Season and weekday prices
Charge more in the busy season and less in the quiet one with season plans that win over your all-year prices in their dates. For short rentals, price each weekday as a share of the day price, so a Friday and Saturday cost more than a Tuesday.
PLANSEvery plan
The problem it solves
- Prices are changed by hand on the first day of the season, and someone forgets to change them back.
- Weekend demand is the same price as a quiet Tuesday, so the weekend sells out at the weekday rate.
- Staff keep a separate holiday price list that does not match what the website shows.
How it works
- Make a second rate plan for the same classes and set Season From and Season Until, for example 15 December to 10 January.
- Give it its own prices on the Prices tab. In its dates the season plan wins over the all-year plan; outside them the all-year plan is used.
- On a plan's Weekday Prices tab give each weekday a share of the day price: 150 is half again, 80 is a fifth off.
- For a rental shorter than a week, each day is priced by its weekday when the plan has a one-day price. That total is used when it is no dearer than the plan's other periods.
- Check any date range with Price Check before you quote.
Everything it does
Season plans
- Season From and Season Until on a rate plan; empty for all year
- A season must end after it starts
- Plans naming the item come first, then the class, then everything; within each, a season plan before an all-year plan
- The plan is chosen by the day the rental starts, in your time zone
- Filters All Year and Seasons on the rate plan list
Weekday prices
- One line per weekday with Day Price (%): 100 to start with
- Each weekday once per plan
- Used for rentals shorter than a week, on plans that have a one-day price
- Days are counted from the start, rounded up to whole days
- The breakdown reads "Days at weekday prices"
Who uses it
Rent ManagerMakes season plans and sets the weekday shares.
Rent UserQuotes; the right plan and weekday prices are applied on each line.
Where you use it
- Web: the Season From and Season Until fields and the Weekday Prices tab of each rate plan in Rental > Configuration > Prices > Rate Plans
- The booking page, the booking API and the SmartMy Rental app use the same plans
- Not split across seasons: a rental that crosses into a season is priced on the plan of its start day
What you control
Settings
- Season dates per plan: empty (all year)
- Day Price (%) per weekday: 100
Notifications
- No message of its own
Questions
What if a rental starts before the season and ends in it?
The whole rental is priced on the plan of its start day. Make the season dates cover the start days you want to charge at season prices.Do weekday prices apply to a two-week hire?
No. Weekday prices are used for rentals shorter than a week. Longer rentals use the cheapest mix of the plan's periods.Can we raise prices for one event weekend only?
Yes, with a short season plan for those dates. With Scale you can also use a price rule that raises the rent by a share for rentals starting in those dates.Can a class have season prices and a single car its own?
Yes. A plan naming the car wins over the class plans, season or not.Related features
RATESRate plans by hour, day, week and month with the cheapest mixPrice each class or car by the hour, day, week, month or year in one rate plan. For every rental the system works out the cheapest mix of those periods. The same plan holds a shortest rental, a grace time on return and the deposit.RATESDynamic price rules and price hints from utilisationRaise or lower the rent by a share for event dates, weekdays, last-minute or early bookings, longer rentals or when a class is already busy. Price Hints read how busy each class was on weekdays and weekends and make a rule for you to check and switch on.RATESIncluded kilometres or hours, and excess chargesSet how many kilometres, miles or engine hours each rental includes, per day, per month or per rental, or make them unlimited. What is used beyond that becomes a charge on the hire by itself, from the readings of the handover and return checks.RATESExtras and insurance coversOffer child seats, GPS, delivery, chauffeurs, fees and insurance covers with each rental. Price them per rental, per day or as a share of the rent, with a cap. Covers show the excess the customer still pays, and mandatory extras are added by themselves.CUSTOMERSOnline booking page and website widgetEach Entity gets its own booking page, which also sits inside your website as a widget. Customers find a free car or class, choose cover and extras, give their licence details, book and pay. A booking not paid in time is cancelled and the car freed.
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