pay with RMS Pay — what we're seeing

Apple Pay has been live with RMS Pay since Q1, and the numbers are worth talking about. Tokenisation means the card number is never shared with your property, which cuts online fraud by around 30%. Approval rates are up — Visa reports up to 4.6% more online transactions going through on average. Our RMS Pay users who have enabled Apple Pay are seeing authorization rates of over 96%. And properties enabling Apple Pay are seeing around 18% more bookings completed at checkout, simply by removing the friction of card entry.

The other thing worth knowing: when a guest's card is lost, reissued or expires, their Apple Pay token updates automatically. No failed renewals. No chasing guests for new card details. It just keeps working. 

A better way to book, visually

Interactive Maps — now rolling out

Guests can now pinch, zoom, and click their way to the perfect spot. Interactive Maps are rolling out across the RMS Booking Engine, letting guests browse your property visually — sites, amenities, availability — and book directly from the map. If you already have a map, it'll be updated automatically. If you don't have one yet, reach out and we'll get you set up. 

🔗 Learn more.

Something new: RMS Community

Your seat at the table

RMS Community is live at community.rmscloud.com. It's the central place where RMS customers connect with each other, get answers, and have a direct say in where the product goes next.

Three spaces to explore:

• News & Announcements — product updates, events, and company news straight from RMS
• Member Lounge — peer discussion, networking, and industry conversation with operators across every vertical and region
• Support Desk — fast answers from people who've been there, linked back to the Help Centre

Getting started takes a few minutes: visit community.rmscloud.com, create your account, and follow the setup wizard. Once you're in, click + New Post to start a conversation or jump into one already happening. 

🔗 Join RMS Community

From the field: Sadie AI in the wild

Beachport Caravan Park — first 30 days

Beachport Caravan Park switched to RMS from Newbook and added Sadie AI in their first month. Here's what happened.

Sadie handled 684 calls. 376 of them — 55% — were resolved entirely without staff involvement. 42 bookings were captured, worth $9,720 in revenue. 122 rates and availability enquiries were tracked for retargeting, and 49 offers sent on behalf of the property, representing $11,346 in potential booking value.

One month. One integration. A materially different operation.

Sadie AI is available now as an RMS Partner integration — and for a limited time, new RMS customers can try Sadie free for one month. 

🔗 Learn more about Sadie AI.

Ready to get started?

These updates are live in your RMS environment now. Whether you want to activate payment automation, explore Interactive Maps, or join the RMS Community — your mid-year upgrade is ready and waiting.

🔑 To activate new features in your RMS subscription, contact our expansion team.

🎬 See it all in action. Watch our Mid-Year Momentum webinar, available on demand.

Summary

This Live release enforces a maximum record limit of 50,000 on key search endpoints. The change improves platform stability and ensures consistent behavior across high-volume query patterns. Requests exceeding the limit now return HTTP 400 Bad Request rather than being silently truncated.

Included in this Live release:

• Breaking Change: Maximum Query Limit — A cap of 50,000 records is now enforced on transaction, guest, and reservation search endpoints; requests exceeding this value return HTTP 400 Bad Request.
  👉 Breaking Change Details: https://releasenotes.rmscloud.com/rest-api-v10.26.105.2----beta-only-breaking-change---maximum-query-limit-4CTw1q
• Beta release: 👉 https://releasenotes.rmscloud.com/rest-api-v10.26.105.2----beta-4BL7va

Notes

• This release is now available in Live
• Release Date: 2 June 2026 (AEST)
• Partner notification sent 17 April 2026: https://mail.rmscloud.com/hey-partner-your-rms-live-release-is-here-0-0-0-0-0?hs_preview=TVgGuAQq-211134018457
• Please report any issues through standard support channels: https://rmsapi.zendesk.com/hc/en-gb/requests

IBE+ now supports BIG4 Holiday Parks memberships. Guests can enter their membership number during the booking process to automatically unlock eligible member discounts and benefits — with clear confirmation of savings displayed throughout the booking journey.

Membership details persist across all booking steps, and any invalid or expired membership numbers will prompt a clear, helpful error message so guests are never left guessing.

IBE+ now supports G'Day Parks memberships. Guests can enter their membership number during the booking process to automatically unlock eligible member discounts and benefits - with clear confirmation of savings displayed at every step of the journey.

Membership details persist across all booking steps, and any invalid or expired membership numbers will prompt a clear, helpful error message. It's worth noting that memberships sit within the discount priority order - if a promo code or auto-discount applies, that will take precedence, but the membership number remains valid and will apply if no higher-priority discount is in play.

We’ve fixed an issue where per‑person packages with inclusive adults could be over‑charged. Previously, all adults on the reservation were billed, even when a number of adults were set as “inclusive” in the package setup.

Summary

This release introduces a platform-wide maximum record limit of 50,000 across all REST API endpoints that accept a limit parameter. Requests exceeding this value will now return HTTP 400 Bad Request. Previously, oversized requests were silently truncated.

Partners using high-volume search queries should review the affected endpoints below and update their integrations before the Live release.

Breaking Change

Global Maximum Query Limit — 50,000 Records

The following endpoints are affected:

• POST /transactions/allocations/search
• POST /transactions/search
• POST /guests/search
• POST /reservations/search

What's changing:

• Requests with a limit value above 50,000 will return HTTP 400 Bad Request with an explicit error message
• Requests at or below 50,000 are unaffected
• Endpoints that already have their own explicit limit lower than 50,000 are unaffected

Action required: If your integration passes a limit value greater than 50,000 on any of the above endpoints, you will need to update your queries to use pagination or reduce the limit before the Live release. Partners identified as impacted have been contacted directly.

Notes

• Available in Beta only. Live release is tentatively scheduled for 2 June 2026, subject to Beta validation.
• Please report any issues through standard support channels: https://rmsapi.zendesk.com/hc/en-gb/requests

Your guests can now pay with Apple Pay directly from the guest page- making checkout faster, more familiar, and more secure.

How it works

Apple Pay appears as a payment option on the guest page alongside existing methods. Guests on an Apple device can pay instantly. Guests on a non-Apple device will still see the option- they can select it and scan the QR code with their iPhone to complete the payment seamlessly.

Works just like your existing card payments

Tokens and receipts behave exactly the same as credit card transactions, so your team won't need to change a thing. That means:

• ✅ Refunds can be processed as normal
• ✅ Pre-auth tokens can be created for same-day arrivals
• ✅ All existing RMSPay workflows apply

A couple of things to know

Apple Pay will not appear as a payment option when a property's deposit rule is set to No Deposit & Tokenize. In that case, the option is automatically hidden - no action needed on your end.

We’re excited to share a powerful set of enhancements designed to help you save time, improve cash flow, and deliver a smoother guest experience. This release brings together smarter automation, flexible payments, and new tools that connect RMS more deeply into your daily operations.

Here’s what’s rolling out now 👇

Accelerate cash flow with the latest in payments

Automated Invoicing & Payment

From cash slow to cash flow, take the manual work out of billing. RMS can now automatically generate invoices and take payments at the right time, reducing admin, minimising errors, and helping you get paid faster without chasing guests. 🔗 Learn more.

Advanced Payment Schedules

Want revenue that runs on schedule? With Advanced Payment Schedules, you can define flexible payment rules that suit your business, from deposits to staged payments, while keeping everything automated with RMS Pay , and transparent for guests. 🔗 Learn more.

Direct Debit with GoCardless

Fileless, frictionless and fully compliant. Offer a seamless, low-effort way for guests to pay via Direct Debit, powered by GoCardless. Ideal for longer stays, recurring charges, or payment plans, GoCardless improves payment reliability and reduces processing admin. 🔗 Learn more.

Apple Pay with RMS Pay

Turn every device into a wallet with Apple Pay, now available with RMS Pay . Faster checkouts, fewer abandoned payments, and a modern experience guests already know and trust.

Game changing upgrades to your guest experience

Interactive Maps with the RMS Booking Engine

Visualise your property like never before. Interactive Maps help guests book the perfect spot every time, allowing them to view sites, amenities, and availability at a glance. Speed up time to conversion with all-new mobile-optimized, Interactive Maps, available with the RMS Booking Engine . 🔗 Learn more.

Availability Calendars

Fill rooms with full transparency. New Availability Calendars in the RMS Booking Engine make category-level reservations quicker and easier for guests, reducing unnecessary clicks and enquiry volume. 🔗 Learn more.

Automated Discounts

Use smart incentivization to drive longer stays. No promo codes needed, set up to three tiers of discounts to reward guests and get more value from every reservation that comes through the RMS Booking Engine . 🔗 Learn more.

Automate the admin with these operational advancements

Sadie AI

Turn missed calls into opportunities with Sadie, your AI-powered concierge in RMS. New to our ever-expanding network of Partners, Sadie AI helps answer enquiries and make reservations, so you unlock revenue faster, while your team focuses on in-person service.  🔗 Learn more.

Zapier

Enrich your guest profiles with Zapier's no-code automations. Now available in our Partners network, connect your marketing and CRM tools securely to RMS to help you learn more about each individual from the get-go. 🔗 Learn more.

Ready to get started?

Together, these updates are designed to reduce manual work, increase flexibility, and give both your team and your guests a smoother, more modern experience. As always, we’d love your feedback as you start using these new features.

🔑 To activate new features in your RMS subscription, contact our expansion team.

🚀 Ready to improve your operations with RMS? Contact our sales team.

Important Notice: API Rate Limit Updates

We’re introducing new global rate limits for a set of Group Allotment and reference data REST API endpoints (including Companies and Travel Agents).

These endpoints return low‑change data and are intended to be used with caching and webhooks, rather than continuous polling. The changes below are designed to improve platform stability and ensure consistent performance for all partners.

Why this change is being made

We’ve observed sustained high‑volume polling on several Group Allotment endpoints that return low‑change data. In most cases, these resources are expected to be:

• Cached after initial retrieval
• Refreshed only when changes occur via webhook notifications

Continuous polling creates unnecessary load and can impact overall platform performance.

What’s changing (Effective Date: February 23, 2026)

The following endpoints will be limited to 60 requests per minute:

• GET /groupAllotments
• GET /groupAllotments/{id}
• GET /groupAllotments/{id}/allotments
• GET /groupAllotments/{id}/companies
• GET /groupAllotments/{id}/travelAgents
• GET /companies
• GET /travelAgents

Webhooks (recommended approach)

Webhooks should be used as the primary mechanism for detecting changes:

Group Allotments

• Events: create, update, delete
• Payload includes groupAllotmentId, which can be used to re‑query the specific resource if needed

Agents

• Events: create, update
• Payload includes agentId for retrieving updated agent details

Using webhooks avoids unnecessary polling and ensures updates are processed only when changes occur.

Webhook schema:
Webhooks

What you need to do

• Cache responses from the affected endpoints
• Use webhooks to detect changes
• Re‑query only the affected resource when a webhook event is received
• Avoid continuous polling
• Ensure any manual refreshes stay within the new rate limits

Enforcement

• Rate limits are applied globally
• Sustained traffic above the limits may be throttled or blocked

Need help?

If you have questions or would like assistance reviewing your implementation, please contact API Support:
Partner & API Support

New innovations, more value

Welcome to the Q4, 2025 RMS Product Update.

We're excited to introduce you to the latest enhancements we've been building, designed to improve your RMS experience and keep you in front.

📆 Release dates:

• APAC: 6 November 
• EMEA, North America & Rest of World: 18 November

What's new?

Interactive Maps

Our next-gen booking engine wouldn't be complete without a revamped maps experience now, would it?

• Mobile Responsive: 70% of bookings happen on mobile, so we've optimized for the small screen
• Interactive: Guests book from the map - the site, with the view and the amenities they want
  
• Exceptional experience: Real-time availability, geographically accurate, filter by amenities, intuitive zoom
• Seamless flow: Designed to boost engagement, build confidence, and convert sales 

*Coming soon.

Roaming Terminals

Designed for properties with on-site amenities, Roaming Terminals help you take payments securely, from anywhere on your property. Capture and close out payments on the spot, whether it’s poolside or at the café. Take your terminal to your guest with Roaming Terminals, powered by RMS Pay.

EPOS Now

Connect your food and beverage outlets to RMS with EPOS Now to bring your on-site food, drinks, and retail sales into the RMS ecosystem. Charges flow directly from EPOS Now into guest accounts, streamlining billing and eliminating manual reconciliation. It’s a smarter way to deliver a frictionless guest experience.

Turn lookers into bookers with the next-gen RMS Booking Engine

This year, we've been rolling out our all-new, mobile-first booking engine, and the impacts users are seeing so far speak for themselves.

• 35% more direct bookings
• 5-20% higher conversion rate (FYI, 5% is 2x the industry average!)
• 33% increase in average daily rate

And we're just getting started. 

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