Direct Booking Toolkit, Direct bookings from your own website

No. If you have one, add the booking module or share your booking link on it. If you don't, Holidu builds a booking website from your existing listing. Your photos, prices and availability are already there, so it's ready in minutes. You can connect your own domain later if you want one.

On direct bookings you only pay the Holidu fee, no channel commission. Your booking website and booking module come at no extra cost, with no subscription, no setup cost and no long-term lock-in. The fee can be lower with exclusivity or higher volume. The pricing page has the details.

No. Your own booking channel comes on top of the booking platforms. Your home stays listed everywhere it is today, and every direct booking closes the same dates on your 25+ booking platforms, like any other booking. Guests who prefer Booking.com or Airbnb keep booking there; guests who know you can book with you directly.

Most hosts are live in minutes. The website is generated from the listing you already have, and the booking module is a snippet you paste into your existing site. Connecting your own domain takes a little longer because the domain settings have to propagate.

The same way they do on any Holidu booking. Holidu collects the payment from the guest and pays you out, so there are no bank transfers or down payments to chase. The guest gets a booking confirmation automatically, and the guest invoice is pre-filled for you to check and send.

Yes, in two ways. You can switch on a discount that only guests booking through your own channel see, and your prices on the booking platforms stay as they are. Or you can send a personalised offer with your own price, dates and message to a specific guest.

Send a personalised offer to a guest who stayed with you before, with your own price, dates and a message. They book with one link, directly with you, and you only pay the Holidu fee instead of a channel commission. A discount that only direct guests see gives them another reason to book with you next time.

Yes. Your booking website works straight away on a Holidu address, and you can connect your own domain whenever you like, such as the name of your home. Connecting a domain takes a little longer than the rest of the setup, because the domain settings need some time to update across the internet.

Yes. You can connect your Google Business Profile, so guests who search for your home or your area can find your booking website and book with you directly. The website is translated automatically, so guests from other countries can read it and book in their own language.

Yes. A direct booking is paid, confirmed, messaged and invoiced through Holidu, just like a booking from a platform. It appears in the same calendar, closes the dates on your other platforms, and online check-in and Holidu Protect work for it too. There's no second system to run alongside Holidu.