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Create and edit a booking type
Run breakfast, dinner or Sunday lunch as separate booking types, each with its own hours, party sizes, tables and charges.
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In short: go to Bookings › Booking Types, click New booking type, then Copy from defaults and change what this service needs.
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Choose your venue
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Special Dates
Reviews
Create it
- Go to Bookings › Booking Types, then choose your venue.
- Click New booking type.
- Click Copy from defaults (copies hours, durations, party sizes, charges and cover limits from Main Settings).
- In Basics, add the Name guests see, a Description, images and the venue's Brand kit.
- Under Party sizes, set the smallest and largest booking.
- Under Timing, set how long a booking lasts. Custom time-slot intervals spaces slots differently from the venue.
- In Bookable Times, switch on only the days it runs and set the times. The plus button adds a second slot.
Tables, charges and save
- In Booking options, choose whether it Affects daily covers, and set Same-day bookings and Minimum advance notice.
- Under Tables and availability, turn on Custom table selection to limit it to certain tables and combinations.
- Edit Charges and policies or Guest preferences if needed.
- Check Active is on, then click Save.
New booking type, with Active highlightedThe New booking type panel: the Copy from defaults button, Active on and the Save button. Active is highlighted.
New booking type
Copy from defaults
ActiveOn
Save
Check it worked
Click Web link on the type in the list and open the link to see what guests see.
Good to know
- To cap this type's covers each day, save it, open it again and use Daily cover limits at the bottom.
- Party sizes set here override your Main Settings.
- Send the web link to guests to take them straight to this booking type.
- Missing party size online? See party size not showing.
- Only Admin, Moderator, General Manager and Reports can open Booking Types. Bookings Manager, FOH, Marketing and IT cannot see it.
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