Booking.com Host FAQ

How do I get started with advertising on Booking.com? To create a Booking.com host login, you can join TravelNest for free, and market your short-term rental on the channel, as well as 30 others.

How is Travelnest different from a booking site? TravelNest is a channel marketing software for holiday home owners. We build the listing for you, and you can manage all of your bookings from the one account. Find out more here.

Can I use Booking.com and Travelnest together? If you are already a member of Booking.com and wish to use Travelnest alongside the channel, you can synchronise your calendars to avoid double bookings. Let Travelnest fill your remaining occupancy! 

How much does Booking.com charge hosts? The Booking.com fees for a host direct is 15-19% commission charge on all bookings. With Travelnest, pay 20% commission and we will do the hard work for you.

Booking.com Extranet

The Booking.com Extranet is an administrative dashboard for hosts, where all elements of the property listing can be edited. With Travelnest, our team can access this area on your behalf in order to help optimise your listings. Our expert advisors offer regular optimisation and performance calls to hosts to continually help them improve and boost bookings. Using insider knowledge, we have the tips which are known to get hosts booked.

Booking.com Promotions

Your listing is more likely to appear at the top of search rankings if you have a promotion applied. Hosts who offer Booking.com discounts can expect to receive a badge on their listing. There are several  promotions which can be offered to guests within the Travelnest account, including: Early Bird, Last Minute, Mobile Rates, Genius Preferred Partner. Appeal to every segment of guests with the above promotions, including those who prefer to book in advance, as well as those who look for last minute holidays. Click here to learn more about both Early Bird and Last Minute discounts. Using Mobile Rates can be particularly beneficial, as most hosts and guests prefer to use the Booking.com app. 80% of bookings on the platform are now made on a mobile device. The Genius loyalty scheme and Preferred Partner programme are lucrative schemes which hosts must be eligible for. More about each promotion and how to apply them to your Travelnest account is outlined in our guide.