The advance booking period determines how far in advance tickets may purchased by the general public prior to a film's opening date. An advance booking rule may be configured to allow extra time for Loyalty members to purchase tickets. This extra time can be accessed with a recognition.

For example: Interstellar opens on 5 April 2015. An advance booking period of 4 days is set for the film. This allows the general public to start buying tickets from 1 April 2015. By configuring a recognition, eligible Loyalty members are given an extra 2 days. These Loyalty members can start buying tickets from 30 March 2015.

Steps

1. Create a new recognition. See Setting up a recognition for details.
2. Set the Type to Advance Booking.
3. Specify the Additional Advance Booking Time.

   Note: A limit on this additional time can be enforced by the advance booking rule configured in Head Office, or Cinema Manager. See Advance booking rule limitations on recognitions for details.

4. Select Unlimited Redemptions.

   The recommended configuration is to allow an unlimited number of redemptions in general, with a limited number allowed per visit.

5. Set the Limit Per Visit as required.
6. Save.

See also:

• Configuring Advanced Booking Periods
• Advance booking rule limitations on recognitions