A 2,900 EUR website brought in 3,500 EUR of direct bookings in the first month.
Premium apartments in Prešov that were dependent on Booking.com and Airbnb with 15-18% commissions. We built a custom booking system with online payments, an availability calendar and a multilingual interface. The investment paid for itself in the first month, and today 55% of bookings come in directly through the website.
Before
IQ Apartments ran premium apartments in Prešov, but every booking came in exclusively through Booking.com and Airbnb. The owners paid high commissions and had no control over their own clients.
- 15-18% commission on every booking
- No way to build their own brand
- Dependence on third-party platforms
- No direct contact with guests
What we did
We built a complete web platform with a custom booking system that rivals the big portals. Guests browse apartments, check real-time availability, and book and pay online.
- A custom booking system with real-time availability
- An integrated payment gateway (cards, Google Pay, Apple Pay)
- A multilingual interface (SK, EN, UK)
- Automatic confirmation emails
- A central interface for managing the whole operation
- Integration with Booking.com and Airbnb
Technologies
- Symfony
- React
- Material-UI
- Stripe
- Google Maps API
- Booking.com API
- Airbnb API
Results
Direct, commission-free bookings reached 3,500 EUR in the very first month of operation.
- 3 500 €
- Direct bookings, 1st month
- 2 900 €
- Website cost
- < 1 month
- Payback
- 15–18 %
- Commission saved
from direct, commission-free bookings
a complete booking system
the investment returned immediately
on every direct booking
- 55% of all bookings now come in directly through the website
- Their own client database for remarketing
- The ability to offer exclusive discounts for direct bookings
- Full control over apartment pricing and availability
“The website cost us 2,900 EUR and 3,500 EUR came through direct bookings in the very first month. The payback was immediate. And it grows every month.”