For guesthouses, boat tours, transfers or restaurants, taking bookings by phone is slow and error-prone. Adding a booking system to your website simplifies it.
The core parts
- Calendar and availability: Which dates and times are full and which are free.
- Booking form: Name, contact, date, number of people, special note.
- Approval flow: Automatic approval, or does it need yours?
- Notifications: Email or message to both you and the customer.
- Payment (optional): A payment set-up for prepayment or deposit; see payment gateways and methods.
- Admin panel: See, change and cancel bookings.
Ready-made or custom?
For simple needs a ready plugin or service is enough. If you have your own rules (seasonal pricing, capacity, extras), a custom set-up is needed; we discussed it in custom software or off-the-shelf.
How it should sit on the site
The booking button must be on the first screen and easy on mobile; most customers arrive by phone. So web design and the booking flow should be thought through together. If you have international customers, a multilingual set-up is a must.
For your booking and admin panel needs, reach us through software development.