How to manage inventory specifically for your direct booking engine using auto closure yield rules.
Availability applies across all connected channels by default. To reserve inventory specifically for your direct booking engine without affecting your other channels, you can set up an auto closure yield rule.
Set up an auto closure yield rule
You can create an auto closure yield rule that automatically applies a stop sell to your other channels when inventory reaches a set limit. This keeps availability open for your direct booking engine while stopping sales on other channels.
To set up an auto closure yield rule:
Go to Distribution > Yield rules.
Click Add yield rule.
Select Automatic closure.
Enter a yield rule name.
Under Which room types does this rule apply to?, select the room type(s) this rule should apply to.
Under Availability limit, enter the availability threshold that will trigger the rule. The minimum value is 1.
Select all rate plans.
Select all channels except your direct booking engine.
Click Next.
Select the dates this rule should apply to.
Select the days of the week.
Review your settings and click Save.
➕ For example, if you enter 1 as the availability limit, the rule will apply a stop sell to the selected channels when inventory reaches 1 room.
💡 Auto closure yield rules only activate when the applicable date is today. If you select future dates, the rule will activate on those dates only. You can edit the yield rule at any time to add or change dates.
⚠️ To reopen dates that have been stop sold by a yield rule, delete the yield rule that applied the stop sell. You can create a new auto closure yield rule afterwards if needed.