You can offer services with flexible duration, allowing customers to choose from multiple time options. For each duration, for example, 30, 60, or 90 minutes, you can set a corresponding price. You can set up the duration as a dropdown or a number additional option.
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Select the Bookeo product you are using from the list below to find out more.
Bookeo Appointments
This section explains how to set up services with flexible duration in a Bookeo Appointments account.
In this Section:
- Step 1 - Create a service with no duration and no price
- Step 2 - Create an additional option to let customers select the duration
Step 1 - Create a service with no duration and no price
1. Go to Settings>Services offered and additional options
2. In the Choices section, click on the NEW button, and create a service with no duration and no price.
3. Save
Step 2 - Create an additional option to let customers select the duration
If you price the service by hourly increments, you can set up a number additional option or a dropdown additional option to let customers select the duration. If you price the service by increments of less than 1 hour, for example, 30 minutes, 75 minutes, etc, you will have to set up a dropdown additional option.
Dropdown additional option
1. Go to the Additional options tab and click on the New option button to create a dropdown option:
2. Input a name for the option, for example, "Duration"
3. Tick the With duration checkbox
4. In the Choices section, click on the New choice button to add a duration with its price. Save and repeat for all the possible durations.
5. Enable option for the specific service - in the Restrictions section, select the services for which this option is enabled
Number additional option
1. Go to the Additional options tab and click on the New option button to create a number option:
2. Input a Name for the option, for example, "Duration"
3. Input the minimum and the maximum number of hours (duration of the service). The default value is the default value shown to your customers
4. Tick the Duration checkbox and select the duration as "1 hour"
5. Tick the Price checkbox and input the hourly price
6. Enable option for the specific tour - in the Restrictions section, select the service for which this option is enabled
Bookeo Classes and Courses
This section explains how to set up personal lessons/appointments with flexible duration in a Bookeo Classes and Courses account.
In this section:
- Step 1 - Create a personal lesson with no duration and no price
- Step 2 - Create an additional option to let customers select the duration
Step 1 - Create a personal lesson with no duration and no price
1. Go to Settings>Classes, Courses, event
2. Click on the NEW button on the right of the page and select Personal lesson/Appointment
3. Create a personal lesson with no duration and no price. You will need to enter a duration during the initial set up, but you can change the duration back to zero later in the Time Settings tab.
Step 2 - Create an additional option to let customers select the duration
If you price the personal lesson by hourly increments, you can set up a number additional option or a dropdown additional option to let customers select the duration. If you price the personal lesson by increments of less than 1 hour, for example, 30 minutes, 75 minutes, etc, you will have to set up a dropdown additional option.
Dropdown additional option
1. Go to the Options tab and click on the New option button to create a dropdown option:
2. Input a name for the option, for example, "Duration"
3. Tick the With duration checkbox
4. In the Choices section, click on the New choice button to add a duration with its price. Save and repeat for all the possible durations.
5. Enable option for the specific personal lesson - in the Restrictions section, select the personal lesson (s) for which this option is enabled
Number additional option
1. Go to the Options tab and click on the New option button to create a number option:
2. Input a Name for the option, for example, "Duration"
3. Input the minimum and the maximum number of hours (duration of the personal lesson). The default value is the default value shown to your customers
4. Tick the Duration checkbox and select the duration as "1 hour"
5. Tick the Price checkbox and input the hourly price
6. Enable option for the specific personal lesson - in the Restrictions section, select the personal lesson(s) for which this option is enabled
Bookeo Tours and Activities
This section explains how to set up open schedule tours with flexible duration in a Bookeo Tours and Activities account.
In this section:
- Step 1 - Create a new Open Schedule Tour with no duration and no price
- Step 2 - Create an additional option to let customers select the duration
Step 1 - Create a new Open Schedule Tour with no duration and no price
1. Go to Settings>Tours/activities
2. Click on the NEW button on the right of the page and choose Open Schedule Tour /Appointment
3. Create an open schedule Tour with a $0 price. You will need to enter a duration during the initial setup, but you can change the Base duration[1] back to zero later in the Time Settings tab.
Step 2 - Create an additional option to let customers select the duration
If you price the tour by hourly increments, you can set up a number additional option or a dropdown additional option to let customers select the duration. If you price the tour by increments of less than 1 hour, for example, 30 minutes, 75 minutes, etc, you will have to set up a dropdown additional option.
Dropdown additional option
1. Go to the Options tab and click on the New option button to create a dropdown option:
2. Input a name for the option, for example, "Duration"
3. Tick the With duration[2] checkbox
4. In the Choices section, click on the New choice[3] button to add a duration[4] with its price[5]. Save and repeat for all the possible durations.
Number additional option
1. Go to the Options tab and click on the New option button to create a number option:
2. Input a Name for the option, for example, "Duration"
3. Input the minimum[6] and the maximum[7] number of hours (duration of the tour). The default value[8] is the default value shown to your customers
4. Tick the Duration[9] checkbox and select the duration[10] as "1 hour"
5. Tick the Price[11] checkbox and input the hourly price[12]