BAR Based Rates

(Available in PMS and ORS.)

Note: The Rates>Best Available Rate Type application setting must be set to Best BAR By Day to make this BAR Based feature available.

Note: When booking reservations in OPERA using Best Best Available Rate (Best BAR) or a dependent rate (based off of BBAR), OPERA will record the BAR rate code and the amount of the first night for tracking purposes.

Note: A rate code cannot be selected as a BAR Based rate code and at the same time have a rate code configured in the Dynamic Base Rate Base Rate field.

Note: A rate code cannot be selected as a BAR Based rate code and at the same time have a rate code configured in the Advanced Dynamic Base Rate Base Rate field.

Note: BAR Based Rates can be configured for specific dates for the Rate Code on the Rate Detail Tab when the following criteria is met:

- Rates>Best Available Rates application function is set to Y.
- Rates>Advanced Dynamic Base Rates application functions are set to Y
- Rates>Best Available Rate Type is set to BEST BAR BY DAY
- Rates>BAR Applied to Rate Detail application parameter is set to Y.
- Rates>BAR Details Display Option application parameter is set to Y.
- Apply BAR check box is selected on the Rate Detail Tab.

See BAR Applied to Rate Detail (Advanced Dynamic Base Rates) for details

Note: If the Rates>Show Add Separate Line Pkgs to Rates on Rate Query application parameter is set to Y, OPERA ignores packages configured as Add Rate Separate Line when calculating BAR Based rate codes. For example, BAR3 is configured for 100. BAR3 has Add Rate Separate Line packages totaling 65. WEBDEAL is configured as -10% of BAR with its own Add Rate Separate Line packages totaling 50. When running a rate query, WEBDEAL is 140 (calculated as 100 - 10% +50). The 65 Add Rate Separate Line package on BAR3 is ignored.

A rate amount can be based on the Best Best Available Rate (Best BAR) that applies to a stay date. In this case, the Best BAR rate code for the stay date becomes the base rate code.

Process Overview

It is assumed that the BAR rate codes that will serve as the base rates are already configured and have the BAR check box selected on the Rate Header tab.
Note: Room types assigned to the BAR rate code may be different from the room types assigned to the BAR based rate code. Rate details for the BAR based rate code will only populate the rate query for those room types defined on the BAR based rate code's rate header.
Create a new rate code for the property, if one does not already exist (e.g., for corporate rates), that will be based on the Best BAR rate code. Configure this new rate code via Configuration>Rate Management>Rate Classifications>Rate Codes. The BAR check box on the Rate Header tab should not be selected for this rate code.
On the More tab, in the BAR Base Rate area, select the BAR Based check box. (The BAR Base Rate area is available when the Rates>Best Available Rate Type setting is Best BAR By Day.) There is no Rate Code LOV for this functionality as OPERA is determining the Best BAR rate code and amount based on the selected stay dates.
On the More tab, in the BAR Base Rate area, enter the amount you want changed/deducted from any BAR-based rate for a room type in the Amount field. For example, when a profile has a corporate rate associated with it and you want to deduct 25.00 off the lowest, Best BAR price you would enter -25. Select if this is based on a percentage or flat rate. To apply rounding, select the method in the Rounding field.
During the availability search, the system will check for the best BAR rate code for the room type and stay dates. It then calculates and displays the price of that rate code, based on the criteria you just entered. For example, the best BAR price for the arrival date, for the room type may be 125.00. With the corporate rate now configured as BAR Based, the system automatically deducts 25.00 from the Best BAR price for that guest profile, calculating the price for the room now at 100.00.
If the Compare with Rate Detail check box is selected for a rate code marked as BAR Based on the More tab (this is the default) and rate details are defined on the Rate Detail tab, these rate detail values are to be considered the maximum values for the rate code if the BAR be higher. If the best BAR rate amount (after the base calculation) is greater than the amount specified on the rate details for the BAR Based rate code for that date and number of persons, the amount specified on the rate details will be returned by the availability search. When the Compare with Rate Detail check box is un-selected, no comparison of the best BAR amount is made against the rate details.

(A maximum 1 Adult value is required on the rate details for a rate code that has been marked as BAR Based when the Compare with Rate Details check box is selected.)

Note: Negotiated rates can be added to rate codes that are BAR or BAR-based.

The rate code being marked as BAR Based must be of the same currency as the rate codes marked as BAR.

A rate code marked as BAR Based of itself cannot be marked as a BAR rate code.

Default to Highest BAR. (Displays when the Rates>DEFAULT TO HIGHEST BAR application parameter is set to Y.) Select to force BAR-Dependent Rates to calculate their rate amount based on the highest BAR Rate instead of defaulting to its own Rate Detail when all BAR Rates are closed.

Example

The hurdle for a Twin room is $261 for today. The BAR Based rate is set to the following:
Amount: 10 Percent
Rounding: None
Compare with Rate Detail is selected.
Default to Highest BAR is selected.
Result: The BAR Based rate amount calculation is for the highest BAR in the system (BAR1=$300) + 10% = $330.