Note: Initially, you must build your rate plan in English before creating it in another language.
The rate wizard’s Build Rate Plan screen appears by default when you add a new rate type or click the Rate Wizard tab at the top of the rates tabbed work area.
Use this screen to do the following tasks.
Define your rate plan
Select the rate plan period
Select the language you want to use to create the rate plan.
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Note: Initially, you must build your rate plan in English before creating it in another language. |
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Tip: Use the help icon at the top right corner of this rate wizard screen to assist you in completing the steps in that screen. |
In the Build Rate Plan screen, the first four fields are populated with the rate name you assigned when you created it. To start to build the rate plan, use the steps that follow.
Review, and if necessary, modify, the rate name or rate description. For the GDS rate description, field 1 can be up to 30 characters and must include the rate plan name; fields 2 and 3 can be up to 47 characters.
Select a Begin Sell Date and End Sell Date (optional) using the pop-up calendar to define the life span of the rate plan.
It is important to note that these dates only reflect the period of time when the rate plan can be sold for future stays; not the actual stay dates. If you are outside these dates, the rate plan cannot be sold.
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Tip: The End Sell Date is an optional field used to define a rate plan with a limited time period. If you do not enter an end here, you will be reminded to add the end date in the Rates screen. |
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Note: The Active Begin Date and Active End Date fields can be used to define when a guest stay can occur. |
To enter your rate plan text in another language, select the language from the drop-down list. You must enter and save the rate plan in English before entering the rate plan in another language.
Verify that the Notify checkbox is selected so that it can create the rate plan in the GDS/ADS and generate notifications if/when the rate plan changes.
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Note: To automatically select the Notify checkbox when creating a new rate plan, set the PMM - Default GDS Notify Y/N preference to Yes. If this has already been set for your property/chain, just double check that the notify checkbox is selected when building rates and items. |
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Note: To end the rate plan setup at any time, click the Cancel button. To return to a previous screen, click Back. |
Click Next. The Controls screen appears.
