Tracking 'House Lists' in VIP Professional

For promoters and nightlife venue operators, a common task is to track 'house lists' -- sets of guests typically coming from a single source (a sub-promoter, for example) and usually all receiving similar admission perks, etc.

VIP Professional makes it easy to manage your house lists. Simply set up a standard reservation for each house list, omit the Organizer (or set it to the name of the promoter), and assign 'House List' as the Reservation Type.

Then just add guests to that reservation as needed.

Some tips:

  • Use the Source / Tracking Code functionality to easily allow you to distinguish house lists from different sources. For example, set the Source to 'Sub-Promoter' and the Tracking Code to a unique code that identifies the sub-promoter. That allows you to run reports based on who the sub-promoter was -- allowing you to see trends involving that sub-promoter.
  • Create a Confirmation / Reminder template specifically for your house lists. Since the guests in a house list usually don't know each other, the confirmation / reminder message normally needs to be worded a bit differently than you'd use for a 'normal' reservation.