Overview
This guide explains how to create a rate plan that can be synchronized with your connected OTAs.
In AirHost, a single rate plan can be mapped to multiple OTA rate plans. By applying different pricing tiers for each OTA, you can synchronize different rates to each booking channel while managing them from one centralized rate plan.
Details
Creating a Rate Plan
Admin Console → Properties → Select a Property → Channel Manager → Rate Plans
Steps to create a rate plan:
💡 By default, one rate plan named Standard Rate is automatically created for each room type.
In most vacation rental properties, a single rate plan is sufficient, so there is usually no need to create additional rate plans.
For high-season pricing, such as Golden Week, year-end, or New Year holidays, simply adjust the rates using the Rate Calendar within the same rate plan.
If you would like to create a rate plan that is based on another rate plan (for example, a Room Only rate and a Bed & Breakfast rate), select Link to Another Rate Plan when creating the new rate plan, then configure the price difference.
Multi-language Settings
When creating a rate plan, the Multi-language Settings allow you to specify translated rate plan names.
For example, the English rate plan name is displayed only on the English version of the invoice.
The Description field is visible only on the Rate Plan Edit screen and is intended for internal notes and management purposes.
Follow the steps below to create a new rate plan.
About Pricing Tiers
For more information about Pricing Tiers, please refer to the following help article:
About the Default Rate
The Default Rate > [Default Rate] is only relevant for Airbnb and Rakuten Oyado.
Aibnbへの反映について | 楽天 Oyado への反映について |
If a Base Price has already been configured in Airbnb, the Default Rate set in AirHost > Rate Plans will not be synchronized to Airbnb and will not be reflected in Content Management.
During the initial connection, the Default Rate shown in AirHost Content Management is imported from Airbnb.
The Default Rate configured in AirHost > Rate Plans is used only as a fallback when no Base Price exists in Airbnb.
Even if the AirHost Default Rate is used during the initial synchronization, any subsequent changes made in AirHost > Rate Plans > Default Rate will not update the Airbnb Base Price.
To update the Airbnb Base Price, please edit it either:
| If Rate Synchronization is enabled and Availability Synchronization is disabled in:
Channel Manager → Channel Settings the Default Rate (Base Price) is sent to Rakuten Oyado as part of the API request. Any subsequent pricing behavior, including how the base price is applied, is managed by Rakuten Oyado.
If Availability Synchronization is enabled, the Default Rate does not affect Rakuten Oyado. 
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Default Rate > Daily Rate Settings
The Daily Rate Settings are used as the base rates displayed in the Price Calendar.
Prices represent the 100% Pricing Tier (base rate).
Please enter tax-inclusive rates.
Occupancy and Booking Window Settings
Number of Guests Included in the Base Rate | Set the maximum number of guests that can stay for the rate configured under Default Rate > Daily Rate Settings. Example: If this is set to 2 guests, the room rate remains the same whether 1 guest or 2 guests stay. |
Extra Guest Price | Configure a fixed surcharge per additional guest beyond the Number of Guests Included in the Base Rate, up to the Maximum Occupancy defined under: Room Types → Room Type → Room Settings → Maximum Occupancy
Example:
Rate Calculation:
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Min Stay (Minimum Length of Stay) | This setting applies only to the following channels:
It does not apply to other OTAs.
For Airbnb, the minimum length of stay can be configured from each property's Content Management menu. Related Help：
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Max Stay (Maximum Length of Stay) | This setting applies only to the following channels:
It does not apply to other OTAs.
For Airbnb, the maximum length of stay can be configured from each property's Content Management menu. |
Seasonal Min Nights
The seasonal minimum stay setting only takes effect when the check-in date is a restricted date. This setting applies to the following OTA channels: Airbnb, Booking.com, Agoda, Trip.com, Expedia, Google Hotel, Vrbo, Make My Trip, Hostel World, Rurubu, Ticket.com, Traveloka, and Booking Engine.
Settings
When Can Guest book this plan | Booking AvailabilityYou can choose one of the following booking availability options:
Note: Similar to the Booking Cutoff setting, changes to Booking Availability are applied through the daily inventory synchronization, which is processed in a batch during the early morning (approximately 4:00–5:00 AM JST). |
Check in Day | Plans that can be booked anytime = Plans that can be booked even on the day of check-in. (The reservation deadline will take precedence.) |
Bookable from xx days before check-in (Last -minute bookings) | This setting only accepts reservations for dates beyond the specified number of days.
Example: If set to "Reservations possible up to 4 days before check-in" (as of May 10th) - Reservations for May 10th to May 13th → Closed - Accommodation reservations for May 14th and onwards → Reservations are possible. 
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Bookable from xx days until check-in (Early Bookings) | This setting only accepts reservations for dates within the specified number of days.
Example: If you set it to "Reservations available from 5 days before check-in" (as of May 10th) - Accommodation reservations for May 10th to May 14th → Reservations available - Hotel reservations for May 15th and onwards → Closed  |
Day(s) | When selecting early booking or last-minute booking, manually enter the number of days you wish to set. |
Meal Plan 
| This setting allows you to clearly identify whether a rate plan includes meals or is room-only. When configured, a meal icon will be displayed on the following screens:
Breakfast: B Lunch: L Dinner: D All Inclusive: 🍴 (Spoon and fork icon) |
Meal Plan Configuration | Configuring meal plans allows you to easily track the number of meals served each day in reports and other management tools. For more information, please refer to the following help article: Related Help: Rate Plans: Configuring Meal-Inclusive Plans |
For Airbnb Users
If rates have already been configured in Airbnb, you can import those rates into your AirHost rate plan.
Go to: Admin Console → Properties → Select the Property → Channel Manager → Channel Settings
After linking your Airbnb listing under Channel Link, click the ⋯ (More) menu for the linked listing and select Import Pricing from Airbnb.
💡 Important: Blocks created in Airbnb are not imported into AirHost.
If you have blocked dates in Airbnb, you must manually recreate those blocks in AirHost using either the Price Calendar or the Booking Calendar by creating a block or stop-sell entry.
Updating a Rate Plan After Synchronization
If you modify a rate plan after OTA synchronization has been enabled, you must manually perform a Channel Refresh for the changes to take effect.
Please refer to the following help article for detailed instructions:
Note: If you do not perform a manual synchronization, the OTA will continue using the previous rate plan settings until the next scheduled synchronization.
Automatic synchronization runs daily between approximately 4:00 AM and 5:00 AM (JST).
【FAQ】
Q. 料金プランで1名ごとの料金設定は出来ないですか？
AirHost's pricing management supports rate plans based only on Guests Included in the Base Rate and the Additional Guest Fee.
This pricing model is used because several international OTAs, such as Airbnb, support only this pricing structure and do not allow different base rates for each occupancy level.
Example 1: The room rate is the same whether one person or two people stay, but we want to charge an additional fee for three or more people. If the following settings are used: " Number of people allowed in the basic rate: 2 people", "Additional charge for extra people: 3,000 yen", and "Default rate: 10,000 yen" |
Total accommodation cost per person 1 person: 10,000 yen 2 people: 10,000 yen 3 people: 13,000 yen 4 people: 16,000 yen 5 people: 19,000 yen |
Example 2: The room rate remains the same regardless of the number of guests, but we want to charge 1,500 yen per person for breakfast. If the following settings are used: "Number of people allowed in the base rate: 1 person", "Additional person charge: 1,500 yen", and "Default rate: 11,500 yen" |
Total accommodation cost per person 1 person: 11,500 yen 2 people: 13,000 yen 3 people: 14,500 yen 4 people: 16,000 yen 5 people: 17,500 yen |
Example 3: I want to add a room charge for each person. If the following settings are used: "Number of people allowed in the base rate: 1 person", "Additional person charge: 4,500 yen", and "Default rate: 13,000 yen" |
Total accommodation cost per person 1 person: 13,000 yen 2 people: 17,500 yen 3 people: 22,000 yen 4 people: 26,500 yen 5 people: 31,000 yen |