# Diary and holds: Every date earning.

**Venue diary and hold management.** First, second and third options with expiry dates. Challenges sent, freed dates offered on. Mirrored to Google or Outlook.

**What it does:** Ranked holds with expiry dates, mirrored to your calendar. Diary and holds is part of inhand, AI-native venue management software for UK event venues.

Free on every plan. Drafting and the system are free. Agents are a paid upgrade, licensed per venue. No commission on your own leads.

## How it works

1. **A date is asked for.** Checked against one diary for every space.
2. **Held as an option.** First, second or third, with an expiry.
3. **A challenge, if needed.** The first option is asked to confirm or release.
4. **Confirmed or released.** On time, and offered to the next in line.

## Your controls

- inhand never confirms a booking without a hold on the date.
- Holds release on the date you set.
- Changes to confirmed bookings always come to a person.

## Frequently asked questions

### Does it sync with our calendars?

Yes. The inhand diary is mirrored two ways to Google and Microsoft 365 calendars.

### How do challenges work?

When another client is ready to book a held date, the first option is asked to confirm or release by the time you set.

### Can we bring our existing diary?

Yes. Connect your calendar, or import a diary from Google Sheets or Excel with your colour legend mapped.

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Canonical page: https://useinhand.com/features/diary-and-holds
Last updated: 2026-10-11