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# Discount code examples

> Worked examples — summer sale, returning customer reward, group discount, tiered hire, early bird, last minute, bundle, auto-apply, and tracking.

Each section below walks through a common discount-code scenario — what to set, which [limits](/pricing/discount-limits) to use, and what to watch for. Pair these with [discount types](/pricing/discount-code-types) and [stacking rules](/pricing/discount-stacking) for the full picture.

## Running a summer sale

Goal: take a percentage off every activity for a defined date range.

* **Type:** Percentage
* **Amount:** e.g. 15%
* **Applies to:** Activities (optionally narrow to specific activities)
* **Auto apply:** On — customers don't need to enter a code
* **Limits:**
  * **Purchase date** — the sale window (e.g. 1 June – 31 August)
  * Optionally **activity date range** if you only want it to apply to activities running in summer

<Tip>
  Pair with a [campaign email](/customers/campaigns) announcing the sale to drive bookings.
</Tip>

## Rewarding customers who have booked before

Goal: thank returning customers automatically.

* **Type:** Fixed or percentage
* **Auto apply:** On
* **Limits:**
  * **Previous purchase** — the activity (or set of activities) the customer must have booked before
  * Optionally constrain to *within the last N days* for active customers only

No code-sharing needed — qualifying customers see the discount applied at checkout.

## Giving a group discount

Goal: cheaper price when a single booking has 4 or more people.

* **Type:** Fixed or percentage
* **Auto apply:** Off (or on — your call)
* **Limits:**
  * **Minimum tickets** — set to 4

Remember discounts apply [per item](/pricing/discount-per-item) — for a one-line group booking this works as you'd expect.

## Making hire cheaper the longer someone books

Goal: a customer who hires 3 hours pays less per hour than someone who hires 1.

* **Type:** Tiered (see [tiered discounts](/pricing/discount-code-types#tiered))
* **Applies to:** Activities only (tiered isn't available on shop products)
* **Auto apply:** On
* **Tiers:** for example, £0 off the first hour, £10 off each from 2 hours, £15 off each from 3 hours

## Giving a discount for booking in advance

Goal: reward customers who book well ahead.

* **Type:** Fixed or percentage
* **Limits:**
  * **Early booking** — set the minimum days ahead (e.g. 30)

Only applies if the activity is still that many days away at checkout.

## Giving a discount for last-minute bookings

Goal: fill last-minute capacity.

* **Type:** Fixed or percentage
* **Limits:**
  * **Last minute (surge)** — within N days of the activity start

The opposite of early booking. Useful for filling slots a few days out.

## Giving a discount for booking multiple activities together

Goal: a bundle deal for booking Activity A and Activity B together.

* **Type:** Fixed or percentage
* **Limits:**
  * **Activity combination** — select every activity that must be present

If any required activity is missing from the basket, the code doesn't apply.

## Giving a discount automatically

Goal: a discount that just works, with no code to share.

* **Code:** Leave blank
* **Auto apply:** On
* **Applies to:** Activities or memberships (the supported types for auto-apply)
* **Limits:** Whatever conditions you need — purchase date, activity date range, etc.

Customers see the discount applied at checkout without typing anything.

## Sharing a code and tracking its usage

Goal: hand out a discount code and see who used it.

* Pick a memorable **code** (e.g. `SUMMER25`).
* Add a **usage** limit if you want a hard cap.
* Optionally add a **max usages per family** limit for a *one per customer* rule.
* After launch, open the code's detail page to see the **Baskets using this code** table — every basket where the code was successfully applied, with status and customer.

For audit and reporting, this table is your source of truth on redemptions.

## Related guides

<Columns cols={2}>
  <Card title="Create and manage codes" icon="tag" href="/pricing/discount-codes">
    Where to set the values described in each example above.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Discount limits" icon="ban" href="/pricing/discount-limits">
    Full reference for every limit type.
  </Card>
</Columns>