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Group Payment Splitting

Let each guest in a group booking pay their own share. No more one person fronting the cost and chasing down Venmo requests.

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How Group Payments Work

When a angler books a trip for a group, they can choose to split the payment. Each guest receives a personal payment link for their share. You get paid as each person pays — no need to wait for one person to collect from everyone else.

The booking is confirmed once all shares are paid (or once you manually approve it, depending on your settings).

Plan Requirement

Group payment splitting is available on the Professional plan and above. Requires Stripe to be connected.

Enabling Group Payments

  1. Go to Dashboard → Settings → Payments
  2. Find the "Group Payments" section and toggle it on
  3. Choose whether to allow partial confirmation (confirm the booking when the lead guest pays, even if others haven't)
  4. Set the payment deadline (how long guests have to pay their share before the links expire)
  5. Save your settings

Pro Tip

Enable "partial confirmation" if you want to lock in the booking as soon as the organizer pays. The remaining guests can pay at their own pace within the deadline.

The Booking Flow

Here's what happens when a angler chooses to split payment:

  1. The lead angler books the trip and selects "Split Payment"
  2. They enter each guest's name and email address
  3. The system calculates each person's share (total divided evenly, or custom amounts if configured)
  4. The lead angler pays their share to complete the booking
  5. Each guest receives an email with their personal payment link

Payment Links & Reminders

Each guest gets a unique, secure payment link powered by Stripe. The link shows:

  • The trip details (date, time, captain name)
  • Their share amount
  • Who organized the booking
  • The payment deadline

Guidewinds automatically sends reminders to guests who haven't paid:

  • 48 hours after the initial link is sent
  • 24 hours before the payment deadline

Expired Links

If a guest doesn't pay by the deadline, their link expires. The lead angler is notified and can either cover the remaining balance or cancel the unpaid portion.

Your Dashboard View

From Dashboard → Bookings, group bookings show a payment breakdown:

  • Paid: Which guests have completed payment and when
  • Pending: Which guests still need to pay, with a resend option
  • Total collected: Running total vs. the full booking amount
  • Deadline: When outstanding payment links expire

Pro Tip

You can manually resend payment links or adjust individual share amounts from the booking detail page. Useful when one guest wants to cover a larger portion.

Refunds for Group Payments

If a group booking needs to be refunded, you have flexibility:

  • Full refund: Refunds each guest their individual payment automatically
  • Partial refund: Choose which guests to refund (e.g., if one person cancels but the rest still go)
  • Individual refund: Refund a specific guest from their payment record

Each refund goes back to the original payment method — no confusion about who gets what.

Cancellation Policy

Your standard cancellation policy applies to group bookings. Each guest's refund is calculated based on the policy terms and their individual payment amount.

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