Rate plans

Rate plans records unit type, effective start and end dates, nightly rate and minimum nights. Revenue Manager uses it to define a seasonal basis for booking conversations. Front Desk Agent can read that basis beside the reservation’s own nightly rate. A later edit to a plan should prompt a deliberate decision about future requests; it must not silently change the rate already recorded on a stay.

• Periods. Rate Plan Calendar exposes effective dates for each unit type.
• Terms. Minimum nights belongs with the nightly rate so the booking conversation includes the stay rule.
• Comparison. Rate recommendations preserve current and proposed amounts for a particular stay date.

A spring plan that ends on a Sunday and a summer plan that starts Monday is easy to understand. Overlapping periods for the same unit type need a property decision before staff rely on the price. Use the actual arrival and departure interval when assessing a minimum stay. Keep unit type spelling consistent with Units and demand snapshots, since these records use text to identify a type.

Choose who may change seasonal terms and who checks them when taking a reservation. Agree how the property handles two plan periods that cover the same unit type and date. Keep unit type spelling consistent across plans, units and observations. Decide how the front desk chooses a recorded nightly rate when a stay crosses plan periods. A plan edit should be reviewed against future requests while existing reservations retain their recorded rate.

Set a plan ending Sunday and another beginning Monday for the same unit type. Front Desk Agent takes a stay crossing that boundary and asks Revenue Manager which nightly amount and minimum-night term to apply. Record the agreed amount on the reservation and preserve it after a later plan edit. Add an overlapping plan period and have Revenue Manager resolve the ambiguity before the next request. Compare the final plan dates with the reservation; they answer different questions.

• Rate Plan Calendar — Shows effective price periods and minimum stays.
• Recommendations Awaiting Review — Shows proposals that may change the working rate.
• Published Rates — Shows rate decisions released for a stay date.

Walk the linked records in the rate review process. Use implementation to agree the first operating cycle and the data model to check the imported references.