Running a business where you offer both tours and rentals and finding a booking system that can handle both types can be challenging. The reason is that a rental setup is very different than a tour setup. Each has its own rules, including time rules and pricing.
Many booking systems on the market these days may be good at setting up your tours, but fail miserably with your rentals. Where does that leave you? Using a system that is inefficient and creates more work for you. The whole point of partnering with a company that provides online booking and management capability is to give you more time in your day to do what you love, such as run your boat tour or give paddle board lessons.
So, the question: Is there a system on the market that can easily book both rentals and tours, all within the same system? The answer is a decidedly YES – look no further than WebReserv.
WebReserv is a complete online booking system for rentals, tours, and lodging. WebReserv was designed with these variations in mind and gives you the customization to set up each offering individually and exactly as you need.
How WebReserv does it better.
WebReserv allows you to set up each one of your offerings with its own set to rules depending on the Reservation Type. For your tours, you’ll have a screen to set up your time slots and availability. For your rentals, you’ll have a screen to set up your time rules and inventory. We understand the uniqueness of each type, and have thought of all the needed features you’ll need.
See it in action!
For tours, you will typically book a tour ‘per person’ and charge a daily rate for each person booked. You will need to set a maximum capacity for tours, days of the week offered, and perhaps multiple time slots such a morning, afternoon, and sunset tour. Selecting the Tour type gives you the screen to create your time slots or schedules.
To your customer, this setup looks like this:
For rentals, you will usually book per unit (i.e. the kayak, canoe, or paddleboard), and will offer set booking lengths, such as per hour, half day, full day, and even multi-day. WebReserv gives you the flexibility to set your time rules all within a simple setup of that rental. The rates setup gives you the ability to have different pricing options, too. You can offer an hourly rate, 4 hour rate, 8 hour rate, and 2 day rate if desired. The system is so smart that it can find the best rate based on the time rules set.
To your customer, this setup looks like this:
This flexibility was not only designed to provide you with a ‘one stop shop’ for booking, but gives your customers an experience at checkout that is simple to navigate. It’s easy, so you can enjoy bookings flowing in 24/7 with the online booking widget on your website.
Speaking of the online booking widget – that’s customizable, too! If you have a page for your tours and a page for your rentals on your website, you can customize the booking calendar, so the tours/lessons page only shows your tours and the rentals page only shows the rentals.
Want to know more? Contact us today to find out how you can take advantage of our ‘one stop shop‘ booking system.
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