Any space people book

Courts and pitches

Padel, tennis, futsal, cricket, basketball

A different price per court, a higher price at peak hours, 60 and 90 minute slots, the same team booked in every week, and a deposit up front for the bookings people tend to skip. Your players book online themselves.

Wedding halls and marquees

Weddings, banquets, mehndi, walima, functions

Sell by the function, not the hour. Price per head against a minimum guarantee, hold a date on an advance, chase the balance from a follow-up list, and settle the whole wedding — mehndi, barat and walima — on one running bill with the food, décor and hall rent on it.

Studios

Dance, yoga, fitness, music, photography

Hire by the hour or the half day, weekly classes that repeat on their own, an instructor on each session, a limit on how many can join, and prepaid packs that count down as they are used.

Rooms and desks

Meeting rooms, co-working, clinic rooms

Book by the hour or by the day, standing bookings for regulars, a lower rate for members, and one invoice a month that pulls all their bookings together.

Tables, lanes and bays

Snooker, bowling, golf simulators, gaming

Pay by the hour as people walk in, move a group to another table, put their drinks on the table’s bill, and a cheaper rate at quiet hours that applies itself.

Classes and academies

Coaching, tuition, training programmes

Courses, batches of students, fees that repeat each month, an attendance register, and a booking a parent can make from their phone.