Solutions/Marketing/SEM

Hotel paid search and metasearch

Paid search that pays for itself.

Google, metasearch and paid social campaigns that win your brand searches back from the OTAs and bring new guests to book direct.

Paid search, October

Every campaign tracked to bookings

Live
CampaignSpendBookingsReturn
Brand protection$620319.8×
Metasearch$1,180224.6×
UK, winter sun$94092.9×
886landing pages managed
3.1%average click-through rate
1:4return on ad spend

Figures across the hotels on our platform.

The problem

“We spend on ads every month, and I can’t tell you what they bring in.”

Hotel ad budgets leak into broad keywords, wrong markets and clicks that never book, while OTAs bid on your own hotel name.

What it costs you today

  • Paying for your own nameOTAs bid on your brand and charge you commission when they win.
  • Clicks, not bookingsReports show impressions, not revenue.
  • Wrong marketsBudget spent where guests don’t book.

Today

  • Reports on clicks
  • OTAs win your brand searches
  • Budget spread thin
  • Weeks to launch

With SEM

  • Reports on bookings and revenue
  • Your website wins them
  • Budget follows what books
  • Live in a day

Brand protection

Win the guests already looking for you.

Guests who search your hotel’s name are ready to book. Brand campaigns make sure they land on your website, not an OTA listing that charges you commission.

  • Brand search campaigns
  • Google Hotel Ads and metasearch
  • Direct rate shown alongside OTAs

Brand searches, October

Won by your website78%
Won by OTAs22%
Commission avoided$9,400

Illustrative example.

Growth campaigns

Reach new guests in the markets that book.

Campaigns by market, season and segment, with landing pages built for each. Budget moves weekly to what is actually booking.

  • Market and season targeting
  • Dedicated landing pages
  • Weekly bid and budget tuning

Return on ad spend by market

United Kingdom1:5.2
Germany1:4.1
UAE1:3.6

Illustrative example.

Everything included

What you get

01

Live in a day

Campaigns set up and running within a day of kick-off.

02

Win your brand searches

Guests looking for you land on your website, not an OTA.

03

Compete, however late you start

Smart bidding and targeting that win visibility against bigger budgets.

04

Target the right markets

Budget follows the countries, dates and segments that actually book.

05

Find hidden revenue

Metasearch, shoulder nights and long stays most hotels overlook.

06

Tracked to bookings

Revenue and return per campaign, not just clicks.

Who it’s for

Built for hotels that want to own their revenue

Independent hotels

Stop paying OTAs for guests searching your name.

Resorts

Reach long-haul markets at the right time.

Hotel groups

Portfolio campaigns with property-level reporting.

Getting started

How it works

  1. Set up and track

    Campaigns, landing pages and booking tracking, live in a day.

  2. Optimise every week

    Bids, budgets and ads tuned to what books.

  3. Report in revenue

    Spend, bookings and return per campaign, every month.

Questions

What hotels ask us

How fast can campaigns go live?

Usually within a day of kick-off.

Which channels do you run?

Google Ads, Google Hotel Ads and metasearch, and paid social.

What return should I expect?

Hotels on our platform average a 1:4 return on ad spend; we report yours every month.

Do I need a minimum budget?

No fixed minimum. We size budgets to your markets and goals.

See it working on your own numbers

A 30-minute call with a strategist, using your hotel’s live rates and channels. Or start with a free Profit Health Check, sent within 48 hours.

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