Own your bookings 👋
From OTA-dependent to fully booked, direct
📲 Your own bookings💸 Keep the commission🌐 Guests who return
Start from day one
Build a direct-booking page guests actually trust — and stop paying commissions.
Guests who come back
Turn one-time travelers into repeat guests who book you directly.
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Questions about direct bookings?
Quick, honest answers before you take your first commission-free booking.
Is the Mondosol Direct Booking course free?
Yes. You can start the Direct Booking course for free with no credit card. The free plan lets you start any course and keeps your progress, XP and streaks. Mondosol Plus (from €10 a month, €79 a year or €149 for lifetime access) adds the full library of 15 courses, live coaching sessions and language-travel programs. You can cancel anytime and every paid plan is backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee.
What is direct booking, and why does it matter?
A direct booking is a reservation guests make with you — on your own website or channels — instead of through an online travel agency like Airbnb or Booking.com. You keep the commission the platform would have taken, own the guest relationship, and turn one-time travelers into guests who come back and book you again.
What will I learn in the Direct Booking course?
How to build a direct-booking website guests trust, set up your booking engine, price without OTA comparison, market your property directly (social media and email), run loyalty programs for repeat guests, balance direct bookings with the OTAs, cover the legal essentials, and track performance with analytics.
Do I need a website or tech skills to start?
No. The course walks you through building your direct-booking page step by step, and it pairs with Mondosol’s Create Your Website course if you want to go deeper. If you can fill in a form, you can follow along.
Should I leave Airbnb and Booking.com?
No. The goal is balance, not abandoning the platforms: keep the OTAs for reach and visibility while you grow the share of guests who book you directly. There is a whole lesson on channel management and OTA balance.
What level does the course start at?
It starts at absolute beginner (why direct bookings matter and what to know before you start) and moves through elementary and intermediate modules, from your first booking page to loyalty programs and analytics.
Who teaches the Direct Booking course?
Elio, who has managed short-term rentals since 2014, with Jose alongside him in the welcome lessons. Everything is drawn from running real properties, not from theory.
How long does a Direct Booking lesson take?
About two to three minutes. Every lesson is bite-size on purpose, with a short quiz at the end, so you can finish one on a coffee break. Learn by doing: each lesson ends with something you can apply to your own listing the same day.
Do I get a certificate when I finish the Direct Booking course?
Yes. You earn a certificate every time you complete a Mondosol course, ready to share or simply feel proud of.
Modules
A1 — Absolute Beginner
Lessons
- Lesson 1: Why Direct Bookings Matter
- Lesson 2: Building Your Direct Booking Website
- Lesson 3: Setting Up Your Booking Engine
- 📅 Direct Booking Lesson: Loyalty Programs & Repeat Guests
- 💰 Direct Booking Lesson: Analytics & Performance Tracking
- 💰 Direct Booking Lesson: First Click to Check-In
- 1. Welcome from Elio and Jose
- 2. What you should know before you start
- 3. How to do the assignments
- 🏡 Direct Booking Lesson 1: Building Your Direct Booking Website
- 💰 Direct Booking Lesson: Legal Essentials for Direct Hosts
- 🏡 Direct Booking Lesson: Guest Loyalty & Repeat Bookings
- 🏡 Direct Booking Lesson: Pricing Strategy Without OTA Comparison
- 🏡 Direct Booking Lesson: Social Media for Direct Bookings
A2 — Elementary
Lessons
- Guest Reservation: Maximizing Property Income and Bookings
- 🏡 Direct Booking Lesson: Marketing Your Property Directly (SEO, Social & Google) | Mondosol
- 🏡 Direct Booking Lesson: Marketing Your Property Directly | Mondosol
- 🏡 Direct Booking Lesson: Email Marketing for Repeat Guests | Mondosol
- 📅 Direct Booking Lesson: Loyalty & Repeat Guests
- 💰 Direct Booking Lesson: Marketing Your Property Directly