Display Rates of Included Components in the Daily Rates Screen

Stay is enhanced to display the total rate of the package which includes the base rate and the rate of the components marked as Included in the Daily Rates screen (Settings ➜ Rates ➜ Daily Rates).

For example, for a package defined with a base rate of $150 configured with components marked as Included, the total rate of the package will be displayed as $150 in the Daily Rates screen for the applicable room types and dates.

Feature Setting

The following new feature setting must be enabled to use this feature.

  • Name: Pricing Inclusion for Package Components

  • Comments: License is not required

Modifiers

When modifiers are configured for a package, they are applied to the total package rate, which includes both the room rate and the rates of included components. The adjusted rate is displayed in the Daily Rates screen.

Sample Scenario

For a package rate plan with a base rate of $150, the following table lists the rate calculated when various modifiers applied.

Modifiers

Rate

Plus +10%

$165.00 

Minus -10%

$135.00 

Plus 10

$160.00

Minus 10

$140.00

Flat Fee 

$200.00

Additional Guest Charges

When additional guest charges are configured, the charges are added to the base of the package and displayed in the Daily Rates screen.

Sample Scenario

Consider a package rate plan configured with a base rate of $150 for 2 adults. The following table lists the various ways in which additional guest charges are applied to the base rate.

Additional Guests

Rate

1

$40

2

$50

3

$60

4

$70

The total rate of the package is calculated as follows:

Guest Count

Rate

2 adults

$150

3 adults

$190

4 adults

$240

5 adults

$300

Surcharges

When surcharges are configured for a package, the additional charges are added to the base rate of the package and displayed in the Daily Rates screen. For example, for a package rate plan configured with a base rate of $150 and a surcharge of $50, then a total rate of $200 is displayed.

Charges for Specific Dates

When users configure variable prices for specific dates in a package, the configured rates are displayed in the Daily Rates screen.

Modification of Package Rates in the Daily Rates Screen

Users can modify the package rate displayed in the Daily Rates screen, which includes the base rate and the rates of included components. After the reservation is booked, the Estimated Charges section displays the package rate with the cost of excluded components added, along with a detailed rate breakdown.

Sample Scenario

Consider the following details of a package:

  • Initial rate = $100

  • Rate displayed in the Daily Rates screen = $100

  • Rate of excluded component = $50

When the rate is modified as $120 in the Daily Rates screen, the following rate breakdown is displayed in the Estimated Charges section of the reservation.

  • Package rate = $170

  • Room rate = $70

  • Rate of included component = $50

  • Rate of excluded component = $50

Yielding

When yield rule sets are configured for a property, the yielding is applied to the total package rate which includes the base rate and the rates of included components displayed in the Daily Rates screen.

Sample Scenario

Consider a package rate plan configured with a base rate of $150 for 2 adults. The following table lists the various ways in which yield rule sets are applied.

Yielding Rules

Rate

Increase by 10% 

$165.00 

Decrease by 10%

$135.00

No rule is applied

$150.00

Flat rate

$200.00

Hurdles

The hurdle rates configured for a room type are now applied to the associated packages based on the total package rate, which includes the base rate and the rates of included components displayed in the Daily Rates screen.

The package rate plan will not be displayed in the Book a Reservation screen when the hurdle condition is not satisfied.

Copy Rates

When users copy the rates of a package rate plan from the Daily Rates screen, the dates are copied from one date to the other dates.

Display Rates in Book a Reservation Screen

Rates for the package rate plans are displayed in the Book a Reservation screen along with the rates of the components marked as Excluded. The rates displayed are calculated as follows:

  • Total package rate = Room rate + Rate of included components + Rate of excluded components

  • Package rate = Base rate of the package + Rate of excluded components

  • Base rate of the package = Room rate + Rate of included components

Component Rate Lesser Than the Base Rate

When the rate of the included component added to a package is less than the base rate, the room rate is calculated by subtracting the component rate from the base rate and displayed in the detailed rate breakdown in the Estimated Charges section of the reservation and Book a Reservation screen.

Sample Scenario

Consider the following configurations of a package rate plan:

  • Base rate = $400.00

  • Extra charge - Adult = $100.00

  • Extra charge - Child = $50.00

Consider the following configurations of components added to the package:

Component

Pricing Type

Type

Frequency

Amount

Applicable For

Dinner

Included

Fixed

Every Night

$20.00

Per Person

Breakfast

Included

Fixed

Every Night

$20.00

Per Person

When a package reservation is booked for 1 night for a guest count of 2 adults and 0 children, the total rate of the package will be displayed as $400 in the Book a Reservation and Daily Rates screens.

When users access the Estimated Charges section of the Book a Reservation screen and the booked reservation, the detailed rate breakdown will be displayed as follows:

  • Package rate = $400.00

  • Room rate = $320.00

  • Dinner = $40.00

  • Breakfast = $40.00

Users can modify the rates of a package rate plan displayed in the Book a Reservation screen. After modification, the updated rates are displayed in the following areas:

  • Book a Reservation screen

  • Daily Rates screen

  • Estimated Charges section

Sample Scenario

Consider the following configurations of a package rate plan:

  • Package rate = $100

  • Rate of included component = $50

  • Rate of excluded component = $50

The rates are displayed in the Daily Rates and Book a Reservation screen as follows:

  • Daily Rates screen = $100

  • Book a Reservation screen = $150

When the base rate is adjusted as $30, the updated rate is displayed as follows:

  • Package rate = $130.00

  • Room rate = $30.00

  • Rate of included components = $50.00

  • Rate of excluded components = $50.00

Component Rate is Equal to the Base Rate

When the rate of the included components added to a package is equal to the base rate, the room rate becomes $0 when the component rate is subtracted from the base rate.

Sample Scenario

Consider the following configurations of a package rate plan:

  • Base rate = $400.00

  • Extra charge - Adult = $100.00

  • Extra charge - Child = $50.00

Consider the following configurations of components added to the package:

Component

Pricing Type

Type

Frequency

Amount

Applicable For

Dinner

Included

Fixed

Every Night

$20.00

Per Person

Breakfast

Included

Fixed

Every Night

$180.00

Per Person

When a package reservation is booked for 1 night for a guest count of 2 adults and 0 children, the total rate of the package will be displayed as $400 in the Book a Reservation and Daily Rates screens.

When users access the Estimated Charges section of the Book a Reservation screen and the booked reservation, the detailed rate breakdown will be displayed as follows:

  • Package rate = $400.00

  • Room rate = $0

  • Dinner = $40.00

  • Breakfast = $360.00

Component Rate is Higher Than the Base Rate

When the rate of the included components in a package exceeds the base rate, the room rate is reduced to $0, as negative values are not permitted. When multiple components are added to a package, their rates are subtracted from the base rate in ascending order of the component amounts.

Sample Scenario

Consider the following configurations of a package rate plan:

  • Base rate = $400.00

  • Extra charge - Adult = $100.00

  • Extra charge - Child = $50.00

Consider the following configurations of components added to the package:

Component

Pricing Type

Type

Frequency

Amount

Applicable For

Dinner

Included

Fixed

Every Night

$20.00

Per Person

Breakfast

Included

Fixed

Every Night

$200.00

Per Person

When a package reservation is booked for 1 night for a guest count of 2 adults and 0 children, the total rate of the package will be displayed as $400 in the Book a Reservation and Daily Rates screens.

When users access the Estimated Charges section of the Book a Reservation screen and the booked reservation, the detailed rate breakdown will be displayed as follows:

  • Package rate = $400.00

  • Room rate = $0

  • Dinner = $40.00

  • Breakfast = $360.00

Component Rate is Set as Zero

When the base rate of a package is set as $0.00, both the room rate and the component rate is reduced to $0.

Sample Scenario

Consider the following configurations of components added to the package:

Component

Pricing Type

Type

Frequency

Amount

Applicable For

Dinner

Included

Fixed

Every Night

$20.00

Per Person

Breakfast

Included

Fixed

Every Night

$200.00

Per Person

When the base rate of a package is set as $0, the total rate of the package will be displayed as $0 in both the Book a Reservation screen and Daily Rates screen.

When users access the Estimated Charges section of the Book a Reservation screen and the booked reservation, the detailed rate breakdown will be displayed as follows:

  • Package rate = $0

  • Room rate = $0

  • Dinner = $0

  • Breakfast = $0

When users redeem a comp offer at the time of booking of a package reservation, comp is redeemed for the room rate when it is below the comp threshold.