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Rate Loading is a quick and easy way t=
o adjust the rates offered through a particular 'agent channel'. See Understanding Agent Chann=
els
If you simply want to increase or decr=
ease your rack rate by a percentage to a specific Agent Channel, you can "l=
oad" the rate so that it is a % - /+ (higher or lower). You can thus have o=
ne price on your website and another to the Network partners and GDS system=
s.
For Example, If you were to use Rate Loading= of -10% to a specific Agent, then the rate will appear 10% lower when 'vie= wed' by the Agent, offering 10% discount off the allocated rate. If one wer= e to place a positive number, say 5, then the rate would appear 5% higher w= hen 'viewed' by the Agent, offering a 5% surcharge on the allocated rate.= p>
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Yield Management Add-On Module- More Power in Allocat= ions: An additional BookingCenter tool that can be added to = your BookingCenter program is the Yield Management Module. The Y= MM is able to automate these 'rate loading' events based on occupancy and t= ime conditions for your property, without requiring you to manually managed= each rate and agent separately. This is very powerful tool to add to= your BookingCenter package and can make rate management conform to your bu= siness goals easily and seamlessly.
See: http://w= ww.bookingcenter.com/interfaces-and-modules/yield-management/ for detai= ls.
Rate Loading for Agents:
Rate Loading for GDS and OTA channels.
If you simply want to increase or decrease your rack rate by a per= centage to the GDS system (which encompasses Online Travel Agents and = Travel Agent Databases), you can "load" the rate so that BookingCenter send= them as a % - /+ (higher or lower) in order to compensate for the GDS and = travel agent commission. You can thus have one price on your website and an= other to the Network partners and GDS systems.
If you wish to manually select different rates for different rooms= in the GDS system and not have the rate loading apply to the entire agent,= do the following: