Rates

Katanox connects directly to your Property Management System (PMS), allowing you to manage pricing with minimal manual effort. This guide outlines how rate plans, trading rates, and extra charges work together, and how to keep them updated and aligned across channels.

About rates

Rate plans are created and managed in your PMS and are synced to Katanox via your integration. Rate updates are pulled from your PMS frequently and automatically. If you change a rate in your PMS, it will update in Katanox shortly after.

Extra charges (e.g. cleaning fees, resort fees) can be added on top of your PMS base rate. These are fully configurable—per night or per stay, fixed or percentage-based—and included in the total buyer-facing rate.

These apply across selected unit types and rate plans, and are tax-inclusive. Any commission applied is based on the total price, including extra charges.

You can group one or more rate plans into a trading rate, which packages pricing specifically for buyers. Each trading rate lets you assign rate plans and add a short description visible to buyers.

Trading rates

Trading rates are collections of rate plans grouped for specific distribution needs. They allow you to tailor what buyers see and sell.

To create a trading rate:

• Navigate to the Trading Rates section.
• Click “Create” and enter a name.
• Add a description (optional).
• Use “Add/Remove Rate Plan” to include rate plans.
• Click “Done” to save.

You can update existing trading rates by adding or removing rate plans. Trading rates can then be linked to a contract proposal with a buyer. The same trading rate can be linked to one or multiple contracts.

To do so:

• Go to the trading rates section.
• Select a trading rate.
• Click “Add/Remove Rate Plan”.
• Update the selection and click “Done”.