Holidays are a busy time for everyone, sitters and pet owners. That’s why you have the ability to raise your rates for services throughout the holiday season.
In this article, we’ll cover the following topics:
Strategies for setting holiday rates
Holiday dates
| Holiday | 2026 | 2027 |
| St. Brigid's Day Weekend | Jan 30 - Feb 1 | |
| St. Patrick's Day Weekend | Mar 17 | |
| Good Friday and Easter Weekend | 3 - 6 Apr | Mar 26 - 29 |
| May Bank Holiday Weekend | May 1 - 3 | |
| June Bank Holiday Weekend | Jun 5 - 7 | |
| Summer Peak | 24 Jul - 30 August | Jul 16 - Aug 22 |
| October Bank Holiday Weekend | Oct 23 - 25 | |
| Christmas, Boxing Day, and New Year's | 24 Dec - 3 Jan 2027 | Dec 23 - Jan 2, 2028 |
How holiday rates work
If a booking includes dates within a holiday period, your holiday rates will be applied to the first pet in the booking for the entire booking.
For example, Easter is from 26 Mar - 29 Mar 2027. Let's say you receive a house sitting request from 29 March to 2 April for two pets. Since the booking overlaps with this holiday period, the holiday rate would apply to the first pet for all four nights.
For more information about managing/enabling add-on rates, visit this article.
Tip: You can also set a custom price for specific pet owners during the holiday season by editing the booking request. For step-by-step instructions on how to do this, check out this article.
Strategies for setting holiday rates
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Check out the holiday pricing of other sitters in your area to help you determine what your holiday rate should be.
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We’ve noticed that generally, sitters tend to set their holiday rates 10-20% above their standard rates.
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Apply holiday rates when they make sense for you. If you notice different trends or spikes in demand during other holidays that Rover hasn't listed above, you're welcome to apply holiday rates for those periods.
- If you don't want to set a holiday rate, simply leave the rate blank and Rover will use your normal service rate for holiday bookings instead.