Yes — I want to automate my rates
Use dynamic pricing to automatically adjust your rates based on market conditions, while keeping control over the pricing limits you are comfortable with.
No — I want to set my rates manually
You can manage your rates yourself using the Rates & Availability Calendar, without enabling dynamic pricing.
Zeevou integrates with leading dynamic pricing platforms to automatically update your rates based on market demand, seasonality, local events, and competitor pricing. Choose from PriceLabs, Beyond Pricing, Wheelhouse, or Rategenie.
Dynamic pricing automatically adjusts your rates based on market demand, helping you maximise revenue while maintaining competitive pricing. Zeevou offers free integration with advanced platforms for comprehensive pricing strategies.
If you don’t want to have market-driven pricing, but wish to automate price changes through rules that you are fully in control of, or if you want to have more advanced controls to run alongside a third party pricing tool, you can use Zeevou’s Pricing Rules.
If you integrate a dynamic pricing tool to Zeevou, the base price from the pricing provider will feed to Zeevou alongside any restrictions (e.g. minimum stays). Pricing Rules applied in Zeevou would apply on top of these.
As part of our Dynamic Pricing Module, Zeevou offers the ability to have market-driven prices set through a partnership with PriceLabs for a rolling 30-day period (upcoming 30 days at any point in time).
On top of this, we offer Pricing Rules to allow you to dynamically alter restrictions, manage orphan nights, and set other advanced rules.
Note: Price automation is available only if you have purchased the related add-on.
If you haven’t purchased it yet, you can get it here: [Buy the Add-On →]
Pricing Rules help you automate your pricing strategy in Zeevou. They allow you to automatically adjust your nightly rates, minimum stay, maximum stay, and availability based on conditions you define. This ensures your pricing stays competitive without needing constant manual updates.
You can create rules based on seasonality, occupancy levels, booking window, day of the week, and more. By using Pricing Rules, you can increase revenue, protect occupancy, and maintain full control over your pricing strategy—while saving time and reducing errors.
Step 1: Create a Pricing Rule
Navigate to Pricing > Pricing Rules.
Click Create a Pricing Rule in the top-right corner.
Select your Pricing Rule type:
Change in Price
Change in Availability
Early Bird Bookings
Last Minute Bookings
Orphan Nights
Booking Window
Advanced Rule
Click Proceed.
Step 2: General Information
On the General Info card, configure:
Title: Give your rule a descriptive name.
Mode: Choose One-time or Annual (repeats yearly).
Time Period: Set the Start Date and End Date when the rule applies.
Step 3: Pricing Rule Types
Select the type of rule that matches your pricing strategy:
A: Change in Price
Adjust pricing on specific days of the week.
Select Days of the Week when the rule applies.
Set Price Adjustment to increase or decrease by percentage.
B: Change in Availability
Control availability and booking restrictions for specific days.
Select Days of the Week you want to modify
Choose the actions to apply using these toggles:
Override Length of Stay: Adjust minimum or maximum stay requirements.
Override Stop Sell: Prevent or allow bookings on certain dates.
Override Stop Check-ins: Prevent or allow check-ins on specific dates.
Override Stop Check-outs: Prevent or allow check-outs on specific dates.
Note: If any toggles are not enabled, the Rate Plan settings will automatically apply for the corresponding options.
C: Early Bird Bookings
Reward guests who book in advance:
Set the number of days/months before stay dates when the rule applies
Select the actions you wish to apply:
Override Price
Override Length of Stay
Override Stop Sell
Override Stop Check-ins/Check-outs
D: Last Minute Bookings
Encourage last-minute bookings with special rates:
Set the number of days/hours before stay dates when this rule applies.
Configure the same actions as Early Bird Bookings.
E: Orphan Nights
Automatically adjust pricing for gaps between bookings that are shorter than your minimum stay requirement.
Select specific Days of the Week.
Configure Override Price, Length of Stay, Stop Sell, or Check-ins/Outs.
F: Booking Window
Set how far in advance this rule applies to future bookings by specifying the number of days or months.
G: Advanced Rule
Create custom rules with multiple conditions and actions:
Conditions (toggle on as needed):
Days of the Week: Apply rules only on selected days
Occupancy Level: Trigger actions when occupancy is above or below a certain percentage
Lead Time: Specify how far in advance the rule should apply
Booking Gap: Calculate the number of nights between two bookings
Shoulder Nights: Apply actions to nights before and/or after a unit becomes available
Actions (at least one required):
Override Price: Adjust by percentage or fixed amount. Option to set price limits (caps) to prevent prices from going too high or too low.
Override Length of Stay: Adjust minimum or maximum stay requirements.
Override Stop Sell: Prevent or allow bookings on certain dates.
Override Stop Check-Ins/Outs: Control check-in and check-out availability.
Note: You can turn all Condition toggles off in the Advanced Pricing Rule. This causes the Pricing Rule to apply the actions on all days of the selected date range.
Step 4: Configure Allocation
On the Allocation card:
Booking Sources:
By default, the rule applies to Channels, Direct Websites, and Manual Bookings.
Click Modify Rate Plans to change if needed.
Rate Plans:
All Possible Rate Plans – Applies to all existing and future rate plans.
Specific Rate Plans – Select individual rate plans.
Click Save to activate your pricing rule.
Allocation Settings Explained
When configuring allocation, you control where and how your pricing rules apply:
Booking Source Options:
Channels (OTA bookings)
Direct Websites and Manual Bookings
Rate Plan Selection:
Specific Rate Plans: Manually select particular rate plans.
All Possible Rate Plans: Applies the rule to all available rate plans.
Use the search bar to quickly find specific rate plans when making your selection.
Price Limit (Cap)
Price Limit (Cap) acts as a safety net to prevent prices from going too high or too low.
How the Cap Works:
Increasing Prices: If you set a cap for price increases, it becomes the maximum price per night, even if a Pricing Rule would normally raise it higher.
Decreasing Prices: The cap acts as a minimum price. Even if a Pricing Rule significantly lowers the price, the cap ensures it won't drop below the set minimum.
Multiple Adjustments: If multiple Pricing Rules are increasing or decreasing prices, the highest cap will serve as the overall limit.
From the Pricing Rules Dashboard, click the three dots under Actions to:
View/Edit the rule
Activate/Deactivate the rule
Archive the rule
Note: You cannot delete a created Pricing Rule. When a Pricing Rule is archived, it is deactivated.
To view archived Pricing Rules:
Click on the Pricing Rules arrow.
Select Archived Pricing Rules.
Click the three dots under Actions to Unarchive or View.
Use the Filter icon to apply filters and find specific rules.
These guidelines discuss how to manage the overlapping pricing rules in a booking or channel management system and prioritize them as a solution.
One the top-right corner,Click More, then select Rearrange Priorities.
Two pricing rules are considered overlapping if all of the following conditions apply:
They apply to at least one common rate plan.
Both rules are active and not expired.
They are both applicable to the booking engine or to the channel manager.
Their date ranges have some overlap.
Their defined days of the week have some overlap.
They have common actions.
If there are any overlapping Pricing Rules due to the following actions in the system,
Editing the Pricing Rule,
Changing an Inactive Pricing Rule to Active,
Creating a new Pricing Rule,
A window will appear notifying you of a conflict, and you can set priorities through it. You can drag and drop to rearrange the order of Pricing Rules. Moreover, you can click on More and select Rearrange Priorities on the Pricing Rule Dashboard.
You can see the summary of the Rate Rule using the icon on the right side of each Pricing Rule.
Note 1: Priority can be set across more than one group for Pricing Rules.
Note 2: When there is no overlap, you cannot see the rearrange option.
Pricing rules apply to rate plans, which are linked to unit types, not individual units. Therefore, when verifying rate rule application, you should have checked the name of the rate plan assigned to the unit type under which the unit was added. This ensures that the rate rule correctly applies based on the rate plan's configuration.
To prevent weekend changeovers, you'll need to set up two separate pricing rules with specific conditions:
Set the days of the week in the conditions section to Saturday and Sunday. Then, configure Shoulder Nights for each rule:
First Rule – Stop Check-Outs:
Condition: If the unit types become unavailable within 1 day after the stay dates, stop check-out.
Second Rule – Stop Check-Ins:
Condition: If the types become unavailable within 1 day before the stay dates, stop check-in.
Note that these pricing rules only work for single unit types.
This setup ensures that guests cannot check in or out on weekends.
If you want to prevent a guest from checking out on the same day another guest is checking in, you can set this up using Pricing Rules.
Use a rule with the “Shoulder Night” condition and apply Stop Sell as the action. This will automatically block availability based on the parameters you define.
To set up a Shoulder Night in Pricing Rules:
Go to Pricing > Pricing Rules.
Click Add Pricing Rule.
Select the Shoulder Night condition.
Decide if you want to affect the night before check-in (pre-stay) or the night after check-out (post-stay).
Choose the action, e.g., set Stop Sell to block bookings for that shoulder night.
Assign the rule to your rates/units and Save.
If you want to prevent a guest from being able to book on the same day, or a few days before arrival, create an Advanced Pricing Rule.
Under Conditions select Lead Time, and select If there is less than… as appropriate
Under Actions select Override Stop Sell → Prevent Bookings.
Select the Rate Plans you want it to apply to and click save.
Once you have created your pricing rules, you can continue with Adding your Fees and Associated Costs.
PriceLabs provides industry-leading AI-powered dynamic pricing with customisable rules, portfolio management, and seamless integration with Zeevou. As our featured pricing partner, PriceLabs offers the smoothest setup experience and most comprehensive features.
Step 1: Create or Access Your Account
New users: Sign up at PriceLabs and use code TMkEWR to receive $10 in credits.
Existing users: Log in to your PriceLabs account.
Step 2: Add Your Listings
Click Add your listings in your PriceLabs dashboard.
A pop-up will appear with different channels and channel managers.
Scroll to the bottom and select Zeevou.
Step 3: Connect to Zeevou
Click Connect.
You'll be redirected to Zeevou to grant PriceLabs access.
Authorise the connection.
Your Zeevou listings will appear on your PriceLabs dashboard.
Step 4: Configure and Sync
Adjust your rates and customizations in PriceLabs.
Turn on the Sync toggle in PriceLabs.
Click Sync Now to sync immediately.
Step 5: View Your Rates
View Your Rates Navigate to the Rates & Availability Calendar in Zeevou to see your PriceLabs rates and minimum stays.
Beyond Pricing offers automated pricing optimisation with a simple setup.
Step 1: Sign Up
Sign up at Beyond Pricing. Do not link Airbnb or HomeAway when prompted after sign-up.
Step 2: Connect to Zeevou
Click this link to begin the connection.
You'll be asked for your Zeevou username and password (skip this if already logged in).
Click Authorise access.
You'll be returned to Beyond Pricing with your integration complete.
Your Beyond Pricing rates will automatically sync to Zeevou.
Step 3: View Your Rates
Your Beyond Pricing rates will automatically sync to Zeevou and appear on your Rates & Availability Calendar.
Wheelhouse provides data-driven pricing recommendations with automated daily updates.
Step 1: Access Integrations
Log in to your Zeevou account.
Click the gear icon in the top-right corner.
Select Integrations.
Click Wheelhouse under the Dynamic Pricing tab.
Step 2: Connect Your Account
Click Connect to Wheelhouse in the top-right corner
Choose either:
Connect to an Existing Account
Create a New Account
Step 3: Create New Account (If Selected)
If creating a new account, enter:
First Name
Last Name
Email Address
Phone Number
Password
Click Create Account to complete the connection.
Step 4: Manage Your Listings
On the Wheelhouse dashboard, you can:
Search by Rate Plan, Unit Type, or Listing Name
Filter by Status
Select inactive rate plans and click the three dots to:
Sync Now
Activate
Switch Plan
View Change History
Rategenie offers flexible pricing strategies with granular control over rate adjustments.
Step 1: Access Integrations
New users: Sign up at Rategenie
Existing users: Log in to your Rategenie account
Navigate to the Integrations Page (bottom left of your Rategenie dashboard).
Step 2: Connect Zeevou
Click the Connect button in the Zeevou section.
2. Click Grant to authorise the connection.
Make sure you're already logged in to Zeevou in a separate tab.
Step 3: View Your Listings
Click the Listings button to view your Zeevou properties.
2. All listings are inactive by default.
Toggle Status to ON for each listing you want to use with Rategenie
Note: Listings won't appear in Rategenie or use dynamic rates until you enable them.
Step 4: Enable Rate Syncing
To allow Rategenie to push rates to Zeevou:
Account Level: Turn on Account-level sync
2. Select Rate Plan: Choose one rate plan per listing for Rategenie rates.
3. Channel Manager Sync: Turn on channel manager sync in the Listings module.
4. Zeevou Sync: Select Zeevou from the left menu and enable:
Listings sync
Account PMS sync
Rental Sync: Turn on the toggle for rental sync in the rentals list view.
Step 5: Generate Rates
Go to the Rates Calendar in Rategenie.
Save your rate settings.
Link a strategy to generate rates (learn more about strategies).
View generated rates in Rategenie's calendar.
Step 6: Verify Sync
Check the Last Sync column in the listings module has been updated.
Navigate to the Rates & Availability Calendar in Zeevou.
3. Confirm Rategenie rates are being displayed correctly.
Once your dynamic pricing is set up, continue configuring your pricing by managing your rate plans.
Manage Rate Plans→
