Communicating with guests
Scheduled messages for the reservations
How to create a scheduled message on Houfy
Right menu > Messages > Scheduled messages
To create a new scheduled message, please provide the following information:
- Name: A simple identifier for the message.
- Message: The actual text of the message you wish to send to your guests. You can use various shortcodes for writing scheduled messages, including:
- {{guest_first_name}}: The guest's first name
- {{guest_last_name}}: The guest's last name
- {{check_in_date}}: The check-in date of the reservation (e.g., "Fri, Jan 28")
- {{check_out_date}}: The checkout date of the reservation (e.g., "Sun, Jan 30")
There are numerous other shortcodes available; please refer to the page to view all available options.
- Listings: Select the listings for which you want to schedule messages.
- Scheduling action: Choose from various scheduling actions, including:
- Booking confirmed
- Check-in
- Check-out
- During stay
- Second payment due date
- When to send: This option is only available for the "Booking confirmed" action.
- Day: Specify the number of days before or after the scheduling action (e.g., 3 days before check-in, 2 days after checkout, on the day of check-out, etc.).
- Time: Set the time for the message.
- Timezone: Choose the timezone for the message.
- Attachments: If necessary, you can attach files or images to the message.
Please note that the scheduled message is sent only for the bookings which are confirmed or marked as confirmed.