Smarter Duration Discounts & Scheduling Notice Logic for Rentals

Modified on Wed, 10 Jun at 6:42 AM
Overview
We've improved how Duration-Based Discounts
 and Minimum Scheduling Notice 
work for rental booking modes that use predefined rental periods and rental times.
Previously, some calculations could behave differently than businesses expected because eligibility was evaluated using the underlying booking duration rather than the configured rental period. This was most noticeable for day-based, night-based, weekly, and monthly rental configurations where customers select dates rather than specific times.
With this enhancement, discounts and booking restrictions now align more closely with how rental businesses define and sell their rentals.
What's New?
Smarter Duration-Based Discounts
Duration discounts now evaluate eligibility based on the listing's configured rental period, ensuring discounts are applied more consistently across date-based rental modes.
Example
A vacation rental is configured with:
Rental-start: 3:00 PM
Rental-end: 11:00 AM
2-day+ discount enabled
A customer books from Monday to Wednesday.
Even though the booking duration is less than 48 hours, the booking clearly represents a 2-day stay and will now correctly qualify for the discount.
Improved Minimum Scheduling Notice
For rental modes configured using Days, Weeks, or Months, minimum scheduling notice is now evaluated using the configured rental period instead of exact hour calculations.
A listing requires:
Minimum Scheduling Notice: 2 Days
If today is Wednesday and the booking starts on Friday, the booking will be considered valid (irrespective of the exact booking start time on Friday) because it satisfies the 2-day notice requirement.
Previously, the system evaluated this as an exact 48-hour requirement, which could sometimes produce unexpected results.
Note
: Businesses that require precise time-based restrictions can continue using the Hours option for scheduling notice. For example, a 48-hour notice requirement configured using hours will continue to be evaluated as an exact 48 hours.
Why This Matters
Makes duration discounts behave more consistently for day-based, night-based, weekly, and monthly rentals.
Aligns booking restrictions with how rental businesses define their rental periods.
Creates a more intuitive booking experience for both businesses and customers.
Reduces confusion around discount eligibility and booking notice requirements.
This enhancement helps Rentals behave more naturally for businesses that operate using predefined rental periods.