Types Of Booking Available In QMarket
There are major 2 types of booking in the marketplace are
Availability Booking
Non-Availability Booking
Availability Booking
This refers to a reservation system where customers can book services or resources based on their availability. For instance, a customer can reserve a hotel room, a seat at a restaurant, or a rental car by checking when these services are available and booking them for their desired time slot.
Day Booking: A day booking is a type of booking that allows a customer to reserve a product or service for a specific day. For example, if an event rental offers day bookings, a customer can book the event rental for a specific day, but not for a specific time within that day.
Hourly Booking: An hourly booking allows customers to reserve a product or service for a specific duration of time, usually in hours. For example, if a car rental service offers hourly bookings, a customer can reserve a car for a specific number of hours, rather than for a full day.
Night Booking: A night booking is similar to a day booking, but is specifically for reserving a product or service for a particular night. For example, a hotel may offer night bookings, which allow customers to reserve a room for a specific night, but not for a specific time within that night.
Non-Availability Booking
This refers to a reservation system where customers can book services or resources anytime. For instance, a customer can reserve a hotel room, a seat at a restaurant, or a rental car by time by contacting the owner.
Free Booking: A free booking is a type of booking where no payment is required upfront. For example, if a restaurant offers free bookings, a customer can reserve a table without any payment.
Inventory Booking: An inventory booking refers to a type of booking where the availability of a product or service is based on the inventory that the business has in stock. For example, if you are selling 100 mobile phones, an inventory booking system would only allow 100 bookings to be made.
Apart from these two booking types, we have other 2 booking types.
Inquiry Booking: An inquiry booking is a type of booking that allows customers to inquire about a product or service, without necessarily making a reservation. For example, a customer may inquire about the availability of a particular room in a hotel, without actually making a booking. Also, can book without having to pay a deposit or make a prepayment.
Unit-Based Booking: This type of reservation enables customers to book according to specific units, such as per night, per day, per hour, or tailored to their requirements.
What Is The Booking And Transaction Status?
Pending - The user will book the listing & request the transaction. The booking status will be in progress until the vendor confirms the booking.
Approved & Rejected - When receiving the booking request from the user, the vendor has the option to accept or reject the booking. If the vendor accepts the booking, the booking status will be Approved, and if the select rejects, the booking status will be Cancelled.
Completed - After completing all the booking and transaction processes, vendors can complete the booking by selecting the “Complete Transaction” button on their transaction page. Once the seller changes the status to complete a transaction, the review and rating option for the particular booking will be open for user on the Rate Review page.
Disputed - If the user is unsatisfied with the booking, then they can raise a dispute before the booking is complete. Users can initiate the dispute by clicking the “Dispute” button and providing the cancellation reason on the transaction page.
Refunded/Refund Rejected - When the user raises a dispute, the admin will analyze the issue and approve/reject the dispute by the user. When approved the status will be “Refunded.” When rejected the status will be “Refund Rejected.”
Admin Rejected - If the vendor fails to confirm or cancel the booking within a day, the transaction will be canceled automatically. The amount will be refunded to the user. Also, if the user doesn’t complete the payment transaction within 10 minutes, the transaction will be canceled automatically. This stage of the booking is known as Admin Rejected Booking.