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Hotel Funnel & Conversion
One accountable service for the complete journey from online discovery to confirmed reservation.
Open Door Hospitality combines funnel analysis, commercial strategy, performance monitoring and implementation follow-up.
The problemHotels and hostels are visible across many channels, but nobody is always responsible for how those channels work together as one booking funnel.
The website, Google Maps, OTAs, social media, advertising, pricing and guest communication are often managed separately.
❋ The ResultAs a result:
Potential guests encounter inconsistent information.
Traffic does not reliably convert into reservations.
Too many bookings depend on high-commission OTAs.
Promotions may increase occupancy while weakening ADR and REVPAR.
Pricing decisions are reactive rather than planned.
Guests book too late.
Booking-path problems remain unnoticed.
Management cannot clearly see what is working.
❋ The ObjectiveCreate and manage one measurable hotel funnel connecting:
Discovery → Consideration → Booking → Pre-arrival → Stay → Return or referral
The service identifies where the hotel or hostel is losing visibility, bookings, revenue or guest confidence and implements a focused strategy to improve those points.
❋ The proposed outcomeImprove ADR, REVPAR, net revenue and the quality of booked occupancy.
The objective is not simply to increase occupancy. It is to generate bookings that create greater value for the property: at the right price, through the right channel, with an appropriate booking window and length of stay.
To achieve this result, the service works through three possible strategies.
❋ The StrategiesBook in Advance, Direct Booking & Conversion, Guest Lifecycle
What is delivered each month
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A shared overview of the baseline, targets, monthly results, strategy progress and action status.
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A structured meeting to review results, make decisions and agree on the following month’s priorities.
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Approved strategies transition to implementation under disciplined governance.
What is delivered each month Every month, the property receives both performance analysis and active funnel management.
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We review:
Direct-booking share and OTA distribution
Booking pace and booking lead time
Average length of stay
Website traffic and booking conversion
Google Maps visibility and interactions
Google Ads performance and conversions
Cost per direct booking
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We review the most important guest and booking touchpoints:
Website
Booking engine
Hostelworld
Google Maps and Google Business Profile
Instagram and Facebook booking paths
WhatsApp and email contact
Promotions and discount consistency
Pre-arrival communication
Post-stay and cross-selling communication
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We review:
Base-rate consistency
Weekday versus weekend pricing
Occupancy-based pricing rules
Booking-window performance
Rate parity across direct and OTA channels
Promotion effectiveness
High-demand and special dates
Underpriced and overpriced dates
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Every month, we:
Update progress against strategic targets
Identify the largest current funnel leak
Select the month’s priorities
Create a prioritized action plan
Assign each action to an owner
Establish deadlines
Follow up on agreed corrections
Record completed, delayed and blocked actions
Document decisions and results
Open Door Hospitality helps independent hotels and hostels improve the systems connecting guest experience and commercial performance.
The agency was developed from practical experience across hospitality concept development, design, operations, positioning and guest experience.
That cross-functional perspective revealed a recurring problem: properties invest in individual channels, but rarely manage the complete journey connecting those channels to a profitable booking.