Use the Multi-Day package to create a special for your Booking Form.
Offer a 'stay-for-x-nights, get x free' package, or a discount when a guest stays a certain number of nights.
The Multi-Day package will appear on your Booking Form and certain local channels e.g. SA Places, Sleeping Out, Rooms for Africa.
The international booking websites do not use our specials and packages. This will need to be managed directly on these websites (e.g. Booking.com, Expedia, Agoda).
Open the NightsBridge Setup
Please look at our tutorial on How to access Setup if you need more information on how to do this.
Click on Specials & Packages.
Click on Add.
Name and Describe Your Package or Special.
Name your Package
The name you enter here will be the name that appears on the internet as your "advertisement" for your package. Make it descriptive and attractive.
Describe your Package
Enter a description for your package. The description you enter here will be displayed on the internet. Explain what your special entails and what's required to book it. Make it simple but enticing.
Enter the dates For which your special is valid.
Valid From date
This is the date your package is available from - click to select a date on the calendar.
Valid Until date
This is the date your package ends - click to select a date on the calendar.
NB: Your special can be booked for arrival on the Valid Until date - In this case, if the stay extends beyond the Valid Until date, the package rates will still apply,
If the package is stay 4 nights, pay for 3, and they stay for 5 nights, the 5th night will pull in your Rack rates.
When a guest searches for availability on a date that falls on or between the Valid From Date and the Valid Until date, your special will appear.
If a guest searches on dates that fall outside these dates, your special will not appear.
Guests can view your current and future specials on the View Specials button on your Booking Form.
Create a Package Code and choose whether to display on Own Site Only?
Create a Package Code - type in a code in the field provided.
Create a code that easily identifies your special.
Do not use the same code twice.
This will be helpful when applying your special rate to a client, in your NightsBridge calendar.
Own Site Only? Choose Yes / No from the drop down arrow.
YES means your special will appear on your own website only.
NO means your special will appear on your own website and certain of the partner websites (e.g. SA Places, Sleeping Out, Rooms for Africa, SafariNow etc.)
NB: We cannot display your Specials & Packages on the Extranets (e.g. Booking.com/Expedia/AirBnB, and Travelground, Afristay)
We suggest using Special Rate Overrides should you wish to add the special to these websites.
Choose to add a photo.
Adding an image to your Specials & Packages will give guests a better idea of the type of special you are offering on your Booking Form.
If you do not know how to add a photo, please click here.
Choose multi-day package type and enter Minimum Stay.
Choose Multi-day
Tick the Multi-day option. This creates the 'number of nights' requirement.
Number of nights
A Multi-day package implies there's a certain number of nights the guest must stay, to be eligible for this package.
Enter this number here.
NB: Guests cannot stay longer than the specified number of nights at the package rate.
Package rates only apply to the number of nights entered here.
Select Arrival Days (if applicable)
Arrival days
This section only applies if your would like your special to only kick in for arrivals on certain days. Alternatively you can ignore this section.
Untick the days that your special is not valid for arrival on.
Tick the days that your special is valid for arrival on.
Pick your room types
Tick the room types your special applies to.
Select your rate sheets
Tick the rate sheet(s) that your special applies to.
If you want all guests to your website to be able to book your special, tick the RACK rate sheet.
If you only want specific guests (i.e. agents) to your website to be able to book your special (requires the Agent Login feature), choose the rate sheet that's attached to the login for that agent / client.
Choose Room Type to enter rates.
Set the rates for the room types in chosen rate sheet, by clicking the Set Rates button to the far-right of the room type name.
Enter discounted rates for this room type.
Enter your discounted rates for this room type by clicking and typing in the fields.
NB: Enter the discounted rates.
* Rates are NOT automatically discounted. You must enter the discounted rate.
* Rates include all nights of their stay and all extras. It is not a per night rate. Enter the total amount you want for the whole package.
* Rates are either per person sharing or unit priced according to the room type (as selected in your NightsBridge Setup Step 3: Setup Rates)
* Single & Per Person rates cannot be left on 0.
Click Save.
Enter Discounted Rates For Next Room Type and Repeat.
Enter your special discounted rates for the next room type.
Click Save.
Repeat this step for all your room types.
Save and Exit your Special.
Click on Exit
Click on Publish
Close all pop-ups to return to main setup window.
Click once on Publish to upload your Special onto the system.
Note: Always do test bookings on your Booking Form to ensure you are happy with the special rates you have entered.
All your current and future Specials & Packages will display on the "View Specials" button on your Booking Form.
