Optional Extras are a great way to up-sell your Accommodation. Offering them at checkout encourages guests to add a little something to their booking.
Here's what Optional Extras look like in the booking process and what your guests see:
Great! How do I set one up?
Go to Accommodation at the top of the page and select Optional Extras
Click + Create A New extra
Give your extra a Name
Select a Category for your extra
Add a Price and how you would like to charge (specify if this is a per night, per unit or per stay charge)
Specify how many guests can buy per booking
Select the bookables (rooms/units) with which the extra can be bought
Add a photo to help upsell this extra
Click Create this Extra and Exit
Compulsory Extras:
For Cleaning fees, booking fees, or any other non-optional extras, you'll need to use Compulsory Extras. They are like an Optional Extra - but will be automatically added to the guests 'cart' - so ideal for a Cleaning fee for example
Category:
You are also able to create Categories. This means you can now show in groups to make it easier for you to manage and easier for your guests to choose what they need
If the Optional Extra is no longer in use you can make it "Inactive". Just click Edit next to the Optional Extra and change the Status
With these handy new features being added we have also improved how you can track these in our new Fulfilment Report, this will allow you to see the Optional extras sold on the day they are required.
To run this report you can go to Insights > CSV Reports > New CSV Report
If you apply a damage/security deposit these can be set up in Accommodation > Security Deposits.