Google Triggers Reference

Notice of usage: Google Tag Manager (GTM) and Google Analytics 4 (GA4) are third party services and we provide this integration as is. We support a set of custom events and Data Layer variables for use with GTM and GA4, however we have no control over what happens to them and how they are used. The basic setup examples we provide have been tested and verified to work with the Mews Booking Engine, however if you need a more complex setup then we cannot provide the support to do so and we recommend to ask a specialist to set it up and test it for you.

This reference provides details of custom events and Data Layer variables generated within the Booking Engine, which can be used to trigger analytics tags to fire, i.e. to send data to Google Analytics. You will need to reference these events and variables when setting up tag triggers in Google Tag Manager.

Contents

• Data Layer variables

• Custom events

• GA4 pageview events

• GA4 eCommerce events

• Illustration of GA4 events in the Booking Engine

Data Layer variables

All event data is passed to Google Tag Manager through a Data Layer.

What is a Data Layer?

A Data Layer is a Javascript object in a website or app that collects analytics data in a standardized way. It acts as a layer between the site and the tag management system. The layer stores values, such as page name and URL, that are populated automatically when a visitor uses the site. The data is transferred into tag management variables and can be used to activate triggers in your tag configurations. Google Help — The data layer

To use data from the Data Layer in your tags, in the GTM configuration set up a Variable with a suitable name as a Data Layer Variable (DLV), like this:

variable

The Custom events reference below describes which Data Layer Variables are relevant to which custom events.

Prices: Note all prices currently presented via the Data Layer are gross prices, i.e. including taxes and fees.

Custom events

GA4 pageview events

• ga4_ApplicationLoaded

• ga4_VoucherAdded

• ga4_PropertiesLoaded

• ga4_CalendarLoaded

• ga4_CategoriesLoaded

• ga4_RatesLoaded

• ga4_ProductsLoaded

• ga4_PromotedServicesLoaded

• ga4_SummaryLoaded

• ga4_DetailsLoaded

• ga4_BookingCreated

• ga4_ConfirmationLoaded

GA4 eCommerce events

• select_promotion

• view_item_list

• add_to_cart

• remove_from_cart

• begin_checkout

• add_payment_info

• purchase

Data Layer Variables in events

Each event is fired with a standard set of data:

Data Layer Variable Name	Description
eventName	Name of the event, in readable form without prefix, e.g. Voucher Added.
trackingConsents	Tracking consents applied at the time the event was created.

If a user selects a hotel or property in the Booking Engine, information about it is also added to the event. In Singlehotel mode, the property is always selected.

Data Layer Variable Name	Description
hotelName	Name of the hotel or property
hotelId	Unique identifier of the hotel or property
enterpriseName	Array with name of the enterprise (hotel / property) in each supported language

Pageload events with the 'ga4_' prefix also have the following attributes available in the Data Layer:

Data Layer Variable Name	Description
page_location	URL style location, to be used for tracking URL
page_title	Human readable name of page or screen

Some events expose additional DLVs. These are described separately for each event.

Tracking consents

Name	Type	Contract	Purpose
advertising	boolean	required	Advertising, e.g. used to help advertisers deliver more relevant advertising, or to limit how many times you see an advertisment.
functional	boolean	required	Functional, non-essential functionality, e.g. remembering user choices made in the past.
necessary	boolean	required	Necessary functionality.
performance	boolean	required	Performance, e.g. collecting information about how users use a website; data are anonymized.

GA4 pageview events

ga4_ApplicationLoaded

• Event which fires when the application is loaded for the user

ga4_VoucherAdded

• A voucher has been added into the booking

Data Layer Variable Name	Description
voucherCode	Code of voucher added by user

ga4_PropertiesLoaded

• The properties selection step was loaded for the user

ga4_CalendarLoaded

• The calendar step has been loaded for the user

ga4_CategoriesLoaded

• Categories / room selection has been shown to the user

Data Layer Variable Name	Description
startDate	Start of stay date selected by user
endDate	End of stay date selected by user
available	Array of room categories which have been shown to user as available
unavailable	Array of room categories which have been shown to user as not available

• Each of the items in arrays follows the google Item specification for ecommerce, for example:

{
      item_id: "0d9120fc-72cb-4d23-afe2-ad9000dcb803",
      item_name: "Room 1",
      item_category2: "Jan's Hotel",
      item_category3: "Jan's Hotel City",
      item_brand: "Jan's Hotel Chain",
      affiliation: "Jan's Hotel",
      enterpriseId: "6aaf20ac-a651-4826-b8c0-ad9000dcac3d",
      currency: "EUR",
      price: 10
    },

ga4_RatesLoaded

• Rates selection has been shown to the user

Data Layer Variable Name	Description
rates	Array of rates shown to user, together with their currency and gross price

ga4_ProductsLoaded

• Products selection has been shown to the user

Data Layer Variable Name	Description
products	Array of products shown to user

ga4_PromotedServicesLoaded

• Promoted Services has been shown to the user

ga4_SummaryLoaded

• Summary step has been shown to the user

ga4_DetailsLoaded

• The final screen with form to fill in has been shown to the user

ga4_BookingCreated

• Mews created a booking within the PMS. Additional information is available in the purchase event.

ga4_ConfirmationLoaded

• The confirmation screen has been shown to the user. This step is shown after returning from the payment gateway as the final step of the process.

GA4 eCommerce events

Please follow the Google guide for tracking eCommerce in GA4. You need to set up events with all mandatory parameters so they are tracked correctly. We are pushing all available variables into the eCommerce tracking for more advanced setups as well.

select_promotion

• Voucher has been added to the booking

Data Layer Variable Name	Description
promotion_id	Array of rates shown to user

view_item_list

• List of available rooms shown to user for eCommerce purposes

Data Layer Variable Name	Description
items	Array of items (rooms / categories) shown to user

add_to_cart

• User added room and products to cart

Data Layer Variable Name	Description
items	Array of items (rooms / categories / products) added by user in reservation

• Example:

{
  event: "add_to_cart",
  items: [
    {
      item_id: "0d9120fc-72cb-4d23-afe2-ad9000dcb803",
      quantity: 1,
      item_name: "Room 1",
      item_variant: "Best Price",
      item_category: "Reservation",
      item_category2: "Jan's Hotel",
      item_category3: "Jan's Hotel City",
      item_brand: "Jan's Hotel Chain",
      affiliation: "Jan's Hotel",
      currency: "EUR",
      price: 42
    },
    {
      item_id: "26c2ec6e-2890-4677-b994-ad9000dce77f",
      quantity: 1,
      item_name: "Dog",
      item_category: "Product",
      item_category2: "Jan's Hotel",
      item_category3: "Jan's Hotel City",
      item_brand: "Jan's Hotel Chain",
      affiliation: "Jan's Hotel"
    }
  ],
  trackingConsents: {
    necessary: true,
    performance: true,
    functional: true,
    advertising: true
  },
  gtm: {uniqueEventId: 54}
}

remove_from_cart

• User removed an item from the cart. See add_to_cart for event parameters.

Data Layer Variable Name	Description
items	Array of items (rooms / categories / products) remover by user in reservation

begin_checkout

• User started the process of check-out. See add_to_cart for event parameters.

Data Layer Variable Name	Description
items	Array of items (rooms / categories / products) added by user in reservation

add_payment_info

• User added payment information.

Data Layer Variable Name	Description
payment_type	Payment type, usually PaymentCard
currency	Currency in which the payment will be done
value	Amount of the reservation
items	Array of items (rooms / categories / products) added by user in reservation

purchase

• Purchase made. This is the most important eCommerce event. We expose many variables in the event which can be used for advanced tracking. See the example for full description. The Purchase event is triggered on the booking confirmation screen under the following conditions:

  1. Payment Success: When the user returns from the payment gateway, and the payment is successfully completed.

  2. Flexible Rates: If the booking selected flexible rates and no payment is required, the Purchase event is triggered immediately upon booking confirmation.

• The most important variables are:

Data Layer Variable Name	Description
startDate	Start of stay date selected by user
endDate	End of stay date selected by user
currency	Currency in which the payment will be done
value	Amount of the reservation
tax	Amount of tax for the reservation
reservationGroupName	ID / Name of the reservation group created in Mews
netValue	Value of reservation without taxes
grossValue	Value of reservation with all taxes
pricingMode	either gross for US style of pricing, net for EU style of pricing
roomCount	Count of rooms in reservation
adults	Count of Adults in reservations
children	Count of children in reservations
items	Array of items (rooms / categories / products) added by user in reservation. See example for different types of items

• Example:

{
  event: "purchase",
  gtm: {uniqueEventId: 18, start: 1661784899375},
  eventName: "Confirmation Loaded", 
  id: "6aaf20ac-a651-4826-b8c0-ad9000dcac3d",
  name: "Jan's Hotel", 
  languageCode: "en-GB", 
  hotelName: "Jan's Hotel", // Property name
  hotelId: "6aaf20ac-a651-4826-b8c0-ad9000dcac3d",
  page_location: "/confirmation",
  page_title: "Confirmation",
  items: [ 
    /*
     * Rooms and products added to reservation group. There can be multiple rooms with different dates and confirmation numbers. Similarly, the number of different products can range from none to many.
     *
     * Please note that room prices do not include product costs. Each product's price is specified separately.
     */
    {
      item_id: "244e472a-4e47-4445-8677-af0000f58111", // Room category id
      item_name: "Room 1", // Room category name
      item_variant: "Best Price", // Selected rate
      item_category: "Reservation",
      item_category2: "Jan's Hotel", // Property name
      item_category3: "Jan's Hotel City", // Property city
      item_brand: "Jan's Hotel Chain", // Property chain
      affiliation: "Jan's Hotel",
      currency: "EUR",
      price: 18, // Price of reservation
      netPrice: 17.4, // Price of reservation without taxes
      grossPrice: 18,  // Price of reservation with taxes
      pricingMode: "Gross", // Pricing mode (Gross mainly Europe = tax is included in price, Net mainly US = tax non included in price)
      quantity: 1, // Count of rooms of room category
      reservationGroupId: "2cf7e37b-b1d1-4970-8aaf-af0000f580f2",
      reservationGroupName: "Name-29-8-8617", // Reservation Group name – can be mapped to export from mews Operations for each reservation
      confirmationNumber: "194", // Confirmation number of each reservation to be mapped with Mews operations
      reservationRateName: "Best Price",
      checkInDate: "2022-08-29", // Check-in day of reservation
      checkOutDate: "2022-08-31", // Check-out day of reservation
      tax: 0.6, // Tax of reservation
      stayDuration: 2,  // Count of days in reservation
      adults: 2, // Count of adults in  reservation
      children: 0 // Count of children in reservation
    },
    {
      item_id: "ec34da8b-0932-493e-a742-baf1af194789", // Product id
      item_name: "Product 1", // Product name
      item_category: "Product",
      item_category2: "Jan's Hotel", // Property name
      item_category3: "Jan's Hotel City", // Property city
      item_brand: "Jan's Hotel Chain", // Property chain
      affiliation: "Jan's Hotel",
      currency: "EUR",
      price: 2, // Price of product
      netPrice: 1.3, // Price of product without taxes
      grossPrice: 2,  // Price of product with taxes
      pricingMode: "Gross", // Pricing mode (Gross mainly Europe = tax is included in price, Net mainly US = tax non included in price)
      quantity: 1, // Count of products
      reservationGroupId: "2cf7e37b-b1d1-4970-8aaf-af0000f580f2",
      reservationGroupName: "Name-29-8-8617", // Reservation Group name – can be mapped to export from mews Operations for each reservation
      tax: 0.7, // Tax of product
    }
  ],
  affiliation: "Jan's Hotel",
  transaction_id: "2cf7e37b-b1d1-4970-8aaf-af0000f580f2", // Changed to Reservation Group ID – will be added to export in Mews Operation to identify each reservation group
  currency: "EUR",
  value: 20, // Total price of reservation group
  tax: 1.3, // Total tax of reservation group
  reservationGroupId: "2cf7e37b-b1d1-4970-8aaf-af0000f580f2", // Reservation Group ID – will be added to export in Mews Operation to identify each reservation group
  reservationGroupName: "Name-29-8-8617", // Reservation Group name – can be mapped to export from mews Operations for each reservation
  reservationIds: "244e472a-4e47-4445-8677-af0000f58111", // Comma separated list of all reservation (item) IDs
  chainName: "Jan's Hotel Chain", // Chain name
  netValue: 18.7, // Price without taxes
  grossValue: 20, // Price with taxes
  pricingMode: "Gross", // Pricing mode (Gross mainly Europe = tax is included in price, Net mainly US = tax non included in price)
  roomCount: 1, // Count of rooms
  adults: 2, // Count of adults
  children: 0 // Count of children
}

Illustration of GA4 events in the Booking Engine

The following annotated screenshots provide a visual illustration of GA4 related events and their respective trigger points within the Booking Engine.

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