Pricing Settings (Business Rules)

The Business rules in RevControl define your hotel’s internal pricing strategy.
They set the boundaries within which RevControl is allowed to calculate prices and – if applicable – publish them automatically.

These settings are independent of competitor prices and always form the foundation of RevControl’s price recommendations.

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Step 1 – What are business rules?

Business rules consist of four components:

1. Minimum Rates
   The lowest allowed price per day.
2. Occupancy Supplements
   Fixed surcharges that are applied when occupancy increases.
3. Minimum Length of Stay (MinLOS)
   The minimum number of nights that must be booked.
4. Maximum Rates (not enabled by default)
   The highest allowed price.

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Step 2 – Why are these settings essential?

Without properly configured business rules, RevControl cannot:

• Calculate reliable price recommendations;
• Publish rates via Auto Publish;
• Apply exceptions for seasons or events.

 

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Step 3 – First understand the period structure

All business rules follow the same hierarchy:

1. Default
   Always applies, unless a period is active.
2. Period
   Overrides the default for specific dates (e.g. a season or holiday).
3. Sub-period
   Always overrides its parent period (e.g. an event within a season).

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Step 4 – Active vs. inactive periods (important!)

Each period and sub-period has an on/off toggle per pricing rule.

Period active (toggle on)

• Only the values entered for that period apply.
• If a field is left empty:
  → No pricing rule applies for that setting during the period.

Period inactive (toggle off)

• RevControl automatically uses the settings from the parent level
  (sub-period → period → default).

 

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Step 5 – Setting Minimum Rates

Minimum Rates define the lower boundary of your pricing.

• Set them per room type and weekday;
• Always fill in the default;
• Activate and fill in minimum rates for all periods where they must differ from the default (or parent period);
• If a period is active but left empty → no minimum rate applies.

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Step 6 – Setting Occupancy Supplements

Occupancy Supplements are fixed surcharges added on top of the minimum rate.

• Applied once an occupancy threshold is exceeded;
• Based on the forecast (expected occupancy) by default;
  • Optionally based on on-the-books (current occupancy);
• Not cumulative: only one supplement applies per occupancy level.

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Step 7 – Setting Minimum Length of Stay (MinLOS)

With MinLOS, you define the minimum number of nights that can be booked.

• Can be set per day, period, or occupancy level;
  • Based on the forecast by default, optionally on on-the-books;
• Can automatically increase as occupancy rises;
• If a field is left empty, the value from the previous (lower) occupancy step is used.

 

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Step 8 – Setting Maximum Rates

Maximum Rates define the upper boundary of your pricing.

• Not enabled by default;
  • Activation is handled by the Customer Success team;
• With Auto Publish enabled, rates are never published above the maximum;
• Manually setting higher rates is possible, but triggers a warning.

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Step 9 – Final check before going live

Always check:

• Are all defaults filled in?
• Are periods intentionally set active or inactive?
  • Are active periods actually filled in?
• Does the period structure match your pricing strategy?

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Summary

• Businessrules define your internal pricing strategy
• They work with defaults, periods, and sub-periods
• Inheritance only works via the toggle
• Active period + empty field = no pricing rule
• Correct setup is essential for RevControl