Mealplan

Meal plans are used to create different types of meals that can be quickly added to the room rate. Meal Plans might include a breakfast, lunch, dinner, etc. The meal plan is added to the rate per day. Meal plans are assigned prices and are linked to a chargeplan. See also Charge Plans.  
         
Using mealplans is optional in IDPMS. To enable mealplans, go to Settings > Option > Screen. See Option Screen.   

To access Meal Plans, go to Settings > Ratemanager > Mealplan  

The following window displays:

Double click to adjust existing mealplans or add a new mealplan.

Example:

Mealplan - The name of the Mealplan, limited to 8 characters. Alphanumeric characters only.

Description - The description, limited to 30 characters.

Chargeplan - The chargeplan linked to the mealplan

Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner/Packed lunch -  The checkboxes relate to Restaurant 1 and Restaurant 2 and once checked will calculate the number of people for breakfast/lunch/dinner/packed lunch (based on the number of adults and children on the reservation) and provide that information on the F&B reports.

Visible - Should be enabled in order to select the mealplan in the folio. When disabled, the mealplan is hidden from the pick list. For example when a mealplan is no longer used. The tick box visible can also be disabled when using mealplans created only for specific companies or agents. Mealplans then can only be booked in combination with the company or travel agent it was assigned to. See Company and Travel Agent.  

Published - If both settings 'publish' and 'visible' are enabled, the meal plan can be booked online.

List Order - List order sequence number. This order is used in a reservation and in the mealplan grid. If no list order is assigned the default will be alphabetical.

Mealplan values can be assigned using either the Mealplan Breakdown or the Mealplan Grid. The advantage of using the Mealplan Grid is that it allows daily and/or seasonal configuration.  
Using the Mealplan Breakdown only allows a flat price. See Mealplan Breakdown and Mealplan Grid.