Effective pricing ensures that your product is presented clearly to customers and accurately calculated at checkout. This guide walks you through setting up pricing structures that support your offerings and operational needs.
Start setting up or editing your product pricing with access to detailed instructions on specifying rate type, configuring base rates, configuring group rates, using the pricing table, selecting taxes, requiring booking deposits, and setting up Partner Commissions.
New to the Product Builder? Read the first article in this series for an introduction to the Product feature.
Accessing the features mentioned in this article
Where can I find this feature using the top menu?
- Inventory > Products > Products > Add Product/Add New Product/Edit Product > Pricing
What more do I need to use this feature?
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Admin permissions to manage inventory or restricted permissions to View products and assets and Manage products and assets.
Which Checkfront version supports this feature - classic items, classic products, or both?
- Your account must have access to classic products (Inventory > Products), a key feature of our classic products version of Checkfront. This feature is not available for use with classic items (Inventory > Items) in our classic items version. → Learn more about products.
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Discount and Voucher Codes In addition to the following pricing options, you can offer discounts to your Guests via discount and voucher codes. Learn more here: |
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Common pricing tactics Do you offer activities or rentals? Check out our latest blog post for some common pricing tactics: |
Configuring pricing for products
Start configuring or editing your pricing (Product Builder > Pricing) by following these high-level steps. You can find detailed instructions for each step under 'Learn More'.
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| 1 | Specify the rate type for your product (e.g. Per Day, Per Booking...). | |
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Configure the pricing for your product. This can be product-based pricing, guest-based pricing, or a combination of both. You can also create group pricing for your products, guests in groups, or groups of guests. |
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Add pricing events based on dates and duration. Your pricing is clearly laid out in the pricing table, illustrating any price increases or decreases due to pricing events. |
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| 4 | Select taxes (or fees) to apply to your product. | |
| 5 | Require booking deposits for your product. | |
| 6 | Set up partner commissions for your product. | |
Next Steps
Check out the next article in this series for a high-level look at working with advanced settings for your product.
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