Rate acquisitions
Net rates received from the partner are the amounts displayed on Expedia Collect booking notifications. This is the cost of the room rates, which means this is the total amount you get after taxes and Expedia Group commissions are paid. (Lowest available rates and net rates mean that the Expedia Collect path of a dual rate plan needs to be mapped so that rate updates can come through.)
Sell rates received from the partner are the amounts displayed on Hotel Collect booking notifications. It is the room rate including Expedia Group commission; taxes may or may not be included. This is the total cost to travelers. (Sell rates means that the Hotel Collect path of a dual rate plan needs to be mapped.)
Note: Net rates are not available for properties that only use the Hotel Collect business model.
| Product type | Distribution type | Rate acquisition type |
|---|---|---|
| ETP business model, net rate based | Hotel Collect and Expedia Collect | Net rate |
| ETP business model, sell rate based | Hotel Collect and Expedia Collect | Sell rate |
| Expedia Collect-only product | Expedia Collect | Net rate or sell rate (as known as lowest available rate, LAR) |
| Hotel Collect-only product | Hotel Collect | Sell rate |
Note that each ETP product consists of a primary product and a derived product. Partners should send rate updates for primary products only; a derived product will have the same availability as the primary product and the derived rate is calculated by Expedia.
| Product type | Base product - Rate update by partner | Derived product - Calculated by Expedia |
|---|---|---|
| ETP business model, net rate based | Expedia Collect rate plan, Net rate | Hotel Collect rate plan |
| ETP business model, sell rate based | Hotel Collect rate plan, Sell rate | Expedia Collect rate plan |
It is critical that you define the right type of rate to upload because no validation is done to confirm the rate and type. If you send the wrong rate, the Expedia rate will be much lower than the desired rate (when sending a net rate for a sell rate or LAR-based product) or much higher (when sending a sell rate or LAR for a net rate).
You can use the Product API or ratePlan query to determine which rate plan to send with availability and rates data. Using the Product API, the rates plans will be included in the response messages for active rate plans that indicate ("manageable": true). For more information, refer to the distributonRule resource definition.