Mark Simpson explains why accommodation hosts should pursue direct bookings instead of relying on platforms. You keep more money, control your calendar and guest selection, and build your own business. Hosts in the Behind the Host series say they wish they'd started direct bookings sooner.
There are so many benefits to direct bookings. You can save more money in fees, you get more control over the booking, you get more control over the guests that walk through your door. But in the, in the true scheme of things, in the grand scheme of things, it means that you are building your business on your own terms. And every single host that we interviewed for the behind the Host series, they wish that they had got started with direct bookings sooner. For you who are just getting started, you don't have to make those very costly mistakes. In fact, for just $10 or 10 pounds you can go onto Amazon right now and get a copy of the book Direct Playbook. It's got every single tip that you need to start building a direct booking business. And if you need any extra help after the book Direct Playbook, another book in the series is called the Book Direct Blueprint. You can go and grab both of them on Amazon right now.
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