Overview

Child Reduction or Child Prices can be defined as special offers on different products and amenities that allow for controlling the price based on pre-configured age ranges.

00:00: In this guide, we will walk you through the steps to create child reductions, as special offers, in inventory products in TripBuilder. 00:09: Child Reductions or Child Prices can be defined as special offers on different products and amenities that allow for controlling the price based on pre-configured age ranges. 00:19: Child Reductions are available in the following Inventory Products: Accommodations 00:25: Transfers 00:27: Transit and Stop Activities 00:30: Base Services 00:32: And Upsell Products. 00:34: In addition to Inventory Products, Special Offers of the type child Reductions can also be applied to Amenities, in the Amenities tab of Inventory Products. 00:44: To add a Special Offer of the Type Child Reduction to Inventory products, navigate to the Room Categories tab in Accommodations, or Service Categories on the remaining Inventory Products. 00:56: Click on "Add Special Offer" in one of the Room or Service Categories that you have created. 01:01: Give a name to your Service Category. We recommend that you give identifiable, descriptive names to your Special Offer. 01:09: In the Type field, select Child Reductions. Be aware that this feature needs to be enabled by us beforehand. Please contact our support team to enable the feature, so you can use Child Reductions. 01:22: Keep in mind that Child reductions can only be added and applied to inventory products. Most supplier APIs do not support child prices. 01:32: A new set of fields will show up. Let's see how to create your Child price reductions. 01:38: Give a name to the age range you're creating. For this example, we will use "Infant" as the name. 01:45: Click on "Add Offer" to add another Offer in this Child Reduction Special Offer. This will add another age range to the same Special Offer. 01:54: Let's give it another name, like Children, for example. 01:58: now, You can define the age range of "Infant". Let's say that it is between 0 and 1 year old. 02:05: Finally, you can define what's the price change in this Inventory Product, for a Child, defined by the Age ranges you created. You can make changes to the defined price in the room or service category as an absolute change, a change in price, or a percentage. 02:21: A percentage price type will increase or decrease (with negative values) the total price, by applying a percentage discount to the room/service rate. 02:31: A price change, by amount, price type will increase or decrease (with negative values) the total price, by applying the value defined to the price of the room or service level, increasing or decreasing it in a value, and not percentage. 02:47: An absolute price change price type will set a new price, by overwriting the value defined to the price of the room or service level. 02:55: Click on "Add Season" to add the dates in which this Child Reductions are in place, based on your contractual offer. 03:02: Fill the start and end dates using the calendar picker, or insert the date in the field, using the time format you see on the screen. 03:10: This feature ensures that the set-up rate applies solely to children when occupancy exceeds the designated limit. TripBuilder enforces a minimum occupancy requirement by specifying the minimum number of adult rates charged per room. 03:23: As an example, if the minimum occupancy is set to two PAX, at least two default rates must be charged before any special offers or discounts are applied to additional passengers. 03:34: Selecting this option, the defined Child Reductions Only apply to over-occupancy (exclusively), so more than the minimum PAX defined. 03:43: Finally, this option is only available when the Pricing Type in the Room Category in which you're creating the Special Offer is set to Price per Room. 03:51: When you finish configuring your Child Reduction Offer, Click on "Save". 03:55: You will see the details of the Special Offer you created, with the following details 04:01: The name of the Special Offer 04:03: Date ranges where it applies, and the type of offer 04:07: And the conditions you applied, with the name of the condition, age range, and price change applied. 04:13: This guide covered the steps to create child reductions as special offers, in inventory products. We hope it has been useful. Feel free to check our Knowledge Base article about this subject, or our video about the other types of special offers you can add to Inventory.

Steps to add child reduction to a product

• Go to Cockpit.
• Click on Inventory.
• Click on the menu Products.
• Click on the intended Product Type (for example, Accommodation - Own Inventory).
• Select the Product you want to add the child reduction to.
• Click on the three dots button at the top right of the screen and select the Checkout & Open action.
• Go to the tab Room Categories (for accommodation) or Service Categories (other products).

• Click on Add Special Offer: 
  • Add a Name for the offer.
  • Set the special offer Type to Child Reductions.

To define each Special Offer:

• • Enter the Name of the special offer.
  • Select the Age Range (min and max) years.
  • Choose the Price Type from four possible values: 
    • Price (Absolute): allows to specify the exact price children will pay for their stay in the room.
    • Price Change (Amount): increases/reduces the total price calculated for the service/room category.
    • Price Change (Percentage): increases/reduces the total price calculated for the service/room category by applying a percentage discount based on the room rate for child guests.
    • Price Change on Pax Rate (Percentage): increases/reduces the total price calculated for the service/room category by applying a percentage discount based on the assumed rate per passenger (PAX) for child guests.

• • Define the Price (either as a value or percentage depending on the previous selection).
  • Add further offers to be able to define different age ranges and prices.
  • Click on Add Season:  
    • Enter the Start and End Date when the special offer is applicable.
  •  Add as many seasons as needed.

Finally, determine whether the defined child reductions Only apply to over-occupancy (exclusively).

This feature guarantees that the set-up rate only applies to children when the number of occupants exceeds the allotted limit. TripBuilder enforces a minimum occupancy prerequisite specifying the least number of adult rates charged per room.

The choice to exclusively apply this to over-occupancy circumstances is available only when the Pricing Type is adjusted to Occupancy-based , this is Price per Room.

• Click Save.

The child reduction is automatically applied to products in the front end. If a product is added to an itinerary that includes a child and the age range matches a child reduction special offer, the total price for the itinerary is automatically updated.

Steps to add child reduction to an amenity 

• After creating the amenity, click on Add Special Offer.

• In the Add Offer pop-up:
  
  • Add a Name for the offer.
  • Set the special offer Type to Child Reductions.

• • Click on Add Offer.
  • Enter the Name of the special offer.
  • Select the Age Range  (min and max) years.
  • Choose the Price Type from three possible values:
    • Price (Absolute): allows to specify the exact price children will pay for their stay in the room.
    • Price Change (Amount): increases/reduces the total price calculated for the service/room category.
    • Price Change (Percentage): increases/reduces the total price calculated for the service/room category by applying a percentage discount based on the room rate for child guests.
  • Define the Price (either as a value or percentage depending on the previous selection).
    
  • Add further offers to be able to define different age ranges and prices.
  • Click on Add Season: 
    • Enter the Start and End Date when the special offer is applicable.
  •  Add as many seasons as needed.

• Click Save.
  

If the amenity is added to an itinerary that includes a child and the age range matches a child reduction special offer, the child reduction will be automatically applied, and the total price for the itinerary will be automatically updated.