AutoPublish

With AutoPublish in RevControl, automatically adjusted rates are sent to your PMS or channel manager. You can set it up based on dates or days in the future, fully automated, manually, or in a hybrid mode.

What is AutoPublish?

AutoPublish is a feature in RevControl that automatically sends updated rate recommendations for selected arrival dates to your PMS or channel manager. These rates change according to the business rules and the competitor index when new data is received from the PMS and/or when competitor rates for the arrival date have changed. This can happen multiple times a day.

When you activate AutoPublish, rates are published to your PMS or channel manager without prior review. This makes it especially important that the business rules and competitor index are accurately set for the relevant periods. By using AutoPublish, you take responsibility for the published rates and monitoring them.

How can I use AutoPublish?

You can set up AutoPublish for different scenarios:

1. Specific Run Date Start and End Date:
   Set the specific dates on which RevControl should send the prices. This concerns the days on which the rates are published to your PMS or channel manager, not the arrival dates for which the rates apply. You can set a start date and leave the end date open.
2. Specific Arrival Date From and To:
   Set the specific arrival dates for which RevControl should send the rates. These are the dates for which the rates apply. If you enter a start date here, an end date is also required.
3. Number of days in the future (From X to Y days):
   You can set AutoPublish to send rates for arrival dates within a certain number of days in the future. For example, by setting 60 (start) and 120 (end), rates are automatically sent for arrival dates that fall within 60 to 120 days in the future.
4. Combination of the above options:
   It is possible to combine multiple options mentioned above, depending on your hotel’s specific needs.

How do I set up AutoPublish?

To set up AutoPublish, go to Settings > Rates > AutoPublish.

AutoPublish can be used in three different ways:

1. Manual:
   The revenue manager manually adjusts all prices and sends them to the PMS or channel manager. This can also be done by manually passing on RevControl’s rate recommendations via the ‘Use Rate Recommendations’ button.
2. Fully Automatic:
   The system can be configured to automatically update and send rates for the next 365 days up to four times per hour. This is done by setting the Auto Publish Rules from 0 to 365 days in the future.
   
   
3. Hybrid:
   In this case, rates for the most dynamic period, such as the next 6 days, are set manually, after which the system takes over from day 7 onwards. These settings can be adjusted in the Auto Publish Rules by setting the rules for automatic publication from arrival day 7 to 365 days.