Introduction to discount and voucher codes (Classic Items)

Read this introduction to our Discounts and Voucher Codes features for use with items, including how to access the Discounts list and the difference between the two types of discounts.

To learn more about the functionality of discounts and voucher codes, please read the entire series of articles, accessed at the side and bottom of this page.

• Creating new discounts (Classic Items)
• Uploading voucher codes for use within Checkfront (Classic Items)
• Sorting and filtering your discounts list (Classic Items)
• Editing columns within your discounts and vouchers list (Classic Items)
• Exporting discount and voucher code lists (Classic Items)

Accessing the features mentioned in this article

Where can I find this feature using the top menu?

• Inventory > Discounts
  
  

What more do I need to use this feature?

• Admin or restricted permissions to Manage discounts.
  
  

From time to time, you offer your Customers discounts. That might be in the form of a public discount code displayed in your advertising. When the Customer enters that code at checkout, the applicable discount is applied to their total.

Alternatively, you may create a one-time use voucher code for a particular Customer.

Either way, you can achieve this with Checkfront! 

With this feature, you can reduce the price of an item at the time of booking by supplying a unique discount or voucher code.

What is a discount code?

You may use a discount code for general promotions or to track campaigns and referrals. They are also used for creating general date discounts such as weekend specials. Discount codes may be used in your advertising and redeemed multiple times by multiple Customers.

What is a voucher?

Vouchers redeem purchased deals from syndication sites such as Groupon and Living Social (see Using Groupon vouchers with Checkfront). These codes are added to the system via an imported CSV file and are only redeemed once. You may also use a voucher code to reward preferred Customers with a one-time use special discount.

You can learn how your discounts and vouchers are performing with the following available reports: Reporting on active discounts Reporting on promotions (vouchers)

You can learn how to apply discounts/vouchers to existing bookings with the following article. Editing/changing bookings from booking invoices See the sections on Applying a discount/voucher and Updating with a different discount/voucher.

With the next article in the series, we look at how to create a new discount.

Creating new discounts (Classic Items) >