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Checking in and out Guests (or bookings) from the Daily Manifest

Use the Daily Manifest to manage real-time Guest (and booking) arrivals and departures.
Checking in and out directly from the manifest helps your team track attendance, flag no-shows, and keep booking data accurate without leaving your daily operations view.

You can learn how to check in and check out your bookings or Guests for the day from the Daily Manifest.

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New to the Daily Manifest? 

Check out the first article in this series: Daily Manifest: Introduction.

 

Accessing the features mentioned in this article


Where can I find this feature using the top menu?

  • Booking > Daily Manifest 
     

What more do I need to use this feature?

  • Admin or restricted permissions to View all Reports (or Daily Manifest) and Export Data.
  • Admin or restricted permissions to View all Reports (or Revenue) to access the Revenue Report from Insights.
  • The Guest Form (Manage > Integrations > Guest Management) integration is required to collect and include Guest information within your Daily Manifest.
     

Which Checkfront version supports this feature - classic items, classic products, or both?

  • This feature is available in both our classic version, which uses classic items (Inventory > Items), and our classic version, which uses classic products (Inventory > Products).  → Learn more about products

What is an activity? 

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Daily Manifest showing an activity with two bookings.

An activity is a product session, for example:

  • 03/28/2026 All day | Scenic Boat Tour

The Daily Manifest shows all bookings for the day by activity.

 

Checking in or out bookings

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Daily manifest with multiple bookings showing the Check In / Out column highlighted to indicate where guest check-in and check-out actions are managed.

Staff can check in or check out a booking by clicking the Check-in or Check-out buttons in the Check In / Out column. 

  • If the Check-in button is displayed, you have not yet checked in the booking. 
  • If the Check-out button is displayed, you have not yet checked out the booking.

Checking in an entire booking (step-by-step)

  1. Locate the booking in the Daily Manifest.
  2. Expand the booking row if it’s collapsed.
  3. Click the Check In button.
  4. The button changes to Check Out, and a checkmark icon (✓) appears beside the booking.
  5. The system automatically logs the booking’s check-in status.

Checking out an entire booking (step-by-step)

  1. Once you have checked in the booking, the same button changes to Check Out.
  2. Click Check Out when the booking has completed the activity.
  3. The system updates the icon to indicate departure, and logs the check-in/out time.

Resetting check-in

Once you check out the booking, the Check In/Out status displays a Reset Check-in option.

  • Once you click Reset Check-in, the button reverts to Check-in. The Check In and Check Out status is subsequently changed system-wide, and Check In and Check Out information is cleared from other reports, such as the Booking Daily List.

This feature is helpful if you Check-out a booking in error. 

 

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Learn more about checking in/out bookings

For a detailed look at checking in or checking out bookings from the Booking Invoice, check out the following article:

 

Checking in or out Guests

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Daily manifest guest list view showing the process to select guests and use the Check-in or Check-out buttons to update their status.

If you have the Guest Form (Manage > Integrations > Guest Management) integration enabled for your account, you can check in or out one or more select Guests.

First, you can select the checkbox next to the Guest to manage only the Guests you want, or select the checkbox at the top-left of the Guest List to select all Guests.

Next, check in or out the Guests by clicking the Check-in and Check-out buttons.

 

Checking in Guests (step-by-step)

  1. Expand the booking to view the Guest List.
  2. Locate the Guest’s name and click the Check In toggle beside it.
  3. Repeat for each arriving Guest.

Checking out Guests (step-by-step)

  1. Once you have checked in a Guest, the same button changes to Check Out.
  2. Click Check Out when the Guest has completed the activity.
  3. The system updates the icon to indicate departure, and logs the check-in/out time.

 

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Guest check-in/out examples

Depending on your business, the Daily Manifest allows you to check in or out Guests in an order that suits your needs. For example:

  • Check in and then out Guests on a tour.
  • Check out and then back in Guests with rental equipment.

 

Next Steps

The following article in the series examines printing the Daily Manifest.

 

< Editing columns within the Daily Manifest    |     Printing the Daily Manifest >

 

 

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