# Membership benefits (/en/businesses/shop/memberships/benefits)

Benefits are what a member gets while their membership is active. Thril applies them at checkout on its own. Add them on the **Benefits & restrictions** step of the membership form.

A short list a customer can repeat back sells better than several overlapping price rules. "Members pay €15 an hour and book a week ahead" is a promise.

## Reservation discount [#reservation-discount]

A percentage or an amount off reservations, limited to the sports, resources, days and times you choose. A daytime discount rewards members and fills quiet hours without lowering your evening prices, such as 25% off golf simulators Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 14:00.

On a shared reservation the discount comes off the member's own share.

## Reservation custom pricing [#reservation-custom-pricing]

Custom pricing gives members their own price list. Add the **Reservation custom pricing** benefit, then set its pricing rules on the membership's **Custom pricing** tab. Use it when the promise is a set rate, such as "members pay €15 an hour", and a discount when the member price should follow your normal prices.

Where custom pricing applies, it replaces your normal price. With **Only when cheaper** under **When should this price be used?**, the member pays whichever is lower. When a reservation discount takes more off than the custom price, the discount wins.

## Service discount [#service-discount]

A discount on [service bookings](/businesses/services) such as personal training, physio or private lessons: a percentage, an amount off, or a fixed price. Limit it by service, weekday and time of day. A "Gold member price" of 20% off personal training and private pilates sessions on weekdays from 06:00 to 16:00 is one service discount.

The member sees the member price when they pick a time. When several service discounts match, the biggest applies, and a promo code the customer enters replaces it.

## Credits and session cards [#credits-and-session-cards]

A membership can grant [credits](/businesses/shop/credits) or a [session card](/businesses/shop/session-cards), once when it starts or again on every paid renewal. A monthly membership that grants a ten-class card on every renewal gives members ten classes a month.

What was granted stays with the member and follows its own validity. Each renewal adds a new card next to the old one. When unused classes shouldn't carry over, give the card a **Validity in days** that matches the billing cycle, such as 30 days.

## Booking earlier [#booking-earlier]

**Early reservation** lets members book a set number of days further ahead than your [booking window](/businesses/reservations/booking-rules#who-can-book-and-how-far-ahead), on every resource. When a member holds several memberships with early booking, the longest applies. To keep prime time open for everyone, add a [reservation restriction](/businesses/shop/memberships/restrictions).

**Reservation window restriction** sets the member's own booking window, such as two days ahead on an off-peak membership. It overrides early booking from any membership.

## Discounts on other products [#discounts-on-other-products]

Members can get a discount on events, scheduled classes, tournaments, courses, session cards and shop products. Set it in the **Discounts** section of that product or class, where you pick the memberships that get it.

A 100% discount on your scheduled classes makes an unlimited class membership. Pair it with an [event restriction](/businesses/shop/memberships/restrictions#event-restrictions) to cap how many classes a member holds at once. For a weekly timetable, set the discount once per class series with [**Edit series**](/businesses/events/recurring-classes#changing-every-class-in-a-series-at-once).

## When benefits apply [#when-benefits-apply]

Benefits apply while the membership is active, also while a renewal waits for payment. They stop during a [pause](/businesses/shop/memberships/pauses). [Unpaid renewals](/businesses/shop/memberships/renewals-and-payments#unpaid-renewals) says when an unpaid membership ends or its bookings are blocked.