Creating Package Plans

The Package Plans menu allows the user to create, modify and delete package plans. Before creating any packages, users must first create Package Components. User can create a package plan by adding components, surcharges, occupancy costs, and discounts. User can also define the post options, package yield, OTA rate and tariff options.

Breakpoint: 50390 - Package Plans (Engineering - Package)

Perform the following steps to create a package plan:

Navigate to Settings à Package à Package Plans.

Click Create Package Plan.

Refer to the following table and fill in the fields:

Field

Description

Package Code

A unique code to represent the package.

Up to 6 alphanumeric characters are supported.

Package Name

A name for the package.

Package Class

Select a preferred class for the package.

Package Effective Details

Start Date

The date from which the package must be effective and available.

End Date

The date until which the package must be effective and available.

Package Duration

The number of nights covered in the package.

Minimum Nights Required

The minimum number of nights required for a reservation to avail this package. The value entered in this field must be less than or equal to the value entered in the Package Duration field.

Nights Prior to Arrival

The number of nights prior to arrival date of a reservation before which the reservation must be made to select the package.

Post Per Room Components

Determines how per room package components must be posted when a room is being shared. The available options are,

  • By Room - When selected, the room charge is shared equally by the number of guests sharing the room. For example, if the room charge is $100 and is shared by 4 guests, then each guest would be charged $25 for the room.

  • By Stay - When selected, each guest would have to pay the full room charge for the stay. For example, if the room charge is $100 and is shared by 4 guests, then each guest would be charged $100 for the room.

Product Code Override

For Future Use

Package Available

Select a preferred guest/account type for which the package must be available. The package will not be presented in the reservation process if the account/guest type does not match the selection. The available options are,

  • Transient Only - When selected, the package is available only for transient guests.

  • Wholesaler Only - When selected, the package is available only for wholesaler accounts.

  • Group Only - When selected, the package is available only for group bookings.

  • Account Only - When selected, the package is available only for accounts.

Start Day of Week

Select a day of a week from which a typical hotel week should start.

End Day of Week

Select a day of a week at which a typical hotel week should end.

Post Package as

Determines the posting frequency of the package. The available options are,

  • Daily Charge - The package charges are posted to the guest’s folio on each day of the stay. That is the package folio typically stays at a zero balance throughout the stay.

  • One Charge for Entire Package - The package total for the entire stay is posted to the guest’s folio on the first night of the stay. The package folio typically has a credit balance throughout the stay until the scheduled check out day. If the guest checks out early, the remaining components must be posted manually to the package folio. If the package folio is checked out with a balance, an offsetting package breakage amount is posted to the package folio.

Auto Extended Length of Stay

When enabled, allows a package to cycle throughout the guest stay period. For example, if a two-night package has a guest staying six nights at the property, the two-day package plan would cycle three times during the guest stay at the property.

Component Ignore Meal Period

When enabled, the time of day is ignored while a meal component is posted. That is, the meal components are posted manually to the package folio regardless of the time of day they come through the interface.

Package Tax Exempt

When enabled, indicates that the package is exempted of taxes. For VAT-enabled properties, all components in the package will be tax-exempt irrespective of whether the Tax Exempt checkbox is enabled or disabled for the components in the package.

Tax Included In Package

When enabled, indicates that the package charge includes the taxes. That is, only the package charge is posted to the folio. If not enabled, the package charge and the taxes for the package charge are posted in the folio.

Not Negotiable

When enabled, the Package Detail tab is disabled when attached to a stay record and the user cannot modify the package details.

Allow Discounting

When enabled, the package rate can be adjusted by the user at the time of booking.

If this flag is enabled or disabled later, the existing reservations which already has the package selected will not be affected. The user must un attach and re attach the package for the change to take effect on the reservation.

Day Package

When enabled, indicates that the package is for day guests.

The Package Duration field value becomes 0 and the field is disabled when this flag is enabled.

Confidential

When enabled, allows users to create packages that are accessible only to a specific company account.

Suppress Rates

When enabled, allows users not to disclose the rate of packages added to reservations when sending confirmation emails to guests, printing registration cards, generating the Registration Card report, and sending E-Forms in mails.

Room Revenue PostType

Select the post type against which the room charge revenue for the reservation must be tracked.

Commission

Non Commissionable

When enabled, indicates that the agency will be unable to receive commissions. The Commission (%), Commission Amount/Day, and Commission Amount/Stay fields will not be available for selection when this flag is enabled.

Commission Percentage (%)

The percentage of commission to be paid to the travel agency.

Commission Per Day

The per day commission set on the selected travel agency account.

Commission Per Stay

The per stay commission set on the selected travel agency account.

Tariff Details

Default Tariff

Displays the tariff selected as default tariff in the Tariff Options tab.

Confirmation Type 1

Select a preferred confirmation 1 type for the package.

Confirmation Type 2

Select a preferred confirmation 2 type for the package.

Template Details

Email Template

Select a preferred email template from the drop-down list. The templates created in the Email Templates screen (Settings à Utilities à Templates) will be available for selection here.

SMS Template

Select a preferred SMS template from the drop-down list. The templates created in the SMS Templates screen (Settings à Utilities à Templates) will be available for selection here.

Folio Template

Select a preferred folio template from the drop-down list. The templates created in the Folio Template screen (Settings à Template Setup) will be available for selection here.

The template selected here will be attached to the reservation when this package is selected for the reservation.

Comments

Staff Comments

Enter staff comments for the package, if any. The maximum character limit is up to 500 alphanumeric characters.

Promo/Sales Description

Detail or description about the package for reservation agents or online brokers.

Arrival Time

Set the default arrival time to be used when the package is attached to the reservation.

A screenshot of a package

Description automatically generated

Perform the steps in the Adding Package Components to Save the package.