Sales
Waitlist
Let travellers join a waitlist for full departures. When seats free up, the next in line whose group fits gets the seats held for a few hours, then they pass to the next.
Settings
What you can set up
Waitlist works out of the box with sensible defaults. These are the choices you can make, straight from your console.
When seats free up
- Offer freed seats automatically
- After a cancellation, an unpaid checkout, or when you add seats or reopen a date. Off: you choose who to offer from the Waitlist page.
- How offers work
- Holding is fairer: nobody else can take the seats while the offer is open.
- Hold the seats for the next in lineEmail everyone who fits; first to book gets them
- Hold seats for (hours)
- If they don’t book in time, the offer lapses and the seats go to the next in line.
Emails
- Confirm sign-ups by email
- Travellers get a “You’re on the waitlist” email when they join.
Sales
How sales plugins fit in
Sales plugins shape what travellers see and pay at checkout: extras, group pricing, prices that follow demand and tailor-made proposals. Every rule shows clearly on the tour page and at checkout.
- 1
Switch it on
Open Plugins in your console and turn it on. No code and nothing to install.
- 2
Make your choices
Adjust the settings to match how your business works, or keep the defaults.
- 3
It works everywhere it should
Your website, checkout, emails and console pick it up straight away.
Related
More sales integrations
Add-ons & extras
Sell extras at checkout: airport transfers, gear rental, travel insurance, single-room upgrades. Priced per booking, per traveller, per night or per item, with quantity limits, shared daily stock and a question per extra (e.g. shoe size).
Group discounts
Automatic discounts for bigger groups, e.g. 4+ travellers save 5%, 8+ save 10%. Shown on your tour pages to encourage larger bookings.
Dynamic pricing
Move prices with demand: early-bird savings, last-minute deals, surcharges for nearly full departures, and weekday or seasonal prices.
Quotes & proposals
For tailor-made and private trips: build a day-by-day itinerary from your suppliers’ rates, see your margin as you go, and send a beautiful proposal. The traveller accepts online and it becomes a booking with the deposit to pay.
External booking links
For trips you sell elsewhere (Viator, GetYourGuide, a partner or your old system): show the tour on your website and send travellers to that booking page with one button. Links get your tracking and affiliate parameters automatically, and every click is counted.
Hotel booking
Add hotel rooms to your tour packages so travellers book accommodation and the tour in one checkout. Single, twin and double rooms with a single supplement, extra nights before and after, rooming lists for your hotels.
FAQ
Waitlist: questions
Which plans include Waitlist?
Waitlist is available on Growth & Scale, at no extra cost.
How do I switch on Waitlist?
In your Tourtify console, open Plugins, find it in the list and switch it on. Its settings open straight away, and you can switch it off again at any time.
Do I need a developer?
No. Plugins are built into Tourtify and set up from the console. Where an outside account is involved, such as a payment provider, you connect it by entering your account details.
Does Waitlist work with my other plugins?
Yes. Every plugin is built and maintained by Tourtify, so they work together: discounts, deposits, vouchers and fees all add up correctly at checkout.
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