# Create an Activity Voucher Promotion (/how-to/promotions/create-an-activity-voucher-promotion)



An [Activity Voucher](/docs/promotions/activity-vouchers) promotion sells a prepaid rental at a discounted price during a sale window. Customers book an eligible date later by applying their voucher code at checkout.

Before you begin [#before-you-begin]

* You need **Resources: Edit** permission.
* The activity must be a published equipment rental with per-equipment pricing and at least one fixed duration shorter than a day, with enabled equipment assigned. Tours and admissions are not supported yet.
* Your location needs a connected Stripe account. Sales are in USD.
* Decide the cancellation outcomes you will promise. All four are required before publishing.

Steps [#steps]

1. In the sidebar, click **Resources**, then **Activity Vouchers**.
2. Click **Create Promotion**.
3. Fill in **Promotion details**:

| Field                          | Required   | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| ------------------------------ | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Promotion name**             | Yes        | Customer-facing name, for example "Black Friday: 30-minute jet ski rental".                                                                                                                                |
| **Description**                | No         | Text shown on the purchase page.                                                                                                                                                                           |
| **Promotion link name**        | To publish | Becomes the purchase page address: `/vouchers/<link-name>`. Lowercase letters, numbers and single hyphens. It follows the name automatically until you edit it, and is locked after the first publication. |
| **Price per voucher (USD)**    | To publish | The discounted price of one voucher, before taxes and fees.                                                                                                                                                |
| **Maximum vouchers per order** | Yes        | 1 to 100, default 20.                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| **Total sales cap (optional)** | No         | Maximum vouchers sold across the whole promotion. Leave empty for unlimited.                                                                                                                               |

4. Under **What each voucher covers**, select the **Activity**, its **Duration** and the **Rental units per voucher** (normally 1). Tick each **Eligible equipment** type the voucher may be used for. Optionally add **Included add-ons** with the quantity prepaid per voucher. Check the coverage summary sentence reads the way you want customers to understand it.
5. Under **Sale and redemption dates**, set **On sale from** and **Sale ends**, the **First valid departure date** and **Last valid departure date**, and optionally **Bookings open** / **Book by**, **Allowed departure weekdays** and **Excluded departures** for holidays or special events.
6. Under **Cancellation policy**, set the **On-time cancellation cutoff before departure** and choose **Restore voucher** or **Forfeit voucher** for on-time customer cancellation, late customer cancellation, no-show and operator cancellation. Write your **Additional cancellation and refund terms**.
7. Click **Save Draft**. You can save an incomplete draft and come back to it; publishing is what validates everything.
8. Click **Review & Publish**. The dialog shows the terms exactly as customers will see them. Click **Publish Promotion**.

The promotion status changes to **Published** and the purchase page is live as soon as the sale window opens.

Share the purchase page [#share-the-purchase-page]

The purchase page address is your booking site domain followed by `/vouchers/` and the link name, for example `https://book.example.com/vouchers/black-friday-jet-ski`. Find your domain under **Location > Booking Domain**.

There is no public index of promotions, so add the link to your website, email campaign or social posts. On a site that already has the Resytech Book Now script, a button with `data-resytech-voucher="black-friday-jet-ski"` opens the purchase page in the booking modal. See [Activity Voucher Mode](/developers/embed-booking-ui#activity-voucher-mode).

Changing a published promotion [#changing-a-published-promotion]

* Edit the **Draft Settings** tab and click **Save Draft**; the published terms stay unchanged until you **Review & Publish** again. Each publication creates a new revision listed under **Publication History**. Vouchers sold earlier keep the terms they were bought under.
* **Pause Sales** stops new purchases immediately without affecting sold vouchers. Publishing again resumes sales.
* **Archive** closes the promotion permanently. Sold vouchers remain valid and refundable.
* The link name cannot be changed once published. Create a new promotion for a new address.

What happens next [#what-happens-next]

* Customers buy at the purchase page and receive their codes on screen and by email.
* Orders appear on the promotion's **Orders & Vouchers** tab. See [Manage Voucher Orders](/how-to/promotions/manage-voucher-orders).
* Redemptions create normal Confirmed bookings on your calendar. See [Redeem an Activity Voucher](/how-to/promotions/redeem-an-activity-voucher).
* Collections, outstanding vouchers and funded bookings are reconciled in **Reports > Financials > Activity Vouchers**.

Tips [#tips]

* **Sell before the timetable exists.** Vouchers do not need departures to be published yet. Customers can buy in November for a season that opens in May; make sure the schedule is live before **Bookings open**.
* **Exclusions win.** If a holiday falls inside the valid departure range, add it under **Excluded departures**. Customers see every exclusion before paying.
* **Keep one activity per promotion.** A voucher cannot be exchanged for another activity or duration. Create a second promotion for a second product.
* **Taxes and fees are collected up front.** Customers pay them with the voucher, and a fully covered booking asks for nothing more at checkout. Check [taxes and fees](/how-to/payments/configure-taxes-and-fees) apply to the covered activity before publishing.
