Tally answers your phone and books into Checkfront.
Out on the water or the trail, you can't pick up. Tally, an AI phone assistant, answers, checks your open times in Checkfront and books the spot or holds it for you.
14 days free, up to 50 calls. Card needed, $0 today.
Try this: Ask for a 10 AM kayak tour for 4.
Two kayaks for Saturday, booked while you were on the lake
Maria calls at 9:04 PM. She wants a 2-hour double kayak for two this Saturday. Tally says it's an AI, checks Checkfront and finds 10 AM and 1 PM open. Maria picks 10 AM. Tally reads back the time and the total, and she says yes.
Tally puts the booking in your Checkfront with a note, and emails Maria a link to pay on Checkfront's own payment page. You get an email about the booking. You were off the phone the whole time.
Made-up business and caller, to show how it works.
How it works
1. The call, in your Tally app
Tally answers, checks your open times in Checkfront and only offers times that are open. It reads back the date, the people and the total before it books. After the call, you see a short summary and the booking in your Tally app, and you get an email.
2. The booking, in your Checkfront
The booking shows up in your Checkfront with a note from Tally. If you chose to confirm each one yourself, Tally holds the spot instead and tells you, so you can say yes.
The guest gets an email with a link to pay on Checkfront's payment page. Tally never takes a card.
What Tally can do
- Answers your calls day and night and says it's an AI.
- Checks open times in your Checkfront and only offers times that are open. If a slot is full, it offers another time.
- Books the spot right away, or holds it for you to confirm. You choose, and you can switch any time.
- Books only the tours and rentals you pick.
- Emails the guest a link to pay on Checkfront's own payment page. Tally asks for an email only because the pay link needs one.
- Frees an unpaid spot after 24 hours (12 hours if the trip is today), and never later than 1 hour before the start.
- Emails you after every call.
- Takes a message when a group is too big, the notice is too short or the ask is too tricky.
Good to know
Do I need to install an app in Checkfront?
No app to install. In Checkfront, you set up API access for Tally and copy its Consumer Key and Consumer Secret. Paste them on the Connections page in the Tally app, then press Connect with Checkfront. It takes about 5 minutes.
Does Tally book on its own right away?
It's up to you. Tally can book for you, or it can hold the spot and tell you so you confirm it yourself. You can switch any time in your Tallbell app.
Does Tally take payments?
No, and it never asks for a card. The guest pays on Checkfront's own payment page, using the link Tally emails them.
What if the guest doesn't pay?
Tally holds the spot for 24 hours (12 hours if the trip is today), never past 1 hour before the start, and the guest gets a reminder email. If it's still unpaid, Tally frees the spot, emails the guest and tells you. Nothing is charged.
Which plan do I need?
Book ($299 a month) or higher. Answer ($149 a month) takes calls and messages, but it can't book.
Stay with your guests. Let Tally get the phone.
14 days free, up to 50 calls. Card needed, $0 today.
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