To create and manage your yield rules, go to Distribution > Yield rules.
About the selling limit yield rule
A selling limit yield rule will apply an automatic stop sell when specific room rates have been sold a set number of times, for each applicable date. This may help to eliminate the risk of overselling particular offers.
The selling limit yield rule is set on a rate plan basis. The limit counts the rate plan’s total sales across all linked room types. This is different to the other yield rules (automatic closure and availability limit), which are set on a room type basis.
The selling limit will apply individually to each applicable date set in the yield rule. For example, if you set the yield rule to apply to a room rate from 1 - 7 January, with a selling limit of 2, that means that 2 of those room rates can be sold for each day during 1 - 7 January.
An example of how you could apply a selling limit yield rule:
You have a "Champagne and breakfast package" that includes accommodation, as well as daily breakfast and champagne.
The rate plan is linked to all 10 room types, but you only want to sell a maximum of 5 packages.
You could set the Selling limit to 5 for this rate plan, across all room types and channels.
You could create an ongoing selling limit yield rule, or target it to certain dates only, depending on when your package is available (for example, if it is a Valentine’s Day special only).
How to set up a selling limit
To set up a selling limit so that an automatic stop sell will be applied to selected rate plans once they reach their Selling limit, follow these steps:
Go to Distribution > Yield rules.
Click on the Add yield rule button.
Select Selling limit as the rule type.
Add the Rule name — for internal reference only.
Select the rate plans the rule will apply to.
Set the Selling limit to trigger a stop sell when the room type/rate plan has been sold this set amount of times.
Select the room types and channels the rule will apply to.
Set applicable dates for the rule to apply. You can set all dates or selected dates and/or days of the week.
Click Save.