The inventory grid is your central hub for managing how your hotel rooms are sold. It provides a visual layout of rates, availability and restrictions for each day. To update your rates and restrictions, go to Distribution > Inventory.
You can check the specific channel update periods by going to Distribution > Channels > My channels.
What can you manage in the inventory grid?
Your inventory grid allows you to control:
Rates: Set prices for each room rate, direct booking rate and channel rate
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
Navigating the inventory grid
Use these controls at the top left of your grid:
Date: Select a specific future date
Today: Return to today's view
<< (rewind): Move back two weeks
< (back): Move back one week
> (forward): Move ahead one week
>> (forward): Move ahead two weeks
You can only access present and future dates.
Filtering options
Customise your view with these filters:
All rates and availabilities: This is the default view, providing a complete overview of room types, room rates, availability and prices
Manual rates and availability: This view shows all room types and their manual room rates, availability and prices, but it excludes derived rates
Availability only: This shows all available room types
Channels view: Select a specific channel to see its rates and restrictions
Click the star icon on any view to set it as your default.
Managing channel rate restrictions
To access and modify restrictions for a channel:
Navigate to Distribution > Inventory
Find the room type and click the down arrow beside the channel name
Click the down-arrow next to Rates to view the restrictions menu
Select a restriction type:
For toggle options (like Stop sell or Close to arrivals/departures), you’ll see a checkbox
For value options (like Min/Max length of stay), you’ll enter a specific value
Understanding visual indicators
Click the i icon next to Today to learn about the grid's colour-coding and symbols:
Green cell: A recent manual change that still needs to be saved
Red cell: An invalid entry. Remember to only numbers (no symbols, letters, or punctuation)
Down arrow: The rate is below your set minimum
Bright orange box: All channel rates have "stop sell" enabled
Pale orange box: Some channel rates have "stop sell" enabled
Orange box with "0": No availability for that room type or rate
OBP: This rate has Occupancy Based Pricing
Chain icon: This is a derived rate, meaning it’s linked to another rate
Calculator icon: Currency conversion is active
Crossed arrows: A rate multiplier has been applied
Alert icon: The channel rate is disabled. Click it for more details.
Dash (---): This feature is not supported by the channel