# Seasons

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## Seasons

You will find the page of the **Seasons** in the menu **HBook > Saisons**. For the plugin to work correctly, you need to create **at least 1 season**. Note that since all bookable days must belong to one season, you need to define at least one season with an end date which is at least equal to the **Maximum date for a reservation** (which can be set in **HBook > Misc**).

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### Step 1 : Create a new season

![seasons.png](./attachments/seasons.png)

1. Click **Add new season**
2. Enter a name
3. Select the season's status:
  - **Priority**: this is the highest status. When a date is found in several seasons, if it is found in a "Priority" season, then it is the rates and rules associated to this season that will be applied.
  - **Regular**: this is the middle status. When a date is found in several seasons, if there is no "Priority" season for it, but there is a "Regular" season set, then it is the rates and rules associcated to this season that will be applied.
  - **Default**: this is the lowest status. If the dates searched are found only in a "Default" season, then it is the rates and rules associcated to this season that will be applied.
4. Click **Save**

> [!INFO]
> Please keep in mind that the dates of two seasons with the same status, should never overlap.

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### Step 2 : Add dates to the season

A season needs to have at least 1 period, but you can add as well different periods that belong to the same season.

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5. Click on the **+** icon.
6. Enter a start date
7. Enter an end date
8. Select a set of days for the chosen dates
9. Click **Save**

> [!INFO]
> A couple of tips to adjust the seasons correctly :
> - a season can have various periods
> - all seasons apply to all accommodation types
> - when setting the dates of a period, think in terms of **nights**. So the end date of a season is the day before the start date of the next season

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### Examples of seasons set-up

> [!NOTE]
> **Example 1 - Low, Summer and High seasons**
> ![seasons-ex-1.png](./attachments/seasons-ex-1.png)

> [!NOTE]
> **Example 2 - Weekday, Weekend, Peak season**
> ![seasons-ex-2.png](./attachments/seasons-ex-2.png)

> [!NOTE]
> **Example 3 - Summer, School holidays, Rest of the year**
> ![seasons-ex-3.png](./attachments/seasons-ex-3.png)