> ## Documentation Index
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# How are bookings priced and paid for?

> How a booking's price is calculated and charged, when reservations are created, and why bookings skip discounts.

<Note>
  **Must know**

  * Available on plans that include **Bookings** (defaults off) — if you don't see it, ask your Uplifter contact.
  * The price is recomputed on the server at checkout — the amount shown in the browser is never trusted.
  * Bookings are **non-discountable** — they're excluded from the discount engine, so promo codes and automatic discounts don't apply.
</Note>

**How the price is calculated.** A booking's charge is its **base price times the attendee count**. A booking for one person is just the base price; an Open Registration booking for four attendees is the base price times four. A blank base price means a free booking. Uplifter always recalculates this on the server, so a tampered browser price can't change what's charged.

**When the reservation is created.** Adding a slot to the cart doesn't reserve anything. The **reservation rows are created on payment**, one per slot — under a lock that re-checks the slot is still open and within capacity. If the slot was taken in the meantime, the reservation isn't created.

**Bookings and discounts.** Bookings sit outside the discount engine, so they aren't reduced by discount codes or automatic discounts.

**Required memberships in the cart.** If a booking requires a membership that's in the same cart, the two are linked. Removing that required membership from the cart cascade-removes the booking, so a member can't check out with a booking that no longer has its required membership.

**Related:** [How do I create a bookable space or lesson?](/club/events-competitions/create-a-bookable-space-or-lesson) · [How do booking slots and capacity work?](/club/events-competitions/how-booking-slots-and-capacity-work) · [Review and approve booking reservations](/club/events-competitions/approve-booking-reservations)