Costs
Cost items for anything that is not included in the rent price
- Create a cost itemCost items can be flexibly applied and calculated. Often, the right settings in a cost item can help you limit the amount of cost items you need to manage. The differences between a mandatory cost and an add-on are reflected in the available general settings and booking settings.
- Options for cost item calculation based on occupancyWhen calculating a cost based on per pet, or per person per day, it is possible to add conditions that exclude the first couple of persons, or set a maximum.
- Minimum and maximum prices for costsWhen creating cost items, most price calculation methods allow you to set a minimum or maximum price to control variable cost items.
- Varying cost item prices for channels or typesIn the pricing settings of a cost item, you can determine whether price should vary slightly depending on the booked type or channel of the reservation.
- Inventory management in cost itemsCosts for items that are limited in number can be set up for stock management. This helps you keep track of demand and allows you to stop selling as soon as stock has run out. You'll also receive a reception message when inventory runs out.
- Cost item for late checkoutSetting up a mandatory cost item for a late checkout ensures that whenever a guest books a late check-out, the associated fee is charged.
- Cost item for petsWhen entering the guest group for a reservation, the number of pets that will be coming along is also entered. You can charge a pet fee for these pets by setting up a pet cost item.
- Cost item for French tourist tax without classificationIn France, the tourist tax to be paid is calculated as a fixed amount per person per night, where the amount depends on the classification of the rented accommodation.
- Setting up preference costsPreference costs can apply to either amenities or objects. Price differentiation for objects with specific amenities is possible.
- Managing costsWhen editing a cost, you can change all settings that were also available to you when setting up this cost for the first time.
- Revenue and stock statistics per cost itemOpen the cost item to view bar graphs stating the invoiced amounts per month, and if it is a stock item, also the stock levels per day.
- How to use preference bookings and costsPreference bookings are reservations where guests have selected a specific object within the booked type, or selected a certain object amenity that their booked object needs to have. If desired, preference costs can be used to charge for these selections; these costs can be differentiated to suit your needs.