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Direct Bookings

Direct bookings are how hosts keep more of every reservation, own the guest relationship, and build repeat business outside the OTA fee stack. This hub collects our tactical and strategic writing on moving traffic, converting it, and keeping it.

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Direct Bookings

How to Re-Book Past Guests Through Your Direct Channel

Kathrine Swanson

May 1, 2026

Past-guest direct bookings cost little to win—OTAs withhold email and forbid booking asks in threads. Use compliant in-property cues and opted-in outreach.

How to Re-Book Past Guests Through Your Direct Channel

Direct Bookings

What a Direct Booking Site Needs to Accept Its First Reservation

What a direct booking site needs before the first reservation clears: payments, calendar sync, signed agreements, guest verification, and confirmations.

Kathrine Swanson

April 24, 2026