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Waiting list and booking window

Automatically assign the spots that open up and decide when your clients can book

When a class or event fills up, your clients can join the waiting list from your website or app. If someone cancels, Fitune emails everyone on the list and the first person to book gets the spot.

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Plus, for each schedule you set how far in advance bookings open and how late they can be made.

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  • Waiting list for full classes and events, with a limit of people per date.
  • Email notice to the list every time a spot opens up, until the class starts.
  • Booking opening and closing times you can set for each schedule.
Full classes, always

Protect your revenue by automatically reassigning the spots that get canceled

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The waiting list and the booking window work together: one fills the spots that open up again and the other sets when your clients can book. The result is more spots filled in the schedules you already have.

Canceled spots get filled again

When a client cancels, Fitune emails the people on the waiting list. The spot gets a new chance to sell before the class starts, without you having to message anyone.

Keep the clients who wanted a full class

Instead of seeing a sold-out class and looking elsewhere, your clients join the list from your website or app and stay in line for a spot at your studio.

Your most popular times stay within reach of more clients

With the booking opening time, you set from when each class can be booked. All your clients get the same chance to get into your busiest times.

Your classes take bookings until the moment you choose

With the booking closing time, you decide whether clients can book until the class starts or up to a set time before, depending on what you need to prepare each session.

A cancellation policy that feeds your waiting list

When you combine the waiting list with your cancellation policy, your clients have a reason to cancel early, and the spot reaches the waiting list while someone can still use it.
Key features

Set when each class can be booked and what happens when it fills up

A smartphone screen showing a Pilates Essence app with upcoming Pilates classes for Sarah: Pilates for Beginners on Sat 16 Feb at 9:00 AM with Esther Howard, and Pilates and Mindfulness at 11:00 AM with Jenny Wilson, both 45 minutes long and options to add to calendar. Behind it, a desktop interface shows a schedule for July 2024 with Pilates for Beginners on Tue 02 Jul at 11:00 AM with Esther Howard, including a location list and booking details.
Waiting list settings

Turn on the waiting list for your whole studio

The account owner turns on the waiting list in General Settings > Bookings settings > Class settings and sets the maximum number of people who can join each date of a class or event.

The setting applies to every class in the studio and is turned off with the same switch.

A smartphone screen showing a Pilates Essence app with upcoming Pilates classes for Sarah: Pilates for Beginners on Sat 16 Feb at 9:00 AM with Esther Howard, and Pilates and Mindfulness at 11:00 AM with Jenny Wilson, both 45 minutes long and options to add to calendar. Behind it, a desktop interface shows a schedule for July 2024 with Pilates for Beginners on Tue 02 Jul at 11:00 AM with Esther Howard, including a location list and booking details.
Automatic email notice

Your clients join the list when the class is full

When a date is sold out and the list still has room, your clients can join from your website or app. Every time a spot opens up, until the class starts, Fitune emails everyone on the list.

The first person to book gets the spot. Nobody is added to the class automatically, so the spot goes to someone who can actually attend.

A smartphone screen showing a Pilates Essence app with upcoming Pilates classes for Sarah: Pilates for Beginners on Sat 16 Feb at 9:00 AM with Esther Howard, and Pilates and Mindfulness at 11:00 AM with Jenny Wilson, both 45 minutes long and options to add to calendar. Behind it, a desktop interface shows a schedule for July 2024 with Pilates for Beginners on Tue 02 Jul at 11:00 AM with Esther Howard, including a location list and booking details.
Booking window

Set when bookings open and close for each schedule

In Calendar > Edit schedule > Booking window, you choose when "Booking opens" (at any time, or a number of minutes, hours or days before the start) and when "Booking closes" (when the class starts, or with a margin before).

Bookings must always open before they close.

When you save, you decide whether the change applies only to that class or to all future classes on the same schedule. It works for recurring classes and special events.

A smartphone screen showing a Pilates Essence app with upcoming Pilates classes for Sarah: Pilates for Beginners on Sat 16 Feb at 9:00 AM with Esther Howard, and Pilates and Mindfulness at 11:00 AM with Jenny Wilson, both 45 minutes long and options to add to calendar. Behind it, a desktop interface shows a schedule for July 2024 with Pilates for Beginners on Tue 02 Jul at 11:00 AM with Esther Howard, including a location list and booking details.
Flexibility within your rules

Exceptions and date changes when you need them

You can add a client from the class page even if the booking window has closed or the class is full: bookings made by your team don't depend on those rules.

Your clients, in turn, can move their booking to another date of the same class and location from their account, as long as they are within the free cancellation period and the booking window, and a spot is available.

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FAQS

Frequently asked questions

Which plan includes the waiting list?

The Plus and Ultra plans. Only the account owner can turn it on and set the maximum number of people per date.

Are clients on the waiting list added to the class automatically?

No. When a spot opens up, Fitune emails everyone on the list and the first person to book gets the spot. If another spot opens up, Fitune sends the notice again, until the class starts.

Are the waiting list and the booking window set per class?

The waiting list is turned on once for the whole studio, with the same maximum number of people for each date. The booking window, on the other hand, is set for each schedule, and you can apply a change to just one class or to all future classes on the same schedule.

What happens if a client wants to book a full class or outside the booking window?

The class doesn't show as available to book, although if it's full they can join the waiting list. If you want to make an exception, you can add them manually from the class page.

Do 1:1 appointments have a booking window?

Yes. For each 1:1 appointment service, you set how far in advance your clients can book. Closing depends on the availability of the assigned staff: a time slot can only be booked while it's within that availability.

Does the booking window apply to Wellhub, TotalPass and Fitpass bookings?

No. The booking window applies to bookings your clients make on your website or app. Wellhub and TotalPass bookings are made in each platform's app, and neither the booking window nor Fitune's penalties apply to Fitpass bookings.

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Give every spot that opens up to someone who wants it

Turn on the waiting list, set when your bookings open and close, and turn cancellations into new chances to fill your classes. Book a demo and see how it works in Fitune.