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Wheelhouse

E-COMM
Velocity1.3

Vacation rental pricing platform broadens analytical surfaces and tightens the calendar workflow.

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◆Current state
Wheelhouse is a dynamic pricing platform for short-term rentals. The recent six weeks layered in three things: Pricing Engine 9.0 leaving beta with far-future event recalibration, new neighborhood-context data series (Median, percentiles, Expected vs Observed Bookings) inside the pricing chart, and a wave of calendar UX improvements — multi-range non-adjacent cell selection, chart-to-calendar click sync, an Adjacencies (formerly One-Sided Gaps) overhaul, and a Theme Editor for the pricing chart with a color-blind-friendly preset.
◆Where it's heading
Two parallel tracks: model improvements (9.0 GA, 9.1 in research) and surface refinements that make the existing pricing model more legible and actionable. The Adjacencies overhaul and chart-calendar sync both target the everyday hosting workflow rather than the pricing model itself. Wheelhouse is balancing model investment against the operational tooling around it.
◆Prediction
Expect Pricing Engine 9.1 in the next quarter, more contextual data series in the pricing chart (likely competitor-set or channel-mix data), and the Theme Editor pattern to extend to other visualizations.

◆Recent moves

  1. 1mo ago

    Wheelhouse "In Color" has Arrived!

    Theme Editor for the pricing chart lets users customize colors, line widths, opacity, dash styles, and markers per series, save named profiles, and switch between them. Ships with a color-blind-friendly preset by default. Real visual control on a chart that often runs 15+ active series.

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  2. 1mo ago

    Improved Adjacencies — More Control Over Your Shoulder Nights

    One-Sided Gaps renamed to Adjacencies, with Min/Max Lead Time triggers (e.g., relax min-stay only within 7 days of arrival), Relative Min-Stay Adjustments tied to the base setting, portfolio-level rule copy, and a priority toggle to resolve conflicts. A real expansion of the shoulder-night rule engine for power users.

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  3. 1mo ago

    Improved Adjacencies — More Control Over Your Shoulder Nights

    Mojibake-encoded duplicate of the April 9 Adjacencies overhaul. One-Sided Gaps renamed to Adjacencies, with new Min/Max Lead Time triggers, Relative Min-Stay Adjustments (+/- N nights from base), portfolio-level rule copy, and a 'Smallest Subsequent Days' priority toggle for conflict resolution.

  4. 1mo ago

    Your Pricing Chart & Calendar Are Now in Sync

    Click any point on the pricing chart and the calendar jumps to that date. Small but useful workflow fix that removes a constant back-and-forth between the two main pricing surfaces.

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  5. 1mo ago

    Calendar “Select Multiple Ranges”

    Portfolio Calendar gains multi-select for non-adjacent cells across listings and dates via Cmd/Ctrl, with bulk updates for Daily Rates, Min Stay, Min/Max Price, and per-listing audit logging. Targets orphan-night cleanup and last-minute pricing adjustments across scattered listings.

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  6. 1mo ago

    Calendar “Select Multiple Ranges”

    Mojibake-encoded duplicate of the March 25 Portfolio Calendar release. Multi-select for non-adjacent cells across listings and dates via Cmd/Ctrl, with bulk updates for Daily Rates, Min Stay, Min/Max Price, and per-listing audit logging.