Explain the programme before booking
Present dates, workshops, accommodation and included materials. Use applications for a curated group or direct booking for an open programme.
Solutions / Creative programmesThe world you work inFill the programme.
Fill the programme.
Prepare the workshop and stay.
Sell creative retreats, workshops and residential programmes with accommodation, materials and participant preparation connected. Give facilitators the group information and resources they need.
The booking is the beginning
A creative programme with a place, dates and materials.
A photography week, writing retreat or maker residency sells more than accommodation. Guests choose dates, workshops and a room, then need to understand materials, equipment and preparation. Use direct booking for open programmes or review applications for a curated group.
What needs to work together
The facilitator needs to know participants’ experience and equipment. The host needs arrivals and rooms. Preparation reading and assignments need to reach the people attending this programme, rather than disappear in a long confirmation email.
Explore the connected platformAn example in practice
Coastal Photography Week · 5–11 April
Morgan books the residential photography programme and a shared room. Their camera and experience details help the tutor plan field sessions; the guest guide carries the materials list and preparation reading.
- 01 / Book
A place in the programme
5–11 April · residential package · Shared room + field workshops
- 02 / Pay
€1,200 total
€300 deposit received · €900 due 30 days before arrival
- 03 / Prepare
Ready for the first workshop
Camera + lenses + experience · Reading + materials + travel details
- 04 / Deliver
A useful teaching brief
Tutor: participant interests + kit · Host: rooming + meals + arrivals
How it works
From the booking to a team ready to deliver.
Prepare participants and equipment
Ask about experience, learning interests and the equipment guests plan to bring. Share reading, assignments, packing lists and travel guidance through the guest page.
Connect the teaching and the stay
Build an itinerary with studio time, field sessions, meals and optional activities. Give facilitators the group and session information, and hosts the rooms and arrivals.
For the people delivering it
The details each role needs.
Participant details
Experience · interests · equipment · travel information
Programme resources
Reading · assignments · materials list · destination guide
Facilitator briefing
Workshop schedule · participants · venue and session notes
Routine follow-through
Let the next step follow the booking.
Configure messages around confirmation, payment due dates and arrival. Your team can focus on the guests and tasks that still need attention.
After confirmation
Send the programme summary and participant preparation link.
Ahead of the workshop
Share the materials list, reading and any assignments.
Before arrival
Send the studio address, field schedule and host contact.
What the guest sees
A booking and preparation journey they can follow.
Guests can find the programme, preparation materials and daily schedule in one place, with payment and accommodation details alongside.
What the operator sees
The booking and the work still to do.
Facilitators know the group they are teaching. The host knows who is staying where. The operator sees the booking, preparation and payment picture for the whole programme.
Practical questions
A few details before you start.
Can we share preparation reading before arrival?
Yes. Add articles, documents and resources to the guest itinerary and preparation messages.
Can we review applications first?
Yes. Collect relevant information, review the application and invite successful guests into payment and preparation.
Can different programmes use different preparation questions and resources?
Yes. A photography programme can request equipment details while a writing retreat shares a reading list. Attach the questions and resources to the relevant experience.
Can Marnie connect to our existing website?
Yes. Use a branded booking link, an embedded journey or an agreed custom integration. We map your booking model, configure the trips, payments, forms and messages, and help connect your website during free setup.
Show us how
your business works.
We’ll show you how Marnie brings your bookings,
guests and team together.