Manage Availability

This tutorial was created based on the rates and availability settings process through the tix.tiket.com website’s desktop version.

After understanding how to manage rates and availability in general, you can also control the availability for each rate plan through the tiket.com Extranet. By setting different allotments to each rate plan, you can maximize your property revenue. This feature is available for properties that are using DerbySoft and Shiji as a switcher, all properties in the Hotel category, and Villas & Apt. properties with multiple units. 

Follow the steps below to update your property availability on the rate plan level:

1. Click on the Rates & Availability menu and select Manage Rates & Availability
2. Select the room name you want to update
3. Choose the date you wish to update 
4. Update the number of available rooms in the allotment column for each rate plan on the pop-up menu located on the right side of the screen
5. Click on the Save button to save changes 

You can check the status, the number of booked allotments, and remaining allotments for each rate plan connected to the room through the color label on the same menu: 

1. Green: booked allotments
2. Red: close-out status 
3. Blue: remaining allotments available for booking 
4. Grey: sold-out allotment

A bell icon will notify you when one or more rate plans are sold out. You can also access more detailed allotment information by hovering over the label. Allotment per rate plan will be updated once a guest makes a booking using the specific rate plan. Meanwhile, allotment per room will still be applied for properties joining the softblock program.

If you wish to enable allotment per rate plan level settings, you can contact your Market Manager to change your property inventory level type. Please note inventory level type changes will reset the property allotment to 0, so readjustments are necessary. The allotment per rate plan level feature is only available on the desktop version of the tix.tiket.com website and is not available on the Lignum app.

You can use the Bulk Update submenu under the Rates & Availability menu to change rates, allotments, and close-outs for multiple dates in bulk.

Here are the steps to do a bulk update:

1. Specify the start and end dates of the period you want to edit. You can also select specific days by checking the checkboxes for the desired days. For example, if you choose Saturday and Sunday, the changes will only apply to Saturdays and Sundays within the specified date range.
2. Select the section you want to update by clicking the rate, allotments, or close-out tab.
3. Choose the room type(s) you want to update from the drop-down menu, then click Apply.
4. To change prices: Select the rate plan and enter the new price in the price column.
   To change allotment: Enter the new quantity in the allotment column.
   To change close-out: Select the new availability status.
5. Click the Save Changes button to save the updates.

Close-out, close-to-departure, and close-to-arrival are booking restrictions commonly found in the hospitality industry.

Here are the meanings of these terms:

1. Close-out
   When you enable close-out, the rooms in your property are unavailable for booking on those specific dates.
2. Close-to-arrival
   When you enable close-to-arrival, the guests cannot make a reservation for your property with the specified date as the check-in date.
3. Close-to-departure
   When you enable the close-to-departure, the guests cannot make a reservation for your property with the specified date as the check-out date.

The close-out settings apply to the room level. If you enable close-out for a particular room type on specific dates, all rate plans connected to that room will not be available for booking.

Close-to-arrival and close-to-departure offer more flexible restrictions. You can enable close-to-arrival and close-to-departure based on room types and rate plans.

You can manage close-out through the Manage Rates & Availability submenu and use the Bulk Update submenu to enable close-out for multiple dates in bulk. Meanwhile, you can only set close-to-arrival and close-to-departure through the Manage Rates & Availability submenu.