Allocating rooms by room type

To allocate rooms by room type:

  1. Select Rates and Sales > Revenue Management > Room Type Allocation. The Availability Management screen is displayed. The screen view defaults to Property.
  2. Select the Room Type option in the Screen View section. The Room Type Summary tab is displayed below the Property Summary tab.
  3. Click Set Allocation. The Set Allocation window is displayed.
  4. Specify this information:
    Status
    The status of the room type. Possible values:
    • Open
    • Closed
    • Allocated
    Note: When you set this field to Allocated, the Overbooking limit field is displayed wherein you can sepcify the remaining allocation.
    Start Date
    Specify the date from which the rate must be applied.
    End Date
    Specify the date when the rate will no longer be applied.
    Date Pattern
    Specify the pattern based on which the rate must be applied. Following are the available options:
    • Full Date Range.
    • Day of Month: Select the date for which you want to set allocations for.
    • Day of Week: Select the days for which you want to set allocations for.
    Room Type Category
    Select the room type category.
    Room Type
    Select the room type. The room types shown here are based on the room type category selected.
  5. Click Save.
    Note: If the ALLOWSUITEOVERBOOKING property parameter is set to WITHOUTCOMPONENTOVERBOOKING and the Inventory Control Type CRS application control to Control Overbooking, the suite rooms are displayed in the Room Type Summary tab wherein you can specify the overbooking limit for suite rooms.