Why Distribute Your Vacation Rental Inventory?

The answer is one word: Reach

Even with an effective website and direct channel, as a small to mid-size vacation rental company you cannot possibly reach all the the potential bookers who considers staying in your market area.

In the past, disconnected and closed systems made distribution costly and complex, but with Bookt, that is no longer the case. We offer many distribution options at a very low cost .

Different Portal Models

If you do decide to distribute your Vacation Rental inventory to third party portals, there are a myriad of options to choose from. They come in three main flavors:

• Pay per closed booking.
• Pay per lead/phone call.
• Pay per listing.

Which one is right for your company? As always, it depends, connect with one of our Online Lodging Success consultants to discuss your specific needs and opportunities.

Non-Exclusive Owner Contracts

Vacation Rental (VR) Managers need to adapt to the ever changing Internet marketplace. We offer solutions for VR Managers who are entering into non-exclusive relationships with property owners. Many of those owners want to continue renting the unit themselves whenever possible, but don’t mind paying a commission if the VR manager rents it as well. The most common marketing channel for these owners is HomeAway and its affiliate sites (VRBO.com and VacationRentals.com).

In order for an arrangement like this to work effectively, the VR manager and the owner needs a shared calendar. It is necessary to keep both the owner extranet calendar in Bookt and the HomeAway (HA) Connect calendar updated. As a property manager you can streamline this process, by making your Bookt calendar sync directly from HomeAway for specific properties, thereby greatly increasing the accuracy of your availability data and cutting down on work for your owners and reservation staff.