Own booking page for holiday home or holiday flat
The advantages and disadvantages of having your own booking website at a glance
Every topic has two sides. This also applies to your own booking website. Here are the pros and cons so you can weigh them up.
The advantages:
- Direct bookings allow you to generate more profit per booking
- Having your own website creates trust, the basis for successful bookings
- You fulfil the wishes of your guests who prefer to book directly rather than through an agent
- You control your marketing completely yourself
- With your own booking website, you can build a distinctive brand in the medium and long term
The disadvantages:
- Having your own booking website is a lot of work, even if it is quick and easy to create with DiBooq
- To create an appealing website, you have to invest time and effort
- The website must be actively marketed, which costs money, time and effort
There are many reasons why your holiday property needs its own website. The most important are: You get direct bookings without platform fees. You control your own marketing and build long-term trust and your own brand. Your own website makes it easier for guests to book and serves as a central point of contact for interested parties. A website is essential for optimal marketing. And with DiBooq’s website page builder, there’s no reason why you can’t get started with your own booking website right away. It’s so easy to use that failure is virtually impossible .
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Why your holiday flat needs its own website
Advantage no. 1: You increase your profit.
What is holiday property rental all about? It’s about your profit. Every direct booking via your own website increases your profit, as you don’t have to pay commissions and fees. This means more stays with you and less with intermediaries. Guests also prefer direct bookings over platforms. Utilise this advantage for yourself.
Advantage no. 2: You create trust.
Nowadays, we expect every reputable company to have a presentable website with all the important information. If this is missing, doubts immediately arise. This is especially true for holiday accommodation. Nobody wants to fall for a dubious accommodation for the best weeks of the year. Having your own website is therefore essential. It identifies you as a reputable provider and creates trust. Here guests will find answers to questions such as Who is the provider? What is on offer? What does it cost? What do I need to look out for? Can I trust him?
Advantage no.3: You determine your marketing. And only you.
You decide how you present yourself: which photos and texts go on the site, how you organise prices and conditions, which target groups you address. On your own website, no-one is talking to you and no-one is telling you what to do (except, of course, the legislator). Your own booking website is the base camp for all marketing activities. Whether it’s posts, ads, articles or videos – everything points to your website. Because your website is the shop window for your holiday flat.
Advantage no.4: You can build your own brand.
Your own brand is the most neglected topic in the marketing of holiday accommodation. This is because it takes time to build up your own brand. But then it makes marketing much easier and becomes a real sales driver. A brand is only created through a uniform appearance and clear values, such as great service, first-class quality, total transparency and a great holiday experience. Wherever your guests encounter your brand, it must stand for these values. With your own booking website, you have full control over your brand identity.
Create your own booking page now and test all functions free of charge for 14 days.
Reasons why you can’t create your own booking website?
There are none.
We all know that inner voice full of doubt that whispers why this or that can’t work. Don’t listen to this voice. Say goodbye to negative beliefs that only get in your way and don’t fall into these traps:
- The perfectionism trap: You think you can only have your own website with perfect photos and perfect texts? Rubbish! Your photos are great. And any photo is better than no photo at all. The same goes for your texts. The worst website is no website at all.
- The ‘I can’t’ trap: You think you can’t manage web design because you have no idea, because you don’t have time, because it won’t work for you anyway. That’s not true. You can set up the DiBooq booking website in less than 10 minutes. We guarantee it.. Click here for the video tutorial.
- The ‘brings nothing’ trap: A website has no added value anyway. We already market ourselves via portals, social media and recommendations. But that’s rubbish. The customer expects you to have your own website. And you can only receive commission-free direct bookings via your own website.
Conclusion for your own booking website with DiBooq
Having your own booking website is a must and not a nice-to-have. Here are the most important points again:
- Enabling commission-free direct bookings
- Increase your reach and visibility
- Your holiday home or holiday apartment offer is given seriousness and credibility on the net
- It is the channel on which you determine the content
Start immediately with your own booking website, because:
- You do not need any programming skills
- Everything is already preset
- All you have to do is add photos and text
- Your website is online in less than 10 minutes
Create your own booking page now and test all functions free of charge for 14 days.
FAQ – Booking website holiday flat
Why should I use DiBooq’s Page Builder for my booking website?
Because DiBooq makes it the easiest of all providers. Everything is pre-set and all you have to do is add text and images. It’s practically impossible to fail. It couldn’t be easier. And you can use AI tools for the text.
Do I need programming skills to create my holiday home website?
No, you don’t need any programming skills to create your own booking website with DiBooq. All you need is good will and about half an hour to an hour of your precious time.
What do I need to activate the booking website in the DiBooq app?
You need the premium version of the DiBooq app. Then you have 7 days to create and test your booking page. A checklist will guide you through the process step by step. With many ready-made templates, all you have to do is enter content and upload photos.
How can I increase the visibility of my holiday flat booking page?
You can increase your visibility through simple measures. Place the website as a link in all your social media profiles. Post your offer in the right Facebook groups. See also blog article.
How do I integrate my holiday flat booking page into social media?
As mentioned, you can simply embed the website URL as a link in all your profiles such as Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest etc. Or you can also create your own pages for your holiday property in your SoMe profiles.
Why is it advantageous to have my own website for my holiday flat?
With your own booking website, you receive direct bookings that are not reduced by commissions or fees, which increases your profit. You can also build trust and strengthen your brand.
What do I have to do to put my booking page online?
All you have to do is download the DiBooq app, register for the premium version (you can test it for 7 days free of charge), work through the checklist step by step, add photos and descriptions of your holiday property and put the whole thing online with a click. And you’re done.
Does the DiBooq app have any other functions that will make my holiday rental easier?
Yes, in addition to the owner website, the DiBooq app also offers a channel managerthat connects you with the major portals such as airbnb and booking.com . This channel manager also connects you with efficient local vacation rental agencies. A function that DiBooq currently offers exclusively.
