Exclusive Appointment Invitation

In addition to pre-configured booking links and self-configured booking channels (custom links and website plugins), timum offers you the option to create flexibly generated booking links with a specific selection of proposed time ranges. This also lets you grant booking access to closed (private) appointments, for example to invite an exclusive group of recipients to book a closed event that is not bookable through any other channel.

Appointment booking links with special appointment selection

Here we present another option: appointment selection. You select specific appointments or availabilities and generate a booking link that allows a choice from exactly these times. Other bookable times in the property's calendar remain invisible.

The use cases are varied. Here are two examples:

  • Suggest specific appointments to individual contacts
  • Create a booking page for appointments distributed over the long term, e.g. seminars or course dates

Important

Unlike other booking links in timum, the link created this way only includes the currently selected appointments. To add further appointments later, a new link must be created and sent.

Here's how it works

  1. Hover the mouse pointer over one of the appointments or an availability.
  2. Click "Selection" in the context menu to add the appointment to the selection.
  3. A selection bar opens at the bottom of the screen.
  4. Proceed in the same way with all appointments you want to add to the selection.
  5. After adding all appointments, click the selection button at the bottom of the screen.
  6. In the selection dialog, under the "Share as link" tab, you can optionally specify one or more bookable appointment types.
  7. You can also determine the booking view (interface). For a few, long-term appointments, the "List" view is recommended.
  8. Finally, copy the configured link to send it for appointment booking.

You control the booking rules for such selection links (e.g. request or direct booking, advance booking deadline, provider contact details) in the "SELECTION - Limited appointment selection" channel of the property (see Resource Channels). If instead you want a permanent second link for selected contacts, read Second Booking Route for Exclusive Contacts.

Selection button for appointments
Selection button for appointments
Selection dialog with list view option
Selection dialog with list view option
Copy and paste the link
Copy and paste the link