In booking channel

1. Add the new rate plan/rate code in the Booking Channel.


In YP

2. Log in to Yield Planet and go to 'Setup>Partners'.

3. Find the Booking Channel in the list and click 'Edit' in the 'Rate Plans' column.

4. Click 'Get all Rate plans' to fetch the new rate code from the channel.

For some booking channels the rate plans cannot be fetched automatically so you need to enter them yourself (or contact yield planet for help).

5. Go to 'Setup>Rate Plans' and click 'Add New Rate Plan' at the end of the page.

6. Fill in 'Name' of the rate and 'Save'.

7. Go to 'Setup>Mappings Table' and click on the channel you want to add the Rate plan to.

8. Click 'Add New Mapping' at the end of the table.

9. Select 'Hotel Room' and corresponding 'Partner room' and then select the 'Hotel Rate Plan' you just created and the 'Partner Rate Plan' that you downloaded from the channel. 

If you want to send prices and availabilty directly from Nitesoft to Yield planet check the 'Distribute Prices' and 'Distribute Allotments' checkboxes. If prices are added or linked in the Channel already and if allotment is linked to for example Standard rate in the Channel, don't check these boxes.

You need to add a mapping for every room category in the 'Partner Room' drop down, so if you have more rooms to map click 'Save and Add Next' and for the last room click 'Save'.


In Nitesoft

10. Go to 'Units & Rates>Channel Mangement' and click on the pen icon at 'Yield Planet' row.

11. Click 'Rate plan mapping' icon at the top of the page.

12. At top right of the page there is a dropdown 'add: Offer' select the offer code you want to map or select 'BAR' if you want to map to the current BAR-rate. Click '+' icon after the dropdown to add the new mapping.

13. The mapping will be added at the end of the page. Fill in:

Rate Option: (optional) The Nitesoft Rate Option that you want the imported reservations to get, usually Standard or Non-refundable 

Booking rule set: should be Default

Default: should be unchecked

Solitary: should be unchecked 

Reference: (required) This is the rate plan name in Yield planet, this is the field that will map it to corresponding rate in the channels. 


And 'Save' in top right corner.


14: Click 'Rate mapping' icon at the top of the page.

15. At the top of the page, after 'add:' fill in:

First dropdown should always be 'External'.

Second dropdown is the room category you want to add the mapping for, you can select '(all-mapped)' as room type to add a mapping for all room types at once. 

Third dropdown select the Rate plan mapping you added at previous page.


Click '+' icon after the dropdown to add the new mapping .


16. The mapping will be added at the end of the page, fill in:

Guest Count: If you send prices to the channels it is important to select the Guest Count that corresponds to the price you want to send. If you only receive reservations on a rate you can choose any Guest Count. 'Default' option will send the rate for 2 Adults, except for rooms that only allow 1 Adult there is will send the 1 Adult rate.

StayLength: If checked minimum and maximum length of stay settings will be sent to this Rate plan (note that all Channels do not support this function).

Availabilty:   If checked availabilty will be sent to  this Rate plan.

Restriction:  If checked restriction rules (e.g. Close outs) will be sent to this Rate plan (note that all Channels do not support this function).

Pick up length: If checked pick up length rules will be sent to this Rate plan (note that most Channels do not support 

this function).

Rate:  If checked rates will be sent to  this Rate plan.


Click 'Save' in top right corner.