Ancillary revenue estimates let you record how much guests typically spend on services beyond their room, such as dining or spa treatments. Mews uses these estimates to recommend room rates that reflect your property's total revenue potential, not just room revenue. Configure Ancillary revenue estimates if you want your rate recommendations to account for guest spending across your entire property.

 

 

In this article, you can learn about:

• How to configure Ancillary revenue estimates in Mews RMS
  • Setting seasonal adjustments

 

How to configure Ancillary revenue estimates in Mews RMS

1. In Mews RMS, in the main menu , click Settings > Revenue > Ancillary revenue.
2. On the new screen, under the Default tab, determine if you want to configure Ancillary revenue by daily estimates or per-stay estimates:
   • To configure ancillary revenue by daily estimates:
     1. Enter the estimated average Ancillary revenue per guest for each day of the week. You should only include Ancillary revenue for guests of dynamically optimized rates.
     2. Enter separate spending estimates for:
        • Adult
        • Child
   • To configure ancillary revenue by per-stay estimates:
     1. Enter any additional revenue earned once per stay, regardless of how many nights the guest books. This is added on top of the daily estimate above and spread evenly across the nights of the stay.
     2. Enter separate spending estimates for:
        • Adult
        • Child
3. Click Save.

All estimates are optional. Mews only factors in the amounts you enter.

Setting seasonal adjustments

Configure different Ancillary revenue amounts for specific times of the year. You can either:

• Set custom date ranges for each seasonal period, or
• Align the seasonal periods with your existing price hierarchy dates.

Note: These settings directly affect Mews's pricing optimization. Make sure the estimates you enter reflect your property's actual revenue strategy.

 

Once you save your Ancillary revenue estimates, Mews RMS factors them into its price recommendations. This means your rates reflect guest spending across your entire property, not just room revenue.