Now that the UK is open for business we are encouraging UK staycation bookings by offering total flexibility and large discounts for longer stays aimed to encourage longer bookings during the pandemic between Sept 2020 and April 2021 . After April 2021 we hope that things might be getting back to normal. I do not intend to offer 50% discounts in summer 2021 and would want to have moderate cancellation policy for bookings. However your systems don't allow us to set seasonal discounts so that offer is running effectively for all of 2021 - indeed forever . I've just had an enquiry (not a booking thank goodness) for the month of July 2021 asking for total flexibility and the 50% discount . That will be our best month next year if the pandemic has gone and I can't possibly accept that.
I can't see any way of dealing with this other than setting very high prices for next year to counterbalance the discounts I want offer this autumn (which will just discourage 2-3 day bookings) or blocking the months of April-September 2021 which I don't really want to do.
We need to be able to set special prices and discounts for specific periods ahead for periods which we can define. I'm sure it's a lot of development work but you need to reflect the realities of a winter and summer where the Covid situation may be totally different within months.
Hope this doesn't fall on deaf ears. If things stay as they are there will be chaos next Spring .