Direct booking website

[Wilson Hunter]

Now that I have Airbnb and VRBO traction on multiple vacation properties I would like to explore creating a direct booking website for family, friends, and repeat guests to book without all the platform fees.

What are recommendations on website service that allows for (1) multiple properties (2) running transactions (3) synced calendars?

Thank you!

[Garrett Kroll]

Quote from @Frank Barletta:

Is 3% really that tough to give up for providing most of your guests, extra insurance, customer success, payment processing, communication, etc etc etc?

It’s not about the fees. It’s about building an actual business with your own customer base (and not what you lease from OTAs). Think diversified income, ability to market effectively, no risk of OTA algorithm changes that have negative impacts, etc