What does the term hotel allocation mean? A hotel’s allocation is the number of rooms a hotel has available to sell. Example: If a 100 room hotel has 25 rooms reserved for the 10th, this means they have an “allocation” of 75 rooms left to sell via...
What does hotel net rate mean? Understanding Hotel Net Rates Hotel net rates are essentially the rates offered to OTAs (Online Travel Agencies) or other booking channels excluding any commission. This rate is often negotiated between the hotel and the OTA, forming the...
What does hotel min nights (aka MLOS, or minimum length of stay) mean? A minimum length of stay restriction only shows the stay as bookable if the stay is equal to or greater than the minimum nights setting. If the 10th has an MLOS restriction of 3 nights, and the...
What does hotel sell rate mean? When your hotel’s room nights are sold via one of your distribution channels, the amount the guest has to pay for your hotel’s room night is the sell rate.
What does hotel max nights (aka max los, or maximum length of stay) mean? TL;DR Max LOS, also referred to as “maximum nights on arrival,” activates on the arrival date of the guest’s stay. For instance, let’s consider the 10th of the month has a Max LOS...
What is a hotel brand? A hotel brand is referred to as the hotel chain (such as Holiday Inn, or Hilton) that a hotel joins with. A hotel can change their brand (i.e. switch from a Hilton to a Holiday Inn) during the course of the lifetime of the hotel. This can also...
