Bookt's Availability Search Tools
Provide the path of least resistance
Bookt powers hundreds of lodging solutions and we have a treasure trove of usage data to compare and identify what delivers the best online conversion. By supporting these intuitive steps our clients increase their online conversion:
- Easy Quick Search on your Home Page
- Show all available inventory
- Allow Detailed Information Drill Down
- Provide a trusted and secure booking process
You can read more about our online booking engine here.
Easy Quick Search
Study after study shows that a confused website visitor will leave your home page rather than trying to investigate further. A simple to use quick search gives that very important first clear call to action
Our highly configurable quick search module can be placed prominently without interfering with your branding and imagery.
While many times less is more in terms of search options you can include:
- Check in/check out/length of stay
- Number of travellers
- Number of bedrooms
- Specific amenities
- Specific location (including "AJAX" location search for large scope sites)
- Specific Categories
- Max Rate
Flexible Availability Search
We're constantly surprised when we see bad search results on sites powered by our competitors. If photos, applicable rates, reviews, star ratings, mapping and location are not included in this view, how can the user make an informed decision?
We can provide you with easy to understand search result screens that fit:
- Regular Hotel and Resort Inventory.
- Apartment/Condo Rental Inventory from multiple developments
- Vacation Rental Inventory of Single Family Type
- Aggregated Inventory from Multiple Sources
In each case the inventory can also optionally be mapped on an interactive map on the same screen.
Detailed Unit Descriptions
Photos
Photos are the most effective way to describe your units - the more photos, the better. Surveys show that consumers crave photos over any other descriptive component. Bookt provides for an unlimited number of high resolution photos per unit.
Video
Just as impactful as photos but with the added advantage of movement and sound, video clips can also be effective draws to your property's features.
Amenities & Nearby Attractions
Second only to location, the most important information about a vacation property is its amenities. Prioritizing the appearance of the amenities so a site visitor encounters a featured amenity first is crucial to facilitating a booking ... "Spa Services" is more desirable than "Ceiling Fans", and should be listed first.
Similar Units & Compare Feature
Online shoppers always tend to be in "compare mode" and are thinking about what's better, more affordable and less risky to them. We know this and provide tools that to turn the compare process in your favor by making the comparison between your different units instead of between you and your competitor's units. Just like most other functionality in our platform, the effectiveness of this approach has been validated by our extensive usage data analytics.