Gaining booking insights from the Booking Calendar

Admin permissions or restricted permissions to View calendars.
Bookings, bookings, and more bookings!
The Booking Calendar feature is available to both those using items (Inventory > Items), a key feature of our classic version of Checkfront, and those using products (Inventory > Products), a key feature of our newest version of Checkfront.

New to Checkfront - Products ✨

Products (Inventory > Products) is the successor feature to (Inventory > Items) and is available in our newest version of Checkfront.

Not yet on our newest version and interested in upgrading? Please contact our Technical Support team for more information.

Discover more product-related help articles here: Products (New).

New to the Booking Calendar? Be sure to read the first article in this series for an overview of the new experience or check out any of the other articles via the links at the bottom or side of this page.

In this article, we take a close look at the new side panel with the Booking Insights, functions, and Booking Details that it brings to the forefront.

Booking side panel

Booking Calendar Side Panel

Access further details about each booking by clicking on the booking to open the booking side panel. The booking you select is in focus. All other bookings for that day list for easy access and search.

- Booking Insights header

The header of the side panel gives you a roll-up of the day's numbers where applicable, including...

Booking Insights
Date in focus		The date in focus within the booking side-panel. This is the day you clicked on within the Booking Calendar.
Total number of bookings for the day		The total number of bookings for the day in focus. This includes all the bookings listed within the booking side panel.
Total number of Guests + guest types breakdown		The total number of Guests for that day. This includes all the bookings listed within the booking side panel. Included in brackets is a breakdown of the numbers by Guest types, for example, the number of Children, Adults, or Guests.
Total Amount Paid		This is the rolled-up total amount paid for the day in focus and all the bookings listed.
Total Amount Due		This is the remaining amount due for the day in focus and all the bookings listed.

- Search or open the Daily Manifest

Other Features
Search		Find a booking by Booker, source, booking code, or item/product within the day in focus.
Open Daily Manifest		Option to open the Daily Manifest in a new tab. Learn more about the Daily Manifest here.

- Booking Details

View additional information regarding the booking selected (highlighted in blue) as well as all other bookings for the day!

Booking Details
Booking Code		The Booking Code associated with the Booking. Click on the Booking Code to access the related Booking Invoice in a new tab. Learn more about the Booking Invoice and Booking Details contained within here. Under the Booking Code is also a list of items or products booked e.g. Walking Tour with a Taste of London.
Items or Products booked		This is a list of the item(s) or product(s) within the booking.
Booker		This is the name of the person who submitted the booking. Included in brackets is a breakdown of the numbers by guest types, for example, the number of Children, Adults, or Guests.
Booker Email		This is the email address of the person who submitted the booking. Clicking on the email address begins a new email message within the email application configured for use with your computer. You can also copy and paste the email address into your desired application.
Booking Start and End Date/time		This is the Start Date and End Date of the first item or product in the booking. Start and end times are included for per Time and Timeslot Allocations.
Booking Payment		This is the payment made towards the booking. The amount due displays in brackets next to the payment amount, if any amount is still owing, for example: Payment: $0.00 (Due: $258.52)
Booking Source		This identifies the source of the booking, whether it be a Staff member, Partner, or booked by a Customer directly through your website.
Booking Status		This is the current status of the booking. You can change the status of the booking using the drop-down menu. Learn more about Booking Statuses here.
Check-in and Check-out		Check-in or check-out your Guests associated with the booking. This applies to the high-level booking and any associated Guests if using Guest Forms. You can Reset Check-in if the booking is checked-out in error.