Overview:
In Colombia is mandatory for all accommodation establishments to register all national and international guests through the TRA System (“Tarjeta de Registro de Alojamiento”), as a measure to improve security and keep a record of statistical data by order of the MINCIT (Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism).
Chekin has integrated TRA system to provide the automated registration of the your guest to the TRA system.
In this article we will show you how to set this up in Chekin so that you can streamline guest data reporting from tourist accommodations in compliance with national regulations.
Note: For the integration with the TRA we are using the method of Group 1 “PMS providers” More info about Group1: https://tramincit.gov.co/servicios/alojamientos-con-pms
Before getting started
Since we are using the “Group 1 : PMS providers method”, first you need to request a “PMS Token” from the MINCIT (Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism) website, that is required to make the connection.
How to get the Token?
Visit the following link: https://pms.mincit.gov.co/token/
Add your RNT number in the field.
Check the “I’m not a robot” checkbox and click in “Solicitar”.
If the request is success, the token will be sent to the email address registered in your RNT account.
Additionally to the PMS token, you will also require your RNT number.
Connect TRA to Chekin
1 - Login to your Chekin dashboard and click on Properties, then click on the property you would like to activate TRA on.
2 - Click on ´Legal´ in the left hand menu.
3 - Click the toggle to activate Statistics.
4 - Some fileds will appear after you activate the tool, yo need to complete them to establish the connection.
5 - Once you retrieve the token from your email, add it in the ´TRA Authorization Token´ field and click validate.
NOTE: click 'SAVE CHANGES' to save. If you do not save your changes, the information WILL NOT BE SAVED.