When you setup a Special Offer the "from" price as shown below will always default to price based on today's date, not the date of the offer (e.g. weekend offer or Valentine package). This can cause confusion when setting up a Special Offer that is deriving from Base Rates.
For example say you setup a Special Offer for s "Weekend Getaway" that includes Dinner and B&B for 2. This is only to be available on weekends and is deriving off your B&B rateplan. If you have reduced rates midweek then your offer will have a cheaper "from" price if you go into Special Offers on the Booking Engine midweek. When you search for weekend dates to book the offer the given price is therefore more expensive.
No dates searched shows this:
Then once you search you will see this:
The only solution to this is that the Special Offer is setup to be a standalone rate that does not derive off a base rate unless the base rate is fixed all year round. This problem will arise for properties with weekend or seasonal rates.