Hospitable Academy
Hospitable Direct Not Getting Bookings? What to Check
Rule out the technical blockers Hospitable documents first, then work on trust, conversion and traffic.
Lodgify Academy
Lodgify Website Not Getting Bookings? How to Fix It
Check four things in order: can guests find the site, do they trust it, can they book easily, and is anyone sending them there.
Start here
Lodgify
I use Lodgify
A path through the Lodgify drafts: bookings, setup, photos, and search.
Open the path
Hospitable
I use Hospitable
A path through Hospitable Direct, using the help-center steps that were checked.
Open the path
Airbnb / Vrbo
I'm on Airbnb or Vrbo
How to think about a direct channel before picking a website tool.
Open the path
Featured guides
Lodgify Academy
Lodgify Photo Guide: Sizes, Uploads and Captions
Recommended dimensions, upload and reorder steps, captions as alt text, and a shot list.
Hospitable Academy
How to Set Up Hospitable Direct and Connect a Domain
Prerequisites, create, publish, domain and Google Vacation Rentals in one place, based on Hospitable's help center.
Lodgify Academy
Lodgify Academy
Lodgify Website Not Getting Bookings? How to Fix It
Check four things in order: can guests find the site, do they trust it, can they book easily, and is anyone sending them there.
Lodgify Academy
Lodgify Website Examples: 10 Real Direct Booking Sites
Ten live Lodgify sites, how we confirmed they run on Lodgify, and the patterns worth borrowing.
Lodgify Academy
Lodgify Photo Guide: Sizes, Uploads and Captions
Recommended dimensions, upload and reorder steps, captions as alt text, and a shot list.
Lodgify Academy
Lodgify SEO Checklist: Get Your Site Found on Google
Nine steps in order of impact, each with the current Lodgify menu path.
Hospitable Academy
Hospitable Academy
Hospitable Direct Not Getting Bookings? What to Check
Rule out the technical blockers Hospitable documents first, then work on trust, conversion and traffic.
Hospitable Academy
Hospitable Photos: How to Upload, Replace and Reorder
Where photos live in Hospitable, how per-channel publishing works, and what changes when Hospitable becomes the source of truth.
Hospitable Academy
Hospitable Direct SEO: What You Can and Can't Control
An honest scope check, plus what we found in the HTML of live hospitable.rentals sites.
Hospitable Academy
How to Set Up Hospitable Direct and Connect a Domain
Prerequisites, create, publish, domain and Google Vacation Rentals in one place, based on Hospitable's help center.
Direct bookings
Direct bookings
Vrbo's 12% Commission: What It Costs You and How Direct Bookings Offset It
From Oct 29, 2026, Vrbo charges most hosts a 12% commission on rent plus host fees. Here is what that costs, OwnerRez's 13.64% offset math, and how a direct channel changes the picture.
Direct bookings
Should You Raise Your Airbnb Cleaning Fee After the Nov 20 Rules?
From Nov 20, 2026, Airbnb guests generally can't be asked to strip beds, run laundry or wash dishes. Here is how to decide whether to reprice, absorb the cost, or build a direct channel for repeat guests.
Direct bookings
AI Tools for Short-Term Rental Hosts: What to Automate and What Needs a Person
A triage map for hosts who run a direct booking site: what guest-message, pricing, writing, and photo tools can take, what their own docs fence off, and what you should still do yourself.
Direct bookings
Can ChatGPT or Google's AI Book Your Vacation Rental? Where It Stands in October 2026
AI answers now help guests choose where to stay. Booking still happens on a platform or a host's own site. Here is what the companies' own pages say, as of Oct 29, 2026.
Direct bookings
Vrbo Reserve Now, Pay Later: Can Hosts Opt Out, and What Happens If a Guest Doesn't Pay?
Vrbo is introducing a way for guests to book eligible stays with nothing due at booking. Here is what Vrbo's own help page says hosts can control, as of Oct 30, 2026.
Direct bookings
Lodgify vs Hospitable for a Direct Booking Website: Fees, Plans and Which Fits a Small Host
Lodgify and Hospitable can both run a direct booking website. The difference is who carries the payment risk, and what each one charges on a booking.
Direct bookings
Is Direct Booking Allowed on Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com? What Each Platform's Terms Say
All three platforms restrict taking their guests off-platform, but the rules and penalties differ. Here is each platform's own wording, side by side, verified Oct 31, 2026.
Revenue playbook
Compare one stay with your own numbers
Ethan Parker covers revenue and marketing. Guides under this name are produced with AI assistance and human editorial review. This is a pen name. Direct Booking Academy does not present it as a credentialed expert, property owner, or photographer.
A direct booking is easier to judge on a single stay than on a slogan. Take the nightly rate, the nights, the channel fee you were actually charged, and the card fee on a direct payment. The calculator does that arithmetic and leaves every percent blank until you type it.
- Fee calculator
Compare host payout on one stay.
- Lodgify bookings · Hospitable bookings
Check the booking path before sending traffic.
- Lodgify photos · Hospitable photos
The first images a guest sees.
Field notes
Placeholder: no verified field notes have been logged. A note is added only after a platform change is checked against official documentation, with the source and the date.
Editor's picks
- 1Lodgify Website Not Getting Bookings? How to Fix It
Check four things in order: can guests find the site, do they trust it, can they book easily, and is anyone sending them there.
- 2Hospitable Direct Not Getting Bookings? What to Check
Rule out the technical blockers Hospitable documents first, then work on trust, conversion and traffic.
- 3Hospitable Photos: How to Upload, Replace and Reorder
Where photos live in Hospitable, how per-channel publishing works, and what changes when Hospitable becomes the source of truth.
- 4How to Set Up Hospitable Direct and Connect a Domain
Prerequisites, create, publish, domain and Google Vacation Rentals in one place, based on Hospitable's help center.
Newsletter
The Direct Booking Dispatch
A short note when a guide is updated or a platform step changes. The list is not connected until a newsletter provider is configured.