How to update your inventory
Manage your property’s inventory using the inventory grid. To update your rates and restrictions, go to Distribution > Inventory.
You can manage your inventory in three ways:
Individual updates: Click a cell to change a single value
Copy tool: Replicate changes across multiple dates or room types
Bulk updates: Make multiple changes to dates, room types and channels at once
What you can update
Rates
Stop sell: closes out rates 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
Note: Availability is view-only in the Inventory grid. To increase or decrease availability, manage it from the Calendar by creating or modifying reservations or applying room closures. Alternatively, adjust physical room count in Rooms and rates > Room types > click the ellipsis button (…) next to the relevant room type > Edit rooms
Bulk update rates or restrictions
Update rates or restrictions (Stop sell, Close to arrivals, Close to departures, Min. length of stay, Max. length of stay) in bulk:
Navigate to Distribution > Inventory
Click Bulk update
In the Set drop-down menu, select the inventory you want to update (Rates, Stop sell, Close to arrivals, Close to departures, Min. length of stay, Max. length of stay)
In the To field, enter or select the new value, depending on what you selected in Set. For rates, enter the new rate. For stop sell, closed to arrival (CTA), or closed to departure (CTD), select Enabled to apply the restriction, or Disabled to remove it
Select a Date range. In the date picker, the applied dates appear light blue. To select more than one range, click on the Add another date range button
Under Select which days of the week this date range applies to, all days are selected by default. Select a day to deselect it and exclude it from the update. Selected days are blue; deselected days are white
In the Apply to section, use Search room rates to find a rate, or use Select all, Deselect all, and Clear all to manage your selections. Tick the room types and room rates you want to update
Tick the channels that you want to update in the Channels column
Click Save
Update one rate or restriction across multiple dates
To update a single room type, room rate, or channel rate across multiple dates, use the Quick bulk update button:
Navigate to Distribution > Inventory
Locate the inventory item and date to change
Click the lightning button next to the inventory
In the Quick bulk update window, use the Set field to enter or select the new value, depending on the inventory type. For rates, enter the new rate. For stop sell, closed to arrival (CTA), or closed to departure (CTD), select Enabled to apply the restriction, or Disabled to remove it.
Select the date range. In the date picker, the start and end dates appear in dark blue, and the dates in between appear light blue.
Select which days of the week the update should apply to. All days are selected by default. Select a day to deselect it and exclude it from the update. Selected days are blue; deselected days are white.
Click Save
Copy rates
Copy rates to other room rates across multiple dates.
Navigate to Distribution > Inventory
Click on a value, enter your new value
Click Copy and select a copy option:
Click Save changes
Copy tool options
Copy rate across: Apply this change to all visible dates
Apply selected rate to other rates: Apply these changes to other room rates or channel rates that belong to the same room type or room rate
Apply rate row to other rates: Apply a row of changes to other room rates or channel rates that belong to the same room type or room rate
Why can't I make inventory updates?
If your inventory updates won't save, check the following:
Channel doesn't support update: If you see a dash (-) in a cell, the channel doesn't support that update type. Set these restrictions directly in the channel's extranet
Rate is below minimum: Updates cannot be saved if the entered rate is below your property's minimum rate. To check your minimum rate, go to Property settings > Inventory.
Derived rates: Derived rates appear greyed out and cannot be manually changed. You'll see a 'forbidden' icon if you try to change a derived rate. When you update a base rate, all its derived rates will update automatically according to their configured rules
Important notes:
Inventory updates only sync to channels within the update period. Check each channel's maximum update period in Distribution > Channels and your platform's default setting in Property settings > General information > Inventory.
Not all channels or channel rates support every type of inventory update (rates, availability, restrictions). To check what a channel rate supports, go to Distribution > Channels > Edit room rates mapping, click on the channel rate, and select Configure > check Data supported by this channel rate
What to check before updating a rate
Before saving a rate, confirm that the new rate:
Meets the minimum-rate thresholds set in Little Hotelier and on connected channels
Does not exceed the channel's maximum-rate threshold
Accounts for any channel rate multiplier or Adjust daily rates setting, as these adjust the rate sent to the channel, so the final rate on the channel can differ from the rate you enter