How do I set pricing rules for weekends and seasons?

A Thursday night is not priced like a Sunday night, and Eid is not priced like mid-summer. Pricing rules make that automatic instead of leaving it to whoever answers the phone.

Steps

1. From Venues open Pricing rules for the venue — Figure 1.
2. Add a rule and choose its type: by days of the week, or by date range.
3. For a weekday rule, tick the days of the week it covers, such as Thursday and Friday.
4. Enter the price that replaces the base price on those days.
5. Set the priority; when two rules overlap on the same day, the higher priority wins.
6. Mark the rule active and save.
7. Check the price calendar — Figure 2 — to see each day’s price before the customer does.

Practical examples

• Weekend: a day-of-week rule on Thursday and Friday at a higher price.
• Eid season: a date-range rule with a higher priority than the weekend rule.
• Low season: a date-range rule at a lower price to move bookings.

Notes

• Priority is where mistakes happen most; the Eid rule must sit above the weekend rule or you will sell Eid night at an ordinary Thursday price.
• A rule’s price replaces the base price; it is not added to it.
• Review the price calendar before each season; it is faster than reading the rules one by one.
• A forgotten rule from a past season sells at the wrong price, so deactivate it rather than leaving it.