Set room rates and restrictions for a high-demand period
A date-by-date pricing and stay-restriction plan for a peak period based on pace, pickup, and competitor rates.
The prompt
Help me build a rate and restriction plan for an upcoming demand period.
Dates: [DATE RANGE AND WHAT IS DRIVING DEMAND - e.g. concert, conference, holiday]
Rooms available by night: [AFTER OUT-OF-ORDER AND GROUP BLOCKS]
On the books by night: [ROOMS SOLD AND ADR NOW]
Same time last year / last comparable event: [ROOMS ON THE BOOKS AT THE SAME LEAD TIME, AND FINAL]
Recent pickup: [ROOMS BOOKED IN THE LAST 7 DAYS BY NIGHT]
Current BAR and competitor rates: [BY NIGHT AND ROOM TYPE]
Group blocks and their cut-off dates: [DETAILS]
Channels and rate plans open: [OTAs, discounts, packages, corporate, wholesale]
Steps:
1. Compare pace and pickup with last year to estimate unconstrained demand per night; flag high-demand and shoulder nights.
2. Recommend BAR by night and room type, with the reasoning and how far above or below competitors that places me.
3. Recommend restrictions per night: minimum length of stay, closed to arrival, which discounted rate plans or channels to close, and when to reopen them.
4. Address shoulder nights so a min-stay protects the peak without leaving them empty.
5. Set a review rhythm: what pickup or competitor move should trigger a rate change, up or down.
6. Plan for group blocks: whether to release rooms at cut-off and how to treat wash.
Return a table by night (rooms left, pace vs. LY, recommended BAR, restrictions, channels open/closed), the decision triggers, and the risks of overpricing. Use only my data; label estimates.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- AFTER OUT-OF-ORDER AND GROUP BLOCKS
- ROOMS SOLD AND ADR NOW
- ROOMS ON THE BOOKS AT THE SAME LEAD TIME, AND FINAL
- ROOMS BOOKED IN THE LAST 7 DAYS BY NIGHT
- BY NIGHT AND ROOM TYPE
- DETAILS
- OTAs, discounts, packages, corporate, wholesale
How this prompt is built
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