Booking systems can be one of the tricky bits when it comes to running a glamping site. You can do it all yourself, or hand the whole thing over to big systems like Booking.com, AirBnb, Cool Camping and Canopy & Stars, but they all take a commission which can eat into your hard earned profits.
Another approach is to work in combination with these larger systems to ensure 100% occupancy while still looking after your own booking system. Or perhaps a ‘channelled’ system that spreads across the system to avoid double booking issues.
There are a few companies out there that offer booking systems you run yourself different degrees. These can be really useful. Best to shop around and ask lots of questions before committing yourself.
Below are some I have spoken to on the phone and at trade fairs that I believe have gone the extra mile to provide a really good service. They are just suggestions so please do you own research.
Anytime Booking
Anytime Booking offer HUB for tracking reservations, guest communications and travel website bookings all in one place. Built for campsites, glamping sites, holiday parks, motorhome hire and holiday letting agencies. Some of the key features of our glamping online booking software that will help you manage your bookings are being able to adapt your pricing […]
Cool Camping
Cool Camping, one of the bigger players that can’t be ignored. Pioneers in introducing people to alternative ways of holidaying from their early paper books to their present substantioal online presence. The Cool Camping website is one of the most popular curated glamping websites in the UK with well over three million unique users each […]
Bedful
Bedful is the market-leading booking system in the glamping, camping and outdoors accommodation industry. They offer commission-free bookings on your own webs itentegrating seamlessly with Airbnb, Cool Camping, Glampingly, Xero and more From small, boutique glamping sites to multi-accommodation business models, Bedful is an adaptive, user-friendly system specifically designed for the outdoors accommodation industry. With […]
glampsites.com
Since 2015 Glampsites.com has been welcoming listings from glampsites of all sizes to provide a tailored resource to campers searching for the best glampsites throughout the UK, Ireland and beyond. The team at Glampsites.com are excited to launch the introduction of online bookings on their website. Glampsites.com specifically targets the glamping industry and now campers […]
glampingly
Created by the award-winning team behind the Cool Camping brand, glampingly.co.uk is a new website dedicated solely to luxury glamping accommodation. Visitors can search and book stays in the click of a button, while glampsite owners can increase visibility and their own booking revenue whilst still integrating with other key channels. Glampingly features over 800 […]
GlampManager
GlampManager booking and management software is specifically designed for glampsites. A simple and easy to use solution to grow and manage your glamping business. Accept commission-free bookings through your website and link in with many 3rd party websites such as Glampsites.com, Booking.com, Airbnb and PitchUp.com. Create and manage your own bookings, process payments, send email […]