Hello fellow Softinn Extranet users! In hotel industry, throwing in a last minute booking promotion is always the last resort for hotels to boost their occupancy rates. Though its side effect is unfavorable to hotels (in the long run), but having a promo code system that allows you to create such a promotion campaign would be like preparing an umbrella before it rains.

Softinn Promo Code System allows you to create a promo code with specified criteria, manage the promotion usage, and analyze the promotion performance.

Let’s check out this video to find out how to Create Last Minute Booking Promo Campaign for Your Hotel Guests

Steps to Create Last Minute Booking Promo Campaign on Softinn Extranet

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Follow the guidelines below:

Step 1: Login to Softinn Extranet

Step 2: Select the right property.

Step 3: Click “MORE”

Step 4: You go to the “Booking Engine” tab, and select “Promo Code“.

Step 5: Then, click on the “Create Promo Code” button to go to the Promotions Page.

Step 6: There’re 3 promotion type: Basic, Early Booker, and Last Minute.

Step 7: Select “Last Minute” Promotion Type, and set the number of days before check-in date for your guests to be eligible for your last minute booking promotion (i.e. must make booking 14 days / 30 days in advance before the guest’s check-in date)

Step 8: For the promo status, you can choose the status to be Active when you want to start running the promotion campaign.

Step 9: Do remember to update the status to Inactive when you want to stop the promotion campaign.

Step 10: Insert your promotion campaign name.

• The name will be shown on the Softinn promo widget

Step 11: Then, insert the quantity and the description of the promotion campaign for your own hotel record

Step 12: Click “Continue“.

Step 13: You may insert the value of the promo code. 

• It can be in percentage or flat rate.

Step 14: Next, you may insert the promotion code.

• Kindly take note that special characters and spacing are not allowed.

Step 15: On the Promotion Valid Date section, you can set the booking period that guests are allowed to book to be entitled to this promotion campaign.

• You will be able to define if the promo code can be applied to only certain days in the week and Public Holidays.
• Besides, you may set if this promo code can be applied on discounted rates too.

Step 16: Next, you can set the Check–in Date section, this means when is the eligible check–in period that is entitled to this promotion campaign.

Step 17: Then, set the cancellation policy that is applicable to this promo code and click “Continue“.

• If you want to setup the cancellation policy, you can go to the Cancellation Policy page.
• You may further define the setting for your promo code under “Advance Setting”, if needed.

Step 18: You may set if this promo code is open for all guests, can be applied separately to each room night or to generate unique codes

Note : You can click on the tooltips icon to find out more information about the settings.

Step 19: Then, click “Continue“.

Step 20: Here, you may set which room type this promo code can be applied to.

Step 21: Click “Continue” again to view the summary.

Step 22: Once done, you can click on the “Submit” button to save this promo code.

Let’s start using Softinn Promo Code system for your Hotel BE 🙂