Optimized Online Advertisement on all major Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) is the first prerequisite to make maximum revenue for each property.

It is understandable that being present on more booking channels will give greater reach and to comply achieve more connections, properties need a Software module called Channel Manager.

Direct Booker provides in-house developed Vacation Rentals Software called Booker Tools. Integrated Channel Manager module will ensure an online presence on all major OTAs such as Booking.com, AirBnb, Vrbo, Expedia, Google, Tripadvisor +  direct-booker.com, and many more…)

Having a good online presence is not enough, as optimized advertising with the same booking conditions on all booking channels is crucial to make online presence successful.

Direct Booker makes an online presence for each property highly successful through Professional presentation and Auto-Customized offer for each traveler’s search requirements. Customized offer is a result of advanced software solutions of the Revenue Manager, Promotions, and Adjustable Payment & Pricing modules.

The Traveler makes Reservation based on the property specifications (quality, location, reviews…) but Property Manager plays the key role in maximizing revenue for the Homeowner by making a customized offer that will suit the traveler’s specific search requirements regarding the length of stay, a number of persons, payment & cancellation method, seasonality, booking window, etc.

Achieving maximum revenue is the main goal for each Homeowner. Besides Optimized Online Advertisement, there is still ongoing Revenue Management that needs to be done. 

The Revenue Management question of all questions is: What is the right price at the moment?

There is no fixed price for some period as the price depends on demand & supply at the moment, on period occupancy, on the booking window (early booking, regular, last-minute), on its own, and competitors’ booking dynamics and their reservations rates.

Setting up the right price for some period in a certain moment asks for a significant market database, knowledge, and complete automation.

Anything less is a set of data assumptions, trial, and error methods and without automation it is an expensive business model.

The advantage that the Property Manager has over the Homeowner is that it has more market data or to be precise it has more properties = more competitors = more reservations = more data to make the right decision at the right time to catch the optimum price at the moment. 

Direct Booker developed its own automated rate & restriction tool called “Revenue Manager” that makes regular calculations of property and its competitors reservations, occupancy, booking dynamics as well as booking window to automatically set up the right price at the moment.

Automatization is covered and controlled by a professional & personal Account Manager whose job is to make the right decisions at the right time using our rich revenue management experience. 

By exploiting a huge market data through the Revenue Manager module and with the Account Manager behind the command bridge we are making sure to get the most of each property revenue potential. 

It is very important for both Homeowners and Property Managers to provide quality guest communication before and after reservation is made with full support all the way through the departure date especially if any problem appears.

Guest Communication is directly connected with reviews and it has been proven so countless times that reviews have a direct connection with revenue. It can literally be seen the different revenue lines with two same properties by location, type and quality but with different reviews. Therefore, it is needless to say how important it is to have a good relationship with guests.

Direct Booker Professional AI guest communication and Customer Service department available 365 days/year to both Guests and Homeowners are rated in the last 2 years with 9.1/10 on 50000+ reviews.

After the reservation is done our AI guest personal interface comes to light. From reservation, payment, contact, and check-in details to adjustable arrival time, airport transfers, verified local services, FAQ, etc.

With always available professional Customer Service backed with AI solutions guest satisfaction is guaranteed.

When it comes to investing time in Vacation Rental Management besides guest communication, there are also administrative processes. 

Having properties on multiple booking channels demands automation and administration to make them all active and up to date online including all property details, prices, etc. Even though the process is done automatically from one system, it still needs to be done regularly.

Payments and invoicing the guests as well as VAT and other legislations are administrative tasks that must be regularly taken care of.  

Having a professional who takes care of administration is a time saver and one thing less to worry about.

Using Vacation Rental Software gives you, among other benefits, all information at one spot which will make each Homeowner more organized and optimized. 

Direct Booker provides Homeowners’ personal interface through the mobile app and desktop version of our software Booker Tools.

Although all new information regarding bookings are automatically sent through email, Homeowners are using their personal interface as the main and only dashboard for their business.

Personal interface has all reservation details, arrivals, calendar, rates, invoices, statistics with the ability for Homeowners to update availability by themselves as well as to enter their own reservations (which is allowed in our business model and is free of charge).

Did you know that the World’s 50 largest Vacation Rental Companies hold less than 2% of total  properties managed by Vacation Rental Companies?

It is because the VR industry is hyper-local as in the end somebody needs to clean the property, possibly make a check-in, and be at guests disposal during the stay.

So how we as a TOP 10 World’s largest VR companies brought this curiosity to an end?

We made our business model available to local entrepreneurs through franchising and by signing the Franchise agreement, they provide our standards and procedures at their location.

That way we provide local Homeowners the possibility to take our brand, management, technology, and support. 

It is well known that first impressions at check-in, high standards at cleaning procedures, and property general condition are the most important prerequisites for good reviews.

Direct Booker onsite management standards and procedures are part of the franchise know-how, and it is up to local franchisees to organize onsite management that includes cleaning, check-in, and maintenance.

Contact us to check if your local Direct Booker franchisee provides Onsite Management.