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Less Booking.com
More DIRECTREVENUE

I build websites that turn your Booking.com visitors into direct guests — so you stop paying 18% commission on bookings you already earned.

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Up to 25%
of every booking goes to OTAs
(Skift Research 2025)
52%
of OTA visitors check your website before booking
(Cornell University + WIHP)
40% vs 18%
OTA cancellation rate vs. direct bookings
(Mirai 2025)
€18,000+
Annual savings for a 30-room hotel at 50% direct bookings
(Skift Research 2025)

Each reservation on Booking.com costs you more
than just the COMMISSION

Every booking through Booking.com costs you more than you think — here's the real math.

Lost Income
15–25% of every booking goes to Booking.com — money that should fund your next renovation, your team, your business.
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No relationship with the guest
Booking hides your guests' real emails behind "guest@booking.com" addresses. They leave, and you can never reach them again — even though you hosted them.
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Invisible to AI search
In 2026, travelers ask ChatGPT and Gemini for hotel recommendations. Without your own optimized website, AI can only see Booking's generic listing — and your hotel disappears from the conversation.
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No data, no upsells
Without guest data, you can't offer pre-arrival upgrades, special packages, or birthday returns. You're leaving thousands in extra revenue on the table — every season.

What are OTAs really costing you?

30
€100
60%
50%

Based on your numbers

Annual commission loss:€59.130
Annual cancellation loss:€28.908

Your estimated annual loss:

€88.038

Plus untapped upselling revenue (~€40–80 per direct stay — not included above)

Fixed assumptions:

OTA commission: 18% · OTA cancellation rate: 40% · Direct cancellation rate: 18% · Unrecoverable cancellations: 40% (conservative)

Sources: Skift Research 2025 · Mirai 2025

The System

The Direct Booking System

Six components that work together to turn your Booking.com traffic into guests that book directly with you.

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Landing Mobile-First
Loads under 2 seconds, scores 90+ on Google Speed. 70% of your guests search from mobile — if your site is slow, they leave before they see your rooms.
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WhatsApp Direct
European travelers prefer messaging before they commit to booking. One tap connects them directly with you — no call centers, no forms, no inbox delays.
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Reservation Engine
Guests book and pay without leaving your site. No redirects, no Booking interface, no competitor ads in the way. Your brand, start to finish.
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Multi-language SEO
Optimized in English, German, Russian and French — your top source markets. Structured data so ChatGPT and Gemini recommend your hotel, not just your Booking listing.
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Conversion Tracking
Know exactly which channels bring guests that actually show up. Not just traffic — bookings that convert, confirm, and complete their stay.
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Guest CRM
Every direct guest leaves you their real email, preferences, and stay history — not a masked Booking.com address. The foundation for upsells, returns, and loyalty that OTAs can never give you.

Clear Investment. Measurable RETURN.

Plans designed to recover with just a few direct bookings per month.

Starter
Get on the map
€1,000
  • Optimized landing page
  • Basic engine diagnostic
  • 3 static languages
  • WhatsApp button
  • Monthly maintenance: €50/month
Start project
First 2 months at €99for Growth clients
Performance
Add-on
€199/mo
  • 4 Google Business Profile posts per month
  • All review responses (Google)
  • 1 monthly email campaign to your guest list
  • Monthly ROI report
  • Site uptime & security monitoring
  • Priority support (response within 24h)
  • Maintenance included
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Based HERE.
Built for THIS.

Our team combines hospitality industry background with web design and development expertise. What sets us apart isn't just what we know — it's where we are. We live on the Montenegrin coast, in the same region where our clients operate.

That combination matters. Most web agencies can build a good-looking site. What's rare is finding one that understands the hospitality business from the inside, knows this specific market, and speaks directly to the challenge most small hotels and apartments here face: too much dependence on Booking.com, and not enough direct bookings.

That's exactly the opportunity we built our service around.

Begin your transition to direct bookings

Tell us a bit about your property and we'll get back to you with next steps for direct booking.
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