Understanding restrictions
Inventory restrictions are often combined with discounted rates to help you maximise occupancy and grow your bookings across your connected channels.
Not all channels support receiving restrictions from Little Hotelier. If a channel isn't receiving restrictions from Little Hotelier, check the channel's extranet to manage them directly in the channel.
Available restrictions
Stop sell: Closes availability for specific dates
Closed to arrivals (CTA): Prevents check-ins on specific dates
Closed to departures (CTD): Prevents check-outs on specific dates
Min. length of stay (MinLOS): Sets the minimum number of nights required for a booking
Max. length of stay (MaxLOS): Sets the maximum number of nights for a booking
Manage and set restrictions in the inventory grid
To set restrictions in the inventory grid:
Navigate to Distribution > Inventory
Find the room rate under the relevant room type.
Click the connections dropdown (for example, 2 Connections) next to the room rate to expand its channel rates.
Click the Rates down arrow next to the channel rate name to open the restrictions menu.
Select your restriction type (Stop sell, Close to arrivals, Close to departures, Min. length of stay, Max. length of stay).
Update individual cells for specific dates, or use the Bulk update or quick bulk update lightning button to change multiple dates at once.
Click Save.
To see restrictions for a specific channel rather than the whole room rate, click the down arrow next to the room rate to expand it and view its channel-specific restrictions.
If the channel doesn't support a restriction, check the channel extranet to manage it directly.
Add or remove a stop sell for a specific channel
To add or remove a stop sell for one channel, use Stop Sell view for individual dates, or Bulk update for a date range.
To add or remove a stop sell in Stop Sell view:
Navigate to Distribution > Inventory.
Click on a room rate’s down arrow [X Connections] to see the linked channel rates.
Click on the Rates down arrow and select Stop sell.
Tick the box under a date to add the stop sell, or untick it to remove the stop sell.
Click Save.
To add or remove a stop sell in bulk:
Navigate to Distribution > Inventory.
Click Bulk update.
In the Set menu, select Stop sell.
In the To field, select Enabled to add the stop sell, or Disabled to remove it. You cannot leave this field empty.
Select your Date range.
Under Apply to, tick the room rate, then in the Channels column tick only the specific channel.
Click Save.
Setting a release period
Navigate to Rooms and rates > Rate plans
Click on an existing rate plan or add a new rate plan
Enter a value (number of days) in the Release period field
Click Save
Release periods appear as stop sells in your Inventory grid, and are sent to connected channels that support receiving stop sells
Setting default restrictions for new rate plans
⚠️ These defaults only apply to new rate plans and new dates. They won't affect existing rate plans or dates already in the inventory grid. If you change these defaults on an existing rate plan, only new dates added to the inventory grid going forward will be affected. To update restrictions for existing dates, edit them directly in the inventory grid.
To set default restrictions for new rate plans and new dates:
Navigate to Rooms and rates > Rate plans
Click on an existing rate plan or add a new rate plan
Under Restrictions and Inclusions, set your:
Default minimum stay
Default maximum stay
Release period
Inclusions
Click Save