As the summer months wind down and the U.S. has just celebrated Labor Day, many boarding facilities and daycares are taking stock of their busy season. What went well? Where is there room to improve? And how can we position ourselves for success during the even busier holiday season that’s just around the corner?
For pet-care businesses, the final stretch of the year — from Thanksgiving through New Year’s — is often the most hectic. Families travel, social events increase, and more pet parents seek safe, reliable care for their furry family members. To maximize revenue during this crucial time, pet caregivers are turning to proven strategies from the hospitality industry. One of the most effective is dynamic pricing based on peak times of the year.
Dynamic pricing automatically adjusts rates based on demand, similar to how hotels, airlines, and even ride-sharing apps raise prices during peak periods. By combining smart automation with thoughtful planning, Gingr makes it simple for pet-care businesses to optimize pricing, boost revenue, and save time during their busiest seasons.
Every pet-care business experiences ebbs and flows throughout the year. For instance:
Traditionally, many facilities have relied on flat pricing models. While straightforward, this approach leaves money on the table during peak demand and fails to incentivize bookings during slower times. Customers already expect some level of variation — just as they would pay more for a hotel room over the holidays, they understand that premium pet-care services may come at a premium price when demand is high.
Dynamic pricing allows you to capture this value while staying competitive and transparent with clients.
Dynamic pricing is a business strategy that uses technology and data to automatically adjust prices based on fluctuating factors such as demand, seasonality, or urgency. Here's what it looks like across other industries:
With Gingr’s dynamic pricing and peak dates, businesses in pet care can:
This system takes the guesswork and manual effort out of managing seasonal pricing.
Dynamic pricing and peak dates are especially powerful in scenarios like:
By aligning your pricing strategy with natural demand cycles, you capture additional revenue, balance capacity, and give customers more choices.
Dynamic pricing in Gingr centers around the Peak Dates feature. This tool allows you to automatically apply additional charges during pre-set busy periods.
This automation ensures you don’t miss opportunities for revenue growth and eliminates the hassle of remembering to manually adjust fees.
Implementing dynamic pricing in Gingr is straightforward.
Before you begin, list all date ranges where you normally charge higher fees — holidays, school breaks, or special local events.
Pro tip: If you’re unsure whether your peak date pricing can be automated, reach out to your onboarding specialist.
Capture higher margins during periods when demand is naturally strong.
Optimize pricing to maximize revenue while balancing capacity.
Automation eliminates manual adjustments, reduces errors, and saves valuable time.
Encourage early bookings by communicating that prices may increase closer to peak periods.
Differentiate your business by adopting a professional, data-driven pricing strategy.
Imagine a pet resort in Denver: They designate Thanksgiving week as a peak period. A dynamic pricing rule adds $20 per night for all boarding reservations. With 40 kennels filled for 7 nights, the facility earns an additional $5,600 in seasonal revenue.
Without lifting a finger, the business not only covers increased holiday staffing costs but also maximizes profit during its busiest week of the year.
As the busy holiday season approaches, pet-care businesses must think strategically about how to maximize revenue while delivering top-quality service. Dynamic pricing and Gingr’s Peak Dates feature make this simple, efficient, and effective.
By automating seasonal adjustments, you:
Just like airlines, hotels, and e-commerce leaders, pet-care businesses can now take advantage of pricing strategies that align with market demand. With Gingr, you’ll be ready for the holiday rush — and every busy season beyond.
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Dynamic pricing in pet care is a strategy where rates for services like boarding, daycare, or grooming automatically adjust based on demand, holidays, or booking urgency. With Gingr, this process is automated through pricing rules and peak dates.
Yes. Gingr’s Peak Dates feature lets you set specific date ranges (such as Thanksgiving or Christmas) where surcharges are automatically applied to reservations. This eliminates manual adjustments and ensures consistent, accurate pricing.
Peak dates are custom date ranges you configure in Gingr. During these periods, Gingr automatically applies surcharges to each night (boarding) or each day (daycare) within that date range. This helps maximize revenue during high-demand times.
Absolutely. While peak dates focus on busy seasons, dynamic pricing strategies can also be used to offer discounts during off-peak times, encouraging bookings and balancing revenue year-round.