Prices
If the Bookingfor version is 8.2.0 or higher, go to the Configuration Prices 8.2
Bookingfor is extremely flexible in price management, in fact it allows you to manage both simple and extremely complex price lists.
Here are the possible cases with practical examples.
How do I reach this section?
From the main menu: Ads -> Resources-> Price Tab
- Prices per resource
This is the simplest solution, also adopted by large booking portals (OTA) to streamline the price entry process and give the possibility to be online quickly. All product types can use this approach to calculating prices without major difficulties.
Often used by real estate or service agencies, this setting allows you to enter the price of the resource for a single night (or unit of time in the case of resources that can be booked by the hour or time slot), therefore regardless of the number of people.
Example 1: Apartment costing € 90 per night.
Example 2: Tennis court costing € 20 per hour.
Often used by real estate agencies, this setting allows you to enter the price of the resource for the whole week (7 nights), therefore regardless of the number of people.
Example: Apartment costing € 650 per week.
Used for packages with a fixed cost, or by additional services such as insurance, this setting allows you to enter the price of the resource for the entire reservation (whether it is per night or per unit of time), therefore regardless of the number of people.
Example 1: Relaxation weekend package with a fixed cost of € 500.
Example 2: Travel insurance with a fixed cost of € 100.
- Prices per person
This is the most suitable solution for hotels or service providers; the cost is calculated based on the age of the guests.
Often used by hotels, this setting allows you to enter the price of full and reduced prices for the single night (or time unit in the case of resources that can be booked by the hour or time slot); the price therefore varies according to the composition of the group of guests.
Example: Double room with a cost of € 90 per night for the full, € 50 for reduced up to 5 years and free up to 2 years.
Used by real estate agencies, this setting allows you to enter the price of full and reduced for the whole week (7 nights); the price therefore varies according to the composition of the group of guests.
Example: Apartment costing € 280 for full and € 200 for reduced per week.
Used for tours, or for services with a fixed time duration, this setting allows you to enter the price of full and reduced prices for the entire reservation (whether it is per night or per unit of time), therefore regardless of the number of people.
Example: Food and wine tour costing € 30 for full and € 15 for reduced.
- Prices per resource plus person
This is the most suitable solution for campsites; a price that varies according to the age of the guests is added to the basic cost of the resource.
Often used by campsites, this setting allows you to enter the price of the resource per night, and add the price of full and reduced prices per night (or unit of time in the case of resources that can be booked by the hour or time slots); a cost that varies according to the composition of the group of guests is then added to the fixed price of the resource.
Example: Pitch costing € 20 per night plus € 10 for full and € 7 for reduced up to 5 years.
Often used by campsites, this setting allows you to enter the price of the resource per week, and add the price of full and reduced prices per week (7 nights); a cost that varies according to the composition of the group of guests is then added to the fixed price of the resource.
Example: Maxi-Caravan with a basic cost of € 400 per week plus € 70 for full and € 30 for reduced up to 5 years always per week.
Used for fixed cost tours, this setting allows you to enter the fixed price of the resource, to which you can add the price of full and reduced (for the entire reservation); a cost is added to the fixed price of the resource which varies according to the composition of the group of guests.
Example 1: Food and wine tour with a basic cost of € 100 plus € 20 for full and € 15 for reduced.
— Advanced modes available from Bookingfor v.7.x + —
- Prices per derived person
This solution is suitable for those who use the connection with a channel manager who often sends only the prices per resource / night (standard imposed by the OTA world), but still wants to have the flexibility of having a price list based on age groups.
Bookingfor in this case calculates the value of the integers based on the prices per resource sent by the channel manager, and applies the age reductions set by the merchant.
Often used by hotels that support Bookingfor in the OTA world, but who want to be more competitive on their website.
Example: Derivative Person Prices
- Prices per resource plus person (variable)
This complex solution is suitable for those who use the connection with a channel manager that sends prices with rate categories divided by number of integers (example: 1 rate category for 4 integers, 1 rate category for 5 integers, etc.), but still wants apply different prices based on age groups, thus making it more competitive than the OTA world.
Bookingfor in this case considers the price sent by the channel as the base price, to which it adds the reduced price based on the configurations entered by the merchant.
