Understanding the Front Desk Inventory
Frequently Asked Questions
What does 'inventory' mean?
Inventory relates to the rooms your property has available for your direct booking engine and online travel agents (OTAs). The word is frequently used when referring to the pricing, availability, and restrictions set for your rooms.
Can I change my rates based on seasonality and popular times of the year?
Little Hotelier allows you to enter daily prices up to two years in advance. Pricing can be easily changed to suit the season and time of year.
Can I manage derived rates in the Inventory?
As a derived rate is based on on a standard rate plan, there are two ways to alter it. The first is to change the standard rate, which affects the derived rate. The second is to change how a derived rate is calculated.
How to update rates and restrictions
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I update my rates and restrictions?
There are two ways. You can manually make updates in your Inventory page by entering values and saving. This is faster if you only need to make individual change to a rate plan. Alternatively, you can use the Bulk update tool to quickly make broad changes across multiple dates and rate plans.
Can I apply stop sells to my rooms to make them unavailable?
You can use the Close channels and Close website restrictions in the Inventory page to stop selling a rate plan on your channels and your direct booking engine. If you want to close a room entirely, you can create a Room closure from your Calendar.