# Scheduling for Hospitality

## Scheduling for Hospitality

> Integrating with Cronofy was really straightforward. Their documentation and support are first-class. We were able to quickly and easily integrate calendar availability into our call scheduling feature without having to worry about setting up several disparate calendar service integrations.

— Chris Yancey, Full stack engineer, UpCounsel

## Online booking for hospitality

- Organize events, restaurant bookings, hotel bookings, and more easier and faster

- Sync appointments to calendars as soon as they’re made. Any appointments added to synced calendars will sync across to your software, too

- One person can sync multiple calendars to your software

- Provide a better experience for attendees and organizers

## Real-time bookings make it easier for everyone

- Track event registrations

- Close events when registration is full

- Reopen bookings when someone cancels to minimize the risk of missed bookings

- Make it easier for customers to cancel and reduce no shows

- Avoid double-bookings

- Sync your software to a network of calendars Set up [virtual calendars](https://docs.cronofy.com/developers/calendars-events/application-calendars/) for restaurant tables, games equipment, etc

## Send staff shifts to their calendars to accept or decline

- Track which shifts need more staff

- Manage shifts from software or managers’ calendars

- Send open shifts to employees’ calendars to accept or decline

- Add upcoming shifts to employees’ calendars to avoid double-bookings

## Protect users' privacy

- Real-time booking helps organizers to find service providers at any time of day or night

- Slots reopen if a service provider receives a cancellation, maximizing their revenue and minimizing wasted time

- Send [trackable calendar invites](https://www.cronofy.com/smart-ics-invites/) to service providers to confirm their attendance and send them all the necessary information