the Direct Booking Blueprint
Turn your vacation rental into a direct booking engine and start building repeat guests instead of relying entirely on booking platforms
Vacation rental owners today rely heavily on platforms like Airbnb and VRBO to fill their calendars.
While those platforms are useful for visibility, they also limit your ability to build direct relationships with guests and grow repeat bookings.
Many property owners want to start building direct bookings and returning guests, but they aren’t sure where to start or don’t want to deal with complicated tech stacks.
That’s where The Direct Booking Blueprint comes in.
The Direct Booking Blueprint
WhatsApp Guest List Channel
Stay in touch with past guests and encourage repeat stays.
Meta Ads Campaign Setup
Targeted Facebook & Instagram ads to attract travelers and capture leads
12 Social Posts or Reels
Content designed to promote your property and drive direct bookings.
Training & Ongoing Support
We offer all new clients a complimentary training session upon launch. Need more assistance? We also provide monthly coaching to help you measure results and reach your sales goals.
Airbnb / VRBO Listing Audit & Refresh
Improve your listing positioning to increase guest conversion.
Direct Booking Landing Page
A professional page where guests can learn about your property and book directly with Stripe or PayPal.
Email & CRM Setup
Mailchimp, Constant Contact, or HubSpot setup to capture guest emails
The Direct Booking Blueprint is designed as a simple end-to-end system without expensive tech stacks or complicated software.
Who We Are
The Direct Booking Blueprint is built by Platinum Coaching, a marketing firm that works with real estate and hospitality brands to build powerful marketing systems for the everyday homeowner.
We have spent more than a decade helping property owners align brand, sales, and marketing systems, and generating leads for over $2.5B in real estate sales.
The same strategic approach is now available to independent vacation rental owners looking to build direct booking systems for short-term rental properties.
Price - $1,295
Submit your Airbnb or VRBO listing and we’ll take a quick look to see how The Direct Booking Blueprint could work for your property.
Ready to start building more direct bookings?
Frequently Asked Questions
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The best way to increase direct bookings is to build a simple marketing system that includes a booking page, guest email list, and repeat guest communication strategy.
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A direct booking page allows property owners to capture guest leads, promote repeat visits, and reduce reliance on booking platforms. However, many homeowners don’t know how to implement one for their property..
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We help homeowners attract and retain a guest list that allows you to stay connected through email, social, and WhatsApp — generating repeat loyal bookings each year
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We can stand up your entire end-to-end system in 10 days or less — depending on your current photos and listing information
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If you are familiar with other platforms, we make your Blueprint easy to use yourself. We do offer monthly coaching to help you stay measure results and stay on top of leads.
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We have found that many of our customers are only using 25% of comprehensive booking platforms for a single listing. Thats why we implement a simple landing page leveraging either Wix or Squarepace with a simple CRM using a free version of Hubspot.