Release notes version 5.3.x

Rate Shopping: HQrevenue → Lighthouse migration preparations
Internal updates made to facilitate the upcoming transition from HQrevenue to Lighthouse as the new rate shopping provider.
Rate Shopping: Improved API usage handling for Lighthouse
Further enhancements to reduce the risk of exceeding Lighthouse’s API call limits.

Rate Shopping: Initial improvements for Lighthouse API limits
First iteration of updates to optimize rate shopping syncs and prevent API rate limit issues with Lighthouse.

General: Support for Bed Night-only hostel configurations
RevControl now supports hostel setups where occupancy is calculated based on Bed Nights instead of Room Nights.
Dashboard: Bed Nights tab in BOB, Pickup, and Actuals widgets
New tab added to key dashboard widgets to monitor performance based on Bed Nights.
Settings: Segment and segment group sort order management
Added the ability to reorder segments and segment groups for custom reporting and data clarity.
Settings: Percentage-based thresholds for published rate difference alerts
Users can now define warning (orange) and error (red) levels for rate difference alerts based on percentages.

General: Application-wide performance, code, and design improvements
Includes small UI tweaks, backend optimizations, and code cleanups to improve speed and reliability.
General: MEWS API updated to latest version
Integration updated to align with the latest changes in the MEWS API for improved reliability.
General: StayNTouch IP whitelist refreshed
The list of accepted IP addresses for StayNTouch connections has been updated.
General: SIHOT Out of Service rooms now counted as available
In availability logic, OOS rooms in SIHOT are now considered part of the available inventory.
General: SIHOT reservation handling improved for bookings with many services
Optimized parsing and display for SIHOT reservations with a large number of attached services.
Rates: VIPS CloudPMS now supports derived rate plan updates
Rate updates to derived plans are now correctly processed and sent to VIPS.

Reports: Asterisk display issue in Compare History Actuals/BOB resolved
Fixed a bug where Business on the Books dates were incorrectly marked with an asterisk in comparison reports.

Version 5.3 prepares for HQrevenue → Lighthouse migration, adds Bed Night support for hostels, and improves rate shopping limits, SIHOT compatibility, and VIPS rate syncing.