June 10, 2026 · Improvement Calendars

Rental Discounts and Scheduling Notice Improvements

Rental discounts and minimum scheduling notice now better align with configured rental periods for date-based bookings.

SMBcrm Team · June 10, 2026

Rental Discounts and Scheduling Notice Improvements

SMBcrm has 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 expected because eligibility was evaluated using the underlying booking duration instead of the configured rental period. This was most noticeable for day-based, night-based, weekly, and monthly rental setups where customers select dates rather than specific times.

What Changed

Smarter Duration-Based Discounts

Duration discounts now evaluate eligibility based on the listing’s configured rental period. This helps discounts apply more consistently across date-based rental modes.

For example, a vacation rental may be configured with:

Rental start: 3:00 PM
Rental end: 11:00 AM
A 2-day or longer discount enabled

If a customer books from Monday to Wednesday, the booking represents a 2-day stay even though the exact duration is less than 48 hours. With this improvement, the booking correctly qualifies 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.

For example, if a listing requires 2 days of minimum scheduling notice and today is Wednesday, a booking that starts on Friday is considered valid regardless of the exact start time on Friday. The booking satisfies the 2-day notice requirement.

Previously, this could be evaluated as an exact 48-hour requirement, which could produce unexpected results.

Businesses that need precise time-based restrictions can continue using the hours option. For example, a 48-hour notice requirement configured in hours will continue to be evaluated as an exact 48 hours.

Why It Matters

This update helps rental bookings behave more naturally for businesses that sell by predefined rental periods. It can reduce confusion around discount eligibility, booking restrictions, and date-based rental rules.