---
title: No-Shows Calculator
description: How much money are you losing each month due to customers who fail to honour their bookings? Calculate the cost of your no-shows with our handy calculator.
---

[![zonal_logo](https://insights.zonal.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Co%20Branded/WS/zonal_logo.png?width=264&height=77&name=zonal_logo.png "zonal_logo")](https://www.zonal.co.uk/)

![icon1](https://insights.zonal.co.uk/hubfs/icon1.png)

# No-shows calculator

How much money are you losing each month due to customers who fail to honour their bookings? Calculate the cost of your no-shows with our handy calculator.

![arrow](https://insights.zonal.co.uk/hubfs/arrow.png)

Simply enter a few details to calculate the cost of your no-shows

Business Type\*

Please Select Pub Restaurant Bar Hotel Quick service restaurant Nightclub Other

Please specify your business type

Total number of dinner covers per month\*

Total number of lunch covers per month\*

Monthly no-shows\*  
Choose whether to enter a percentage of your total covers or number of covers who are no-shows

Please Select Percentage Number

Percentage of monthly dinner covers who are no-shows\*  
(The industry average is approximately 14%)

- 0%
- 25%
- 50%
- 75%
- 100%

Number of monthly dinner covers who are no-shows\*

Percentage of monthly lunch covers who are no-shows\*  
(The industry average is approximately 14%)

- 0%
- 25%
- 50%
- 75%
- 100%

Number of monthly lunch covers who are no-shows\*

Average spend per dinner cover (£)\*

- £0
- £50
- £100
- £150
- £200

Average spend per lunch cover (£)\*

- £0
- £50
- £100
- £150
- £200

Average number of dinner covers per booking\*  
(The industry average is approximately 3.9)

- 0
- 2.5
- 5
- 7.5
- 10

Average number of lunch covers per booking\*  
(The industry average is approximately 3.9)

- 0
- 2.5
- 5
- 7.5
- 10

 Please fill in all form fields

Calculate the cost of my no-shows

 \*Asterisks indicate required fields, all fields are required to correctly calculate the cost of your no-shows.

Here are your no-show calculations

£

Average total loss to no-shows per month

£

 Dinner covers - average total loss to no shows

£

 Lunch covers - average total loss to no shows

Reduce your no-shows with reminders

Among consumers who haven’t fulfilled a booking because they forgot about it, more than a third (36%) say they would be more likely to show up if the venue reminded them. (GO Technology)

Based on the average spend per cover and the amount of no-shows you typically get each month, we estimate that sending timely reminders could boost your profitability by up to:

£per month.

**Minimise the impact of unfulfilled bookings**

No-shows can account for up to 20% of restaurant bookings – so it’s important to take steps to combat them. Zonal Bookings enables you to minimise the impact of no-shows with automated reminders and easy cancellation or amendment processes for guests.

[Discover more](https://www.zonal.co.uk/products/bookings/)