Purpose
1.2. Eliminate manual intervention in updating offers, reduce errors, and enable automatic eligibility checks and application at booking or quote stages.
1.3. Increase booking conversion by proactively applying relevant seasonal discounts based on calendar dates, customer segments, or inventory levels.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Customer selection of activities or combo packages during booking.
2.3. System update of new seasonal promotion rules.
2.4. Stock or seat inventory thresholds reached or surpassed.
2.5. First-time or repeat customer detection.
2.6. Channel source (web, agent, phone, affiliate).
Platform Variants
• Feature/Setting: Opportunity/Quote Trigger Flow, set Discount Field via Process Builder when promo period = true.
3.2. SAP Commerce Cloud
• Feature/Setting: Promotion Engine, automate Rule-Based Discounts with context dates and customer groups.
3.3. Stripe
• Feature/Setting: Coupons API, scheduled promo codes applied at payment intent creation.
3.4. Square
• Feature/Setting: Discounts API, link time-triggered discount to booking service.
3.5. WooCommerce
• Feature/Setting: Smart Coupons plugin, automate coupon deployment with conditional rules.
3.6. Shopify
• Feature/Setting: Price Rules API, deploy automatic discount scripts based on tags/date.
3.7. Rezdy
• Feature/Setting: Promotions API, automate application to qualifying bookings.
3.8. Checkfront
• Feature/Setting: Rule Triggers, configure seasonal promo codes for date ranges/customers.
3.9. Zoho CRM
• Feature/Setting: Workflow Rules, auto-apply custom discount field during deal creation.
3.10. HubSpot
• Feature/Setting: Properties & Workflows, set discount property via date and contact segment.
3.11. Microsoft Dynamics 365
• Feature/Setting: Power Automate—trigger discount field update in booking entity.
3.12. Mailchimp
• Feature/Setting: Automated Email with dynamic promo codes to segmented audiences on season start.
3.13. Google Calendar
• Feature/Setting: Time-based triggers to activate/deactivate promo codes across integrated platforms.
3.14. QuickBooks Online
• Feature/Setting: Sales Receipts Automation with line-item discount field rules set by promo calendar.
3.15. Zendesk Sell
• Feature/Setting: Sales Pipeline Automation/Custom Fields; apply promo flag per deal by time frame.
3.16. Airtable
• Feature/Setting: Automations; update “Active Promotions” view based on dates, trigger email/webhook.
3.17. Jotform
• Feature/Setting: Form Logic; auto-apply promotion codes in form based on current date.
3.18. Booking.com for Partners
• Feature/Setting: Promotions tab, automate seasonal promotion activation and conditions.
3.19. Expedia Partner Central
• Feature/Setting: Promotions API, scheduled launch/deactivation of rates and code rules.
3.20. Eventbrite
• Feature/Setting: Discount Codes API, automate validity and assignment to ticket categories by season.
3.21. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled Workflow, automated notification to staff of promo application status.
3.22. Google Sheets
• Feature/Setting: Script Editor & Scheduled Triggers, update promo status/codes for connected booking forms.
Benefits
4.2. Consistent, error-free application of time-sensitive discounts.
4.3. Immediate responsiveness to calendar, inventory, or segmentation changes.
4.4. Improved guest satisfaction and conversion rates through relevant, timely offers.
4.5. Centralized reporting on promo performance across systems.