1.2 — BOOKING & SCHEDULING

Reservation Systems

Reservation systems for restaurants, venues, events, classes and any context where groups or individuals reserve a specific slot, seat or resource — with capacity management, guest management, no-show protection and deposit handling for German and European businesses.

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1.2.1

Table & seat reservation

Restaurant and hospitality table reservation systems — managing table configurations, cover counts, reservation windows and walk-in capacity. Gives front-of-house staff a real-time floorplan view and gives guests a smooth online booking experience.

  • Online reservation with date, time, party size and special requests
  • Table configuration: size, location, combinable tables
  • Cover count and turn management
  • Reservation confirmation and reminder by email and SMS
  • Floorplan view for front-of-house management
  • Walk-in and over-the-phone booking by staff
  • Shift-based service periods: lunch and dinner separated
  • Pre-order and dietary preference capture
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1.2.2

Class & group session booking

Class and group session booking for fitness studios, yoga centres, training providers and educational businesses — managing class schedules, capacity, registration, waitlists and pre-payment for instructor-led group sessions.

  • Class schedule management with recurring class series
  • Per-class capacity and minimum attendee settings
  • Online registration with automatic capacity tracking
  • Waitlist activation when class is full
  • Online payment or credit deduction from session pack
  • Attendee list generation for instructor
  • Class cancellation with automatic registrant notification
  • Class performance reporting: attendance rate and revenue per class
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1.2.3

Event & ticket registration

Event registration and ticketing systems for corporate events, training workshops, conferences and public events — managing ticket types, registration data, payment, confirmation and attendee check-in.

  • Event page with description, date, location and ticket options
  • Multiple ticket types: general, VIP, early bird, group
  • Quantity limits and on-sale/off-sale date management
  • Registration form with custom question fields
  • Online payment: Stripe, PayPal with VAT invoice generation
  • QR code ticket delivery for digital check-in
  • Attendee management and check-in at event
  • Post-event feedback and follow-up email automation
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1.2.4

Capacity management

Real-time capacity management that prevents overbooking, manages concurrent resource use and gives managers a live view of occupancy across all bookable resources — rooms, tables, slots, class spaces and event seats.

  • Real-time occupancy counter per resource type
  • Maximum concurrent booking enforcement at database level
  • Capacity split across resources: e.g. 40 seats across 8 tables
  • Overbooking prevention with race-condition handling
  • Capacity visualisation: occupancy by hour and day
  • Dynamic capacity adjustments for special events or reduced availability
  • Over-capacity alert when approaching maximum
  • Historical capacity utilisation reporting
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1.2.5

Guest & attendee management

Guest and attendee CRM for recurring event venues, hospitality businesses and membership clubs — tracking guest history, preferences, dietary requirements, allergies and VIP status for personalised service delivery.

  • Guest profile: contact details, visit history, preferences
  • Dietary, allergy and accessibility requirement recording
  • VIP and loyalty flag with staff-facing alerts on arrival
  • Special occasion tracking: birthday, anniversary
  • Communication history: all notifications and marketing
  • Group booking management: lead booker with guest list
  • No-show history tracking for risk-based deposit decisions
  • GDPR data handling and profile deletion on request
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1.2.6

No-show protection & deposits

Deposit collection and no-show protection mechanisms that reduce the revenue impact of last-minute cancellations and no-shows — with card pre-authorisation, deposit collection, cancellation policies and automated enforcement.

  • Card pre-authorisation (no charge unless no-show)
  • Deposit collection at booking (deducted from final bill)
  • Configurable cancellation notice period before deposit forfeiture
  • Automated deposit forfeiture processing on no-show
  • Cancellation reason capture for reporting
  • No-show blacklist management for repeat offenders
  • No-show rate reporting per service type and period
  • Customer communication of policy at booking and reminder stages
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