Rate Matrix

Three types are rate matrix are available: Seasonal, Daily and Flexi-Rate.

Seasonal

A seasonal matrix spans a whole year. The year is split into contiguous blocks of days with each block of days representing one season. You can have up to 24 seasons in one year. The seasons can start on any date but must span an entire year.

Example: You could have a seasonal matrix with 3 seasons. Within each season you will be able to enter different prices for your vacation rental. The system will calculate the cost of a booking using this price information. If the arrival and departure dates span more than one season the prices in each season will be used to calculate the total cost.

Example of Seasonal Matrix with 3 seasons:
15 May to 14 Dec
15 Dec to 10 Jan
11 Jan to 14 May

Daily

A daily matrix spans a whole week. The week is split into contiguous blocks of days. You can have up to 4 blocks of days in one week. The blocks of days can start on any day of the week but must span a complete week. A day block can be a single day or up to 7 days.

Example: You could have a daily matrix with 3 blocks of days. For each block of days you will be able to enter different prices for your rental. The system will calculate the cost of a booking using this price information. If the arrival and departure dates span more than one block of days the prices in each block will be used to calculate the total cost.

Example of Daily Matrix with 3 day blocks:
Monday to Thursday
Friday
Saturday to Sunday

Flexi-Rate

A flexi-rate matrix is a combination of the seasonal and daily matrix and spans a whole year. The year is split into contiguous blocks of days with each block of days representing one season. You can have up to 24 seasons in one year. The seasons are split into 2 contiguous blocks of days spanning a whole week. The seasons can start on any date but must span an entire year. The blocks of days can start on any day of the week but must span a complete week.

Example: You could have a flexi-rate matrix with 3 seasons where each seasons has 2 blocks of days per week. Within each season you will be able to enter two different prices for your rental (one price for each block of days). The system will calculate the cost of a booking using this price information. If the arrival and departure dates span more than one season and/or more than one block of days the prices in each season/day block will be used to calculate the total cost.

Example of Flexi-Rate Matrix with 3 seasons and 2 day blocks of days:
15 May to 14 Dec. Monday to Thursday
15 May to 14 Dec. Friday to Sunday
15 Dec to 10 Jan. Monday to Thursday
15 Dec to 10 Jan. Friday to Sunday
11 Jan to 14 May. Monday to Thursday
11 Jan to 14 May. Friday to Sunday

Low Season Closure

If your vacation rental closes for part of the year you can tell system to block reservations that period. This is done when you publish your reservation system. You can specify up to 2 periods to block per year.