Booking Engines | Bed Breakfast Traveler

March 8, 2014

Why a Booking Engine on your Website is Vitally Important for B&Bs

Here are some reasons why instant online booking capability on a Bed & Breakfast’s website is vitally important:

B&B’s can offer incentive pricing for direct booking on their website versus OTAs.
Encourages international guests, and can actually increase the diversity of guest demographics.
Helps capture reservations from potential guests that would otherwise leave the website and search elsewhere (the fact is, most guests are searching multiple accommodations on the internet, and just don’t want to waste time emailing or calling).
A well-integrated Booking Engine raises the credibility bar for a B&B. Properties using freebee booking buttons, old style email request forms, or PayPal-style payment buttons are often perceived by guests as amateurish or “low-budget”. This is a perception that, rightly or wrongly, reflects how well the B&B manages their accommodations.
The importance of collecting deposits online with a booking cannot be overlooked. Most free booking buttons don’t offer this. Additionally, a well-established Booking Engine that can verify customer credit cards, and handle collections in multiple currencies is important, particularly in many regions. Many international guests will not be able to book if their cards are being declined by second-rate providers and merchant accounts. Most innkeepers don’t know that even PayPal restricts payments from cardholders in many countries. These are questions that all innkeepers should be asking when selecting a Booking Engine provider.

So, if you are an innkeeper or manager of a small hotel, consider how online booking capability may enhance your business. Ask questions, and consider several providers before selecting one that’s right for you.

For some ideas on how BedBreakfastTraveler.com (Instant World Booking) can improve your website with a Booking Engine, visit:

http://bedbreakfasttraveler.com/booking-engine.php

January 24, 2012

How to Get Channel Management for your B&B

The interest level in IWB Channel Manager is incredible. A number of questions have been received about how to get the quickest access to this service. We’ll answer this question here.

Well, you need to start by having a free listing on BedBreakfastTraveler.com (Instant World Booking), which provides free marketing, a high-end calendar system, and access to all our other services. This can be accomplished in about 3 minutes at the following page:
http://www.bedbreakfasttraveler.com/listings/add_property.php

Once listed, you will have access to a wide array of service options, for example Booking Engines and a low cost property management system called IWBFrontDesk.com. You can get a free trial of our excellent property management system at:
http://www.IWBFrontDesk.com

Now, for Channel Management, which is the hot topic. You will have access to get started with IWB Channel Manager, offering management of dozens of booking sites right from one calendar. Once you have your free listing, please log in with the User ID provided, then proceed to the CHANNEL MANAGER page. There you will find all the information you need.

One thing Instant World Booking prides itself on is being able to provide high-end services at a cost cheaper than any competitor. For example, we have a guarantee to provide a booking engine for your B&B website lower than any other competing offer. For some demos on our Booking Engines, please see:

http://www.bedbreakfasttraveler.com/booking-engine.php

November 1, 2010October 13, 2010

New Booking Engines, Lower Prices for 2011

Following is a letter published to our fellow members of the Professional Association of Innkeepers International (paii.org):

We wish to introduce to you our new Booking Engines (Online Reservation System) for 2011. They’re available right now! BedBreakfastTraveler.com (Instant World Booking) believes that this announcement is quite timely. Economic conditions in North America, and for the B&B industry as a whole, are still quite lackluster, despite earlier forecasts. Like you, we feel that internet technology should not only make our lives easier, but also save money … and lots of it. Instant World Booking has introduced a pricing model for Booking Engines that does just that.

In short, BedBreakfastTraveler.com (Instant World Booking) guarantees you a much lower cost for your website’s booking engine than your current provider.

And what’s more, you even choose the way you want to pay: commission pricing, monthly cost, per-transaction cost, etc. We can customize a pricing plan to meet your specific needs, as well as reduce your costs. You choose the pricing model that’s best for you. What really matters is — you’ll be saving money.

For years now, we’ve been reading our competitors’ websites and blog posts explaining their cost structure. You’ve probably seen some of these articles, trying to justify commission costs of 25% – 30% for online reservation programs. And, if you use a competing Booking Engine for your website, you may be paying from $50 per month (that’s the absolute lowest) up to $300 or more per month, plus a commission for every reservation. And, then there’s the setup fee (as high as $999), and plenty of restrictions on how much availability you need to allocate to avoid higher costs.

If there’s any one message I want to get across here: Please Don’t Overpay! It’s no wonder that in the last year, some of these competing providers have been bought out by major corporations or conglomerates. This has been widely publicized in the news. Let’s just see which direction their prices go in the next year.

There’s no secret to why BedBreakfastTraveler.com (Instant World Booking) can offer the same, and better, services for a much lower cost. We’ve been developing better Booking Engines and online marketing services for close to a decade. And, we’re passing on the savings of our smart solutions to you.

Check out a demo of our Booking Engine for your website here:

http://www.bedbreakfasttraveler.com/booking-engine.php

Then, contact us and tell us how much you pay for your current solution. We guarantee a lower cost, and you can even get set up for free in just 24-48 hours.

Check out our blog for more innkeepers’ intelligence, and get the real breakdown of pricing for some of our most popular competitors:

http://www.bedbreakfasttraveler.com/blog_bb/category/business-intelligence/

Even if you’re not in the market for a new Booking Engine just yet, list your property with BedBreakfastTraveler.com today for free. You get 15+ pages of web-optimized, translated content about your B&B (we translate your B&B descriptions for you). This comes complete with custom searchable maps and extras. This is an unprecedented value.

http://www.bedbreakfasttraveler.com/listings/add_property.php

Thank you for your valuable time. I promise you that, after spending a couple of minutes checking out our Booking Engine demos, you’ll be saving a lot of money in 2011.

May 19, 2010October 13, 2010

Rezovation Booking Engine? Switch now and Get $200 Back

If you use Rezovation for your website’s booking engine, or a similar service like Webervations or other BedandBreakfast.com product, consider switching today and get $200.00 back. Do you want to save a lot of money AND have a superior booking engine for your website? Check out BedBreakfastTraveler.com (Instant World Booking), and learn why our booking engine services are better than Rezovation and the rest:

http://www.bedbreakfasttraveler.com/booking-engine.php

BedBreakfastTraveler.com offers a superior and more flexible solution for your website’s booking engine. If you’re already using Rezovation, just compare costs and features. There’s no obligation or cost to check out a demo booking engine from BedBreakfastTraveler.com. So, why overpay? We already offer lower rates than Rezovation and other competing providers. We also offer more services and options, including deposit and payment options not available elsewhere. In addition to our already lower rates, when you switch now from a competing provider, receive an additional $200.00 back. Contact us today for more details and to receive your demo.

April 25, 2010April 19, 2010

Questions about BedBreakfastTraveler.com’s Booking Engine for B&B Websites

Maybe you’re considering a new booking engine for your bed and breakfast website. Maybe you’re looking for a better solution at a lower price. Here are some of the questions you should be asking:

What do you mean by “almost cost-free solution”?
Are my customers charged a service fee?
Can I still keep all my other third party services and software when I use this booking engine for my website?
Am I required to use other services or software by Instant World Booking?
What is Full No-show (failure to arrive) and Cancellation protection?
How do I receive my deposit payments?
What special discounts are available if I switch today from a competing provider?

To get the answer to these and other important questions about booking engines for your website, please see: Bed and Breakfast Booking Engines and DEMOS.