Tutorial
How to set up hotel bookings on WordPress with a free plugin, step by step
From the plugin upload to your first test booking: property, rooms, rates, Stripe in test mode and the booking form on your page, with a screenshot of each step.
Guides to direct hotel bookings
Practical guides for hotels, B&Bs and vacation rentals that take bookings on their own site, and for the web agencies that build those sites.
Tutorial
How to install a PHP hotel booking script on your own hosting, step by step
Hosting requirements, database, upload, the wizard, your property and rates, Stripe in test mode and a first test booking: the whole install of Panda Resort, with screenshots.
How-to
How to sync Airbnb and Booking.com calendars with your WordPress site
Connect Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo and Google Calendar to your own booking site with iCal, and cut the risk of double bookings.
Buyer's guide
PHP hotel booking script: how to choose the right one
Self-hosted script, SaaS booking engine or WordPress plugin? The costs, the trade-offs and a checklist to use on every demo.
Use case
How to build a multi-vendor hotel booking platform
One website, many properties, each managed by its own team or owner: what a multi-vendor booking platform needs, business models and setup.
Revenue
How to calculate RevPAR, ADR and occupancy rate (with a worked example)
The three figures every hotel manager should know: formulas, a worked example, and which one to watch when you change your prices.
Comparison
MotoPress Hotel Booking alternative: a free WordPress plugin compared
MotoPress Hotel Booking and Pandao Booking compared: what each one includes free, what costs extra, and which Pandao product fits your property.
Comparison
QloApps alternative: PHP hotel booking scripts compared
QloApps and our PHP hotel booking scripts compared: what each one includes, what costs extra, owner accounts, channel sync and support, and which script fits your property.