Direct Bookings

RV Park Direct Bookings

Drive more reservations through your own booking engine and keep the commissions you'd otherwise lose to OTAs. Own your guest relationships and grow repeat revenue.

Why Direct Bookings Win

Every direct reservation is higher-margin and builds a guest relationship you control.

Your Own Booking Engine

A branded, real-time reservation site means guests book with you directly — no middleman, no commission.

Keep Every Dollar

OTAs take 10–15% per booking. Direct reservations put that margin straight back into your NOI.

Own the Guest Relationship

Capture guest contact info so you can re-market directly and turn first-timers into repeat regulars.

Direct vs. OTA Bookings

OTAs have their place for discovery — but direct bookings are where the margin lives.

FactorDirectOTA
Commission0%10–15% per booking
Guest contact infoYou own itOften withheld
BrandingYour park, front and centerOTA brand dominates
Repeat bookingsEasy to re-marketGuest belongs to OTA
Pricing controlFull controlRate parity rules apply

5 Ways to Win Direct Bookings

Practical tactics that shift your booking mix toward higher-margin direct reservations.

  • Add a real-time booking button to every page of your site
  • Claim and optimize your Google Business Profile with a booking link
  • Offer a small direct-booking perk (late checkout, firewood) vs. OTA rate
  • Email past guests before peak seasons with a direct booking link
  • Use OTAs for first-time discovery, then convert guests to direct

Example

Shifting 30% of Bookings to Direct

Annual OTA volume$300,000
Shifted to direct (30%)$90,000
Commission saved (12%)$10,800/yr
Added value at 8% cap~$135,000

Commission savings flow straight to NOI — and compound into asset value.

See the Direct Booking Engine

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Keep More of Every Booking

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