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Direct reservations are bookings that don’t come through the online travel agencies (such as Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo, and others). They can refer to reservations that are made through your property management website, by guests who call to inquire, or even by walk-in guests.

Simply put, direct reservations let you earn more money by bypassing the fees charged by OTAs. Whatever nightly rate you charge, goes directly into your pocket.

A property management system will ensure that your direct reservations will sync with any reservations that come in through your OTAs. As soon as a reservation is made through your Guesty booking engine, or is manually blocked on your Guesty Multi-Calendar, those dates are also blocked on the OTA calendars, eliminating the risk of double bookings.

The Guesty Booking Engine powers the checkout experience on your website. It shows real-time availability and rates for your listings; applies your pricing rules, fees, and policies; confirms reservations instantly; and syncs automatically with your Guesty calendar and operations.

Yes. Guesty’s booking engine can be embedded into Guesty Website Builder sites, custom-built websites, and partner or regional sites. This allows you to accept direct reservations while maintaining a consistent backend in Guesty.

Yes. Bookings made via phone, email, walk-in, Whatsapp, or corporate and repeat guest agreements are all considered direct reservations when entered manually into Guesty, as long as they did not originate from an OTA.

Direct reservations help you boost your revenue by avoiding OTA commissions. In addition, they let you own the guest relationship and data, control pricing, policies, and communication, and build a stronger brand and repeat business.