diff --git a/src/alpine_bits_python/alpine_bits_helpers.py b/src/alpine_bits_python/alpine_bits_helpers.py
index 1325818..cb5ef99 100644
--- a/src/alpine_bits_python/alpine_bits_helpers.py
+++ b/src/alpine_bits_python/alpine_bits_helpers.py
@@ -741,9 +741,18 @@ def create_xml_from_db(list: list[Tuple[Reservation, Customer]]):
             room_stays = OtaResRetrieveRs.ReservationsList.HotelReservation.RoomStays(
                 room_stay=[room_stay],
             )
+            klick_id = reservation.fbclid or reservation.gclid
+
+            
+
+            if klick_id in (None, "", "None"):
+                klick_id = None
+            else: # extract string from Column object
+                klick_id = str(klick_id)
+
             hotel_res_id_data = HotelReservationIdData(
                 res_id_type="13",
-                res_id_value=reservation.fbclid or reservation.gclid,
+                res_id_value=klick_id,
                 res_id_source=None,
                 res_id_source_context="99tales",
             )
@@ -754,9 +763,19 @@ def create_xml_from_db(list: list[Tuple[Reservation, Customer]]):
             hotel_res_ids = OtaResRetrieveRs.ReservationsList.HotelReservation.ResGlobalInfo.HotelReservationIds(
                 hotel_reservation_id=[hotel_res_id]
             )
+
+            if reservation.hotel_code is None:
+                raise ValueError("Reservation hotel_code is None")
+            else:
+                hotel_code = str(reservation.hotel_code)
+            if reservation.hotel_name is None:
+                hotel_name = None
+            else:
+                hotel_name = str(reservation.hotel_name)
+
             basic_property_info = OtaResRetrieveRs.ReservationsList.HotelReservation.ResGlobalInfo.BasicPropertyInfo(
-                hotel_code=reservation.hotel_code,
-                hotel_name=reservation.hotel_name,
+                hotel_code=hotel_code,
+                hotel_name=hotel_name,
             )
             # Comments