A test booking lets you check that your listing flow and guest communications work as expected.
A test booking helps you:
Experience your direct booking website as a guest
Check that your listings are available for booking
Review your booking confirmation email
Test your guest communication journey
Preview your online check-in process (if enabled)
Create a direct booking as a guest for:
One night
Starting from the next day
Using the voucher code TEST123456
The voucher provides a 99% discount so you can complete the booking without paying the full amount.
After completing the booking, you will receive an email showing what the guest experience will be like.
You can choose:
Start – Begin the test booking process
Skip – Skip this step and continue onboarding
Book an Onboarding Call – Schedule help with your setup
Your direct booking website will open in a new tab.
You can access your website search results or listing page and continue with the booking test.
You can:
Search for your listing.
Select available dates.
Create a booking as a guest.
Apply the voucher code: TEST123456
Complete the booking.
Once completed:
The booking is created.
The booking confirmation email is triggered (if enabled).
The booking creation webhook is updated using the test voucher.
The booking creation process is completed successfully.
After creating the test booking, Zeevou will ask you to review the confirmation email.
You will see:
Website successfully published. Now, place a Test booking to see what the guest will see.
Follow the instructions:
Create a direct booking as a guest for one night starting from the next day.
Apply the voucher code TEST123456 with a 99% discount.
Complete the booking.
Open your email application in a new tab.
Review the booking confirmation email.
Select:
View in Email Application – Open your email inbox and review the email.
Mark as Done – Complete this step without reviewing the inbox.
When reviewing the email, check that:
The booking details are correct.
The listing information is displayed correctly.
The email template reflects your branding.
Guest instructions are included where required.
If the confirmation email includes an online check-in link:
Click the link to preview the guest online check-in process.
You can review what your guests will see before arrival.
If the confirmation email does not include an online check-in link:
You can close the email tab and continue.
After reviewing the guest experience, cancel the test booking to avoid keeping a test reservation in your calendar:
Open your booking list in a new tab.
Find the test booking.
Cancel the booking.
Return to onboarding.
After cancellation, you will be redirected to your calendar.
Check that:
Your listing has an active direct booking rate plan.
Your availability is open for the selected dates.
Your website is accessible in preview or published mode.
Check:
Your email inbox.
Spam or junk folders.
Your booking confirmation template settings.
Check that:
Your listing has an active direct booking rate plan.
The selected dates are available.
Your listing is enabled for direct bookings.
Once you’ve tested the booking journey from the guest’s perspective and confirmed that everything works as expected, continue to Update Your Calendar to set up your pricing and availability.
