Setting up date range conditions for additional fees

This article explains how to set seaonal pricing for a specific date range for your additional fees, with the option to recur on a yearly basis. For example, charge a higher rate for activities during the summer months.

Fee conditions work for direct bookings made through the Guesty Booking Engine, Booking Engine API, or added manually. Conditions are in pilot for Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com.

Set date range conditions for all supported channels

Follow the steps below to set conditions for all supported channels with advanced capabilities. Once set, edit on a channel basis to set custom conditions or exclude from the group conditions.

Step by step:

1. Create a new fee or edit an existing one. For a full guide on creating fees on the account or listing level, see Additional fees: Creating and syncing with channels.
2. At the top-right corner, click Next to access the "Sync fee with channels" settings.
3. Click Set conditions for all advanced .
4. Enter a date range.
5. Enter the fee amount to apply for this date range.
6. To add more dates for the same fee amount, click Add a date range.
7. To set a new amount and date range, click New fee condition.
8. (Optional) Check the Recurring yearly for each condition.
9. Review the summary information for accuracy.
10. At the bottom, click Apply conditions to all advanced.

Set date range conditions for one channel

Follow the steps below to set conditions for a single channel.

Step by step:

1. Create a new fee or edit an existing one. For a full guide on creating fees on the account or listing level, see Additional fees: Creating and syncing with channels.
2. At the top-right corner, click Next to access the "Sync fee with channels" settings.
3. On the relevant channel line, click Add conditions.
4. Toggle on Set custom conditions or exclude from group settings.
5. Click Set new channel conditions.
6. Enter a date range.
7. Enter the fee amount to apply for this date range.
8. To add more dates for the same fee amount, click Add a date range.
9. To set a new amount and date range, click New fee condition.
10. (Optional) Check the Recurring yearly box for each condition.
11. Review the summary information for accuracy.
12. At the bottom, click Apply to channel.

In pilot: Using conditions for Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, and Vacasa

These channels appear under "advanced capabilities" now. Group conditions apply or require setup on a channel basis following the same steps above.

As per Airbnb requirements, all fees are automatically bundled into the accommodation fare. Learn more about Syncing basic and additional fees with Airbnb.

Booking.com limitation

When conditions are set for Booking.com, the fee is automatically bundled into the accommodation fare and hidden from guests when making a reservation. The bundled fee also automatically deducts in the guest folio for visibility.