Last minute and early bird discounts can be configured to apply automatically during the booking process. These discounts will apply to reservations that start X number of days from the time of booking. For example, you can set a discount to take 15% off of any reservations starting within the next two weeks. These discounts are sent to all channels.
Last Minute or Early Bird Discount Setup
Navigate to Settings > Discounts and Promo Codes, then click on the Discount Tab.
Click on either Last Minute or Early Bird
Click the +Add Discount button
Configuring the Discount
Name: Name the discount
Type: The type will default to Last Minute or Early Bird, whichever you have selected.
Value Type: Fixed or Percent
Apply: Manual or Automatic. To flow through to the channels it should be set to Automatic.
Channels: Shows the channels on which this discount will apply. This will adjust automatically based on your settings (for example a manual discount will only apply to direct bookings). You cannot manually set the channels on which the discount will apply.
Apply to Weekly / Monthly Rates: Choose if the Last Minute discount should apply to weekly / monthly rates, or nightly only.
Values: Discount amount and window required to obtain the discount. One discount can have multiple values. For example you may want to offer a 15% discount for all reservations starting in 14 days or less, and a 30% discount for all stays starting in 7 days or less.
Assign Discounts to Properties
Once the discount is configured, it has to be assigned to all properties for which you want to offer the discount. You can assign the discount to your properties through this interface...
Select the discount
Choose the properties
Assign or remove the discount using these controls OR
Toggle the discount On or Off per property
How Last Minute Discounts are Calculated
Every channel handles last minute discounts differently. Here is a breakdown of each channel, using the following as an example discount structure...
30% discount within 7 days of arrival
20% discount within 14 days of arrival
Lodgix Direct: The discount tier active on the arrival date applies to the whole booking, regardless of length of stay. So a 14-night stay booked 5 days out gets 30% off all 14 nights.
VRBO: A fixed number of discounted nights equal to the window. So a 14-night stay booked 5 days out gets 30% off the first 7 nights.
Airbnb: Dynamically prorated based on proximity to check in. A 14-night stay booked 5 days out gets 30% off the first 5 nights, and 20% off the remaining 9 nights.