Controlling how far in advance customers can make bookings is essential for managing availability and operations. The "Max Book Ahead" restriction allows you to define this limit with precision. The "Max Book Ahead" rule sets a maximum time frame into the future that customers are allowed to book. This helps prevent long-term overbooking and keeps your schedule manageable.
How Max Book Ahead Works
If you are unaware of how you create and setup venue restrictions, please refer to this article: How To Create A Venue Restriction
- Create the Venue Restriction
- Navigate to the Venue Restrictions tab.
- Click "Create New Restriction".
- Create the flag that links to the restriction.
- Click "Edit Rule"
- Choose the rule type: "Max Book Ahead".
- Set the desired maximum booking window (e.g., 14 days, 2 weeks, 1 month).
- You can choose between hour, day, week, month, or year.
- Click "Confirm Changes"
- Apply the Restriction to a Bay Option
- Go to the Bay Options section.
- Select the bay option you want to restrict.
- Apply the flag linked to the venue restriction.
- Click "Save Changes".
- Important Reminder
- Make sure the bay option is linked to a Bay Group.
- If it’s not, the bay option will not appear to customers during the booking process.
- For more information of bay groups, refer to this article: Assigning Bay Options to Bay Groups.