Deleting a room rate record indicates that the specified rate is no longer applicable or should be removed from the contract. This action can be taken for various reasons, and it can be implemented in two primary ways: deactivation or complete removal.

Reasons for Deleting a Room Rate:

• Rate Obsolete:

  • The rate may have been set for a specific promotional period that has ended.

  • The hotel might have revised its pricing strategy, rendering the old rate irrelevant.

• Contract Revision:

  • If the hotel and the booking platform renegotiate the contract, certain rates may be removed or replaced.

• Error Correction:

  • If an incorrect rate was entered initially, it needs to be deleted to maintain accuracy.

• Seasonal Changes:

  • If a specific season is removed from the contract, or the dates of that season are changed, then the rates for that season must also be removed.

Methods of Deletion:

• Deactivation:

  • This involves setting the rate to a null or zero value, effectively disabling it without completely removing the record.

  • Deactivation allows for potential future reactivation if needed.

  • This also keeps a record of what rates were previously offered.

• Complete Removal:

  • This involves permanently deleting the rate record from the system.

  • Complete removal is used when the rate is no longer needed and will not be used again.

  • This is useful for cleaning up the database

• • Deleting rates can affect historical reporting.