Hotel-tech glossary

Stop-Sell

A short-term inventory close on a specific channel or rate plan.

A stop-sell is an immediate halt on selling a specific rate plan, room type, or channel without removing the inventory permanently. Operators use stop-sells to react to operational issues (overbooking risk, maintenance, OTA technical glitches) without restructuring the rate calendar. Stop-sells are the easiest revenue-management lever to misuse: they should be temporary, not a substitute for proper inventory planning.

Related terms

Channel Manager

Software that syncs rates and inventory across multiple OTAs from one place.

PMS

Property Management System. The core software that runs hotel operations and reservations.

Part of the hotel-tech glossary. Maintained by Maciej Dudziak, founder of Guestivo.