{"id":413,"date":"2025-09-27T10:54:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T07:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.hotelrunner.com\/?p=413"},"modified":"2026-01-20T14:02:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:02:04","slug":"early-booker-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/support.hotelrunner.com\/en\/early-booker-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create an early booker deal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An Early Booker Deal<\/strong> is a promotion designed to encourage guests to make reservations well in advance of their travel dates.
Guests benefit from discounted rates, while properties can secure bookings earlier, aiding in occupancy planning and revenue management.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n\n\n

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Access the Deals Page<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. From the HotelRunner top menu, navigate to My Property > Promotions<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Click the Deals<\/strong> section on the left-hand menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Click the Add Deal<\/strong> button to start creating a new deal.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Select Deal Type<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Choose the Early Booker<\/strong> option from the list of deal types.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      Set Discount Rate and Basic Info<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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      1. In the Discount rate<\/strong> field, enter the discount to apply.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Fill in the Name<\/strong> and Description<\/strong> fields for the deal.\n
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        • Select the language in which the deal should appear in the HotelRunner panel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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          Configure Cancellation Policy, Image, and Meal Plan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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          1. In the Cancellation policy<\/strong> field, select the cancellation rule for this deal.\n
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            • Inherited<\/strong> applies the cancellation policy from the rate plan chosen during the Room Types selection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Add an image for the deal in the Photo<\/strong> field.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • In the Meal plan<\/strong> field, select the applicable meal plan.\n
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              • Inherited<\/strong> applies the meal plan from the chosen rate plan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                Sharing Options and Markets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                1. If desired, enable Share my content with 3rd parties<\/strong> to share the deal on channels with compatible infrastructure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                2. In the Sellable markets<\/strong> field, select the markets where this deal will be active.\n
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                  • To make it global, select All markets<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                    Payment Methods and Dates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                    1. In the Available payment methods<\/strong> field, select the valid payment methods for this deal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    2. Enter the relevant dates in the following fields:\n
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                      • Stay starts at<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      • Stay ends at<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      • Excluded dates<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                        Define Days, Rate Types, and Room Types<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                        1. In the Day<\/strong> field, select the specific days on which the deal is active.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        2. Optionally, add Corporate Codes<\/strong> or Codes<\/strong> for restricted access.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        3. Under Applicable rate types<\/strong>, choose which rate types can use this deal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        4. In the Room types<\/strong> field, select which rooms this deal applies to.\n
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                          • If the Master Rate<\/strong> is not active, do not select rate plans linked to it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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                            Early Booking Time Frame and Save<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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                            1. Indicate the final time frame in advance of the stay date by which guests must book to benefit from this deal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                            2. Click Save<\/strong> to complete the Early Booker Deal creation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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                              Access the Deals Page Select Deal Type Set Discount Rate and Basic Info Configure Cancellation Policy, Image, and Meal Plan Sharing Options and Markets Payment Methods and Dates Define Days, Rate Types, and Room Types Early Booking Time Frame and Save<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[103,116],"post_product":[54],"class_list":["post-413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-my-property","category-promotions","post_product-promotion-engine"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.hotelrunner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.hotelrunner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.hotelrunner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.hotelrunner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.hotelrunner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=413"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/support.hotelrunner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3410,"href":"https:\/\/support.hotelrunner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/413\/revisions\/3410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.hotelrunner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.hotelrunner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=413"},{"taxonomy":"post_product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.hotelrunner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_product?post=413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}