Setting Service Rates

Service rates are associated to a rate plan or a template to set the pricing elements that apply to each service sold with the rate plan.

The Service Rates tab allows you to set amount rules for the services you have selected in the Main tab or modify the amount rules for the services inherited from the template.

When services are set as included, the service rate is included in the rate set for the room and is not added. There is only one global amount given for the room and the included service based on the room rate.

You can set a rate plan-specific rate for services that overrides the default. If you do not set a rate, the default rate for the service is applied. If the service is included, this rate is used to calculate taxes and commissions, if they are different from the ones that apply to the room rate.

Optional services are sold independently from the room but can still be included as part of the rate plan package. You can use the Services Rates tab to set a special rate that applies when the service is sold as part of the rate plan. If you do not set a rate, the default rate for the service is applied.

For each service, you can set a period during which the rate applies. For information, see What Are Rate Plan Periods? .

The amount for a rate can be set in two ways: a flat amount or a linked rate.

Linked rates are based on the rate of the same service in another rate plan.

When linking to another rate, you can set minimum and maximum amounts that are applied if the normal calculation results in an amount under or over an acceptable value.

Note: If there are no existing rates to which the rate you are setting can be linked, the linked option is not displayed and you can only use flat amounts.

Calculation formulas are given as the base rate to which a percentage or absolute amount is added or deducted. Enter formula in the following way:

•The linked amount is identical to the base amount: use the equal sign (=) or leave the field blank.

•Plus or minus an absolute amount.

Example: +20

•Plus or minus a percentage.

Example: -10%