Restructure your inventory
Sometimes you want to re-structure the way you categorised and sell your inventory. Maybe some of your rooms do have some special features and you want to allow your guests to book those rooms explicitly.
The first step is to create the new unit groups and then navigate to every unit you want to switch and select the new unit group. See Manage your inventory for more details.
Please be aware that those changes take immediate effect!
Start selling the new inventory
The new unit groups will not be available for sale until rate plans have been created for them. You’ll also need to set up the new room categories in all your distribution channels and map the corresponding rate plans. In some cases, you may need to contact your channel manager’s account manager to complete this setup.
Things to consider
- When you restructure your inventory you most likely have some categories oversold. Until all the existing reservations have been cancelled or checked out you will have to assign some of the reservations to other categories than originally booked.
- If you have reservations from OTAs that were booked on room categories that now have lower count, the guests might not be able to change their travel dates on the OTA anymore.
- Try to avoid modifying reservations you received from OTA, GDS or travel agents within apaleo as this might lead to problems as soon as the reservation will be modified on the original booking channel.