Booking requests vs instant bookings

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Two types of bookings

Per unit, you can choose between two types of bookings:

Booking request

• A visitor makes a booking request.

• The booking will have the Pending status.

• The guest can see the status of their booking on their guest page.

• You can generate the invoice of the booking, which will be added to the guest page.

• You can confirm or cancel the booking manually, or automatically when the initial payment is received in the Settings of the unit.

Instant booking

• A visitor makes a booking.

• The invoice will be generated directly and the guest will be asked to pay to complete the booking.

• After the initial payment, the booking will be Confirmed automatically.

Choosing between booking requests or instant bookings

• Open a Unit.

• Click on Settings.

To use instant bookings:

• At Instant bookings, select On available dates or On pending and available dates.

To use booking requests:

• At Instant bookings, select Never.