Membership 101
Know what is possible so you can do more
1. The Platform.
Dedicated Webpage
Easy Setup process to get you started in minutes.
Every BookBetterDirect Member gets their own Direct Booking Benefit webpage.
- Increase your online presence
- Supports your Accommodation in all search engines
- Only you and your Direct Booking Benefits
- No distractions
- No links or recommendations to other accommodations
- All links go directly to your website
Check out this example hotel webpage.
Be seen on Google twice!
Your own BookBetterDirect Webpage is optimized to be found on Google.
Just as Booking.com is secretly optimizing a webpage for your hotel (whether you like it or not), we do the same for your acommodation! With the slight difference that we want people to book direct!
- Fully optimized Google schema support.
- Ranks you also for your DB Benefits
- SEO and Speech optimized for Your Accomodation
- Rank even higher with two-way linking for Google.
- Just link back from your website to BookBetterDirect.com/your-hotel
Show off Direct Booking Benefits !
Tell Guests exactly why they should Book Better Direct!
- Promote your Direct Booking Offers
- Clear concise overview
- No more confusion what you are offering for Direct bookers
- Integrate your Direct Booking Deals on your own Website
Promote Offers and Last Minute
It’s super hard to let travellers know you still have a room free! We make sure they know were to look. Share your Last Minute Availability and Offers on our Platform easily. Just link to your own special pages.Control Centre
Your own exclusive dedicate dashboard to control your listing and get insightful data. So you know were your customers are coming from!
- You get daily, weekly, monthly user views.
- See what devices your travelers are using and
- from what countries they are visiting your page.
- We use the latest technique to show refferal links. These show were visitors were before they came to your page.
- Update your listing easily from mobile or desktop
- Access to our Members-only content
We think this is a perfect designed, professional dashboard where you will enjoy to come back to over and over again.
2. The Certification.
Increase Trust
Eliminate trust concerns that lead to lost bookings to Online Travel Agents (OTAs).
BookBetterDirect TRUST Certificate™ is the world’s first Direct Booking Assessment method for accommodations. It recognises and reflects the value in BOOKING DIRECT with the host instead with Online Travel Agents.
Increase Conversion
Assessment
By applying for the BookBetterDirect Trustmark Certificate™ you promise to deliver the BEST PRICE for the customer who books directly with you.
In order for your Accommodation to be allowed to use the “BookBetterDirect 100% Guaranteed Trustmark”, the Accommodation must follow good business practices and comply with the BookBetterDirect SECURE™ standards.
In the unlikely case that a customer does find your room cheaper elsewhere, both parties agree to follow the Best Price Guarantee Rules.
Certification Licensing
Your Trustmark Certification is valid for a limited time. After that their will be a reassesment. We expect from all our members to:
- follow best business practice
- have booking terms and cancellation policies in place
- have a fair refund policy
- comply with the BookBetterDirect Trustmark™ standards
3. The Extension.
Connect with Travellers from everywhere!
An extension that solves direct booking problem and installs in just 2 clicks. Your guests search for accommodations as usual. They see direct booking deals instantly.
Available for Chorme, and soon Firefox. It’s lightweight, safe and 100% Free.
Watch this video what could happen without the extension installed!
Get Noticed on Google
The Extension points* clearly to your website on Google!
We have marked what is advertisement.
The Direct Booking Block shows loud and clear the Official Website button and the Direct Booking Benefits.
Imagine the money you can safe on Google Ads 🙂
*under development
Be seen on Booking.com, Tripadvisor, etc.
Yes, that’s right. When somebody is looking at your listing on the big OTA’s, a pop up appears to tell travellers what you offer direct. Imagine the money you can safe on commissions 🙂
Patent Pending
To protect our Intelectuall Property, we have a patent pending on our extension.
The Future.
A Community of Thousands
Here to Stay
We are here;
• To make sure that, who wants to book direct, can easily book direct
• To make sure that, who wants to have the best deal, can easily find the best deal.
• To make sure that, who wants to compare, can easily compare in a fair and consistent way.
That’s all.
We are not going anywhere soon. We have so many plans for the future. Things to develop and improvements to make. We like to ask our members now and then what features you would like to be develop. So what’s out for our feature email and vote!
The Mobile App
Under development
The Travel Club
A loyalty programm for anyone who books direct with a BBD member!
Under development.
