After last week’s post, it’s no secret how I feel about the OTAs. I was not surprised that many of you agreed with my take on those dang interlopers.
Today, I’d like to tell you about a company that not only feels the same way we do, they did something about it. And they can help you do something about it, too.Â
They’ve created a collaborative network of property managers and owners that support each other’s businesses by sharing leads and guests.Â
FetchMyGuest.com is a marketplace that puts control back where it belongs - with the individual property manager or owner. Each time a potential guest clicks on a property within the marketplace, they are linked directly back to the vacation rental manager or owners site to complete the booking transaction.Â
The founders of FetchMyGuest.com believe strongly in the #BookDirect initiative. So strongly, in fact, that they created this one-of-a-kind marketplaces to put guests directly in touch with owners.Â
Through their networked membership marketplaces Northweststays.com, Calistays.com and Northeaststays.com (with more on the way), FetchMyGuest.com provides vacationers an easy way to browse rental listings from all over North America.Â
In directing guests back to the individual managers or owners sites, it saves vacationers booking and/or service fees and allows vacation rental managers and owners to hold on to their sometimes thin profit margin by not charging booking or service fees to them, either.
Most important, your properties are shared throughout the network marketplaces. Â As the networks grow, you properties gain more exposure to vacation rental travelers looking for the best overall value.
Thanks to a proprietary software, FetchMyGuest.com allows you to integrate your listing with their platform and all vacation rental software works with it.Â
If you’d like to get more info and/or a demo, visit their site at www.FetchMyGuest.com or get in touch with the amazing Vince Perez at vince@fetchmyguest.com. Tell him Alissa sent you!