There are three types of booking invoices: Supplier, Client Net, and Client Free. You can select the invoice type for your bookings on the Commission tab.
Depending on the invoice type you select, your profit will be determined differently. In this article we’ll briefly go over what each of the three types means for your bookings.
Note: Some fields will be different on the Basic tab after selecting an invoice type, make sure to check all relevant information is filled out if you change your invoice type.
Supplier
A supplier invoice means that a supplier (such as a hotel) owes your booking agency a commission.
An automatic 10% commission is applied to supplier invoices, but can be manually adjusted when creating the booking based on user permissions.
Client-Net
This invoice type is used if your agency pre-purchased inventory (such as hotel rooms, concert tickets, tours, etc) from a supplier to resell to a client.
Your profit is based on the client-facing markup on the inventory. An automatic 10% markup is applied to client-net invoices, but can be manually adjusted when creating the booking based on user permissions.
On client-net bookings, it is recommended to fill out the Invoice Description section. This is what will appear on the client’s invoice for payment. If you do not create a description, then your client will be able to see the supplier information that auto-populates on invoices.
Client-net invoices only support a single payment, client’s are not able to pay in installments.
Client Fee
This invoice type is when there are fees for a client not associated with a supplier cost. Common fees include memberships, subscriptions, or planning costs.
There will be no markup or commission value associated with client free invoices, only the amount charged to the client.
On client fee bookings, it is recommended to fill out the Invoice Description section. This is what will appear on the client’s invoice for payment so they know what the charge is for.
Note: Make sure you select any desired customizations for the invoice type in the right section. For example, you can select that the invoice calculations ignore the daily rate of a booking.