Package Grid

Packages in IDPMS allow the hotel to assign and manage package components. See Packages. Packages can be opened or closed using the Package Grid.

To access the Package Grid, go to Settings > Ratemanager > Package grid.

Select the date to open the Package Grid.

The package grid displays a 6 week overview.

To see, edit or assign rate values and rate restrictions to a certain package the top bar can be used to select a package, room type, room type group and period.

These buttons are used to scroll back and forth on the calendar by week or by month.

This button is used to select a specific date to view. Once the date is entered, the calendar will display a 6 week view starting with the Monday closest to the date entered.

This button is used to close the window.

The green light indicates a package is opened:

The red light indicates a package is closed:

The yellow light indicates a package is closed to arrivals (CTA):

The orange light indicates a packages is closed to departures (CTD):

Greyed out means the package isn’t loaded:

To see more details or to change the value or restrictions of a package, double click a package cell on the calendar.
For example:

This will open the ‘edit values’ window:

Select the start- and end date that needs to be edited. Use the calendar or manually enter the dates.
Select the package(s) that needs to be edited. Multiple packages can be selected and edited at once using the <Ctrl> key while selecting the packages (<Ctrl> + <A> will select all packages).
Select the room type(s). Multiple room types can be selected at once using multi- select (<Ctrl> when selecting room types, or <Ctrl> + <A> to select all).

Rooms to sell - limits the number of rooms that can be sold for the selected Room type/ package combination for the selected period.
If the package is set up without the ‘ignore rooms to sell’ option enabled, the rooms to sell need to be entered manually. See Packages.


The first box shows the number of rooms to sell. The second box displays the rooms sold.
If 'ignore rooms to sell' is enabled, IDPMS uses the total room type availability. In the package grid Rooms to sell will be greyed out:

Rooms Sold - This will fill automatically based on the number of rooms sold for the package.

Advance booking - Enter the number of advance booking days required for the package.
Enter the number of days before the arrival date after which the package must be closed. For example 14. With 14 advance booking days, it is not possible to arrive within 14 days.

Max occupancy - This package cannot be booked when the overall hotel occupancy exceeds the percentage entered in this field. For example a package closes at 60% hotel occupancy.

Closed - If enabled, the package will be closed. It is not possible to create a reservation for this package/roomtype combination. If unchecked, the package will be opened.

Closed to arrivals - Not allowed to arrive this date. For example used by hotels to have all guests arriving on the same day in high season. Only possible to arrive on Friday, so all other days of the week have the restriction closed to arrival during a certain period.

Closed to departures - Not allowed to check out on the selected date. For example used in a busy weekend. Hotels don’t want guests to check out on Saturday, but want to have them stay another night.

Select the arrows to continue to the next screen

Update items - items that are checked will be updated for the date span, packages and room types selected. The fields that were selected or updated in the previous screen are checked automatically.
Update weekdays - all values, restrictions and edits selected in the previous screen will only have effect on the days of the week that are checked in this list. By default all days will be checked.

Once ok is pressed, the package grid will be updated and will display the new values.

The following warning will appear if a reservation is attempting to book for dates where a package has been closed in the package grid for the specific room type.