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Direct Bookings

Articles tagged Direct Bookings from the Airflow team.

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Deposit Now, Balance Later — and the Books Stay Right

Let guests pay a deposit to hold their dates and the balance closer to arrival. Airflow tracks every stage automatically — deposit paid, balance remaining, fully paid — and the accounting stays reconciled the whole way. Live across cards, Paystack, and manual payments.

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Held for 10 Minutes: How Airflow Stops Double Bookings at Checkout

When a guest starts paying, Airflow holds their dates for about 10 minutes so no one else can grab the same slot. Complete the payment and it's confirmed; abandon it and the hold auto-expires and the dates free up. And a database-level guard makes a true double-book impossible, even in a race.

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Sell the Airport Pickup at Checkout: Guest Extras in Action

Offer airport transfers, late checkout, activities, and a private chef as paid extras — guests can buy them while booking or during their stay. The money flows to your account, the commission is handled, and there's no extra admin. Live now across your booking pages and the guest portal.

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Your Website Builder Bill Is Just the Start

A website builder gives you a brochure. For less than a Wix subscription, Airflow gives hosts the website and the operating system behind it — and moves your old site over in one conversation.

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WordPress Booking Plugins Are Holding You Back

WooCommerce Bookings, Amelia, Jetwoobuilder — WordPress plugins promise booking management but deliver frustration. Here's why they fail, and how Airflow's WordPress plugin and embeddable widgets turn any website into a direct booking system.

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Your Custom Booking Website

How Airflow gives you a branded direct booking website where guests can browse availability, book, and pay — with zero OTA commission.

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Your Booking Business Deserves a Real Website — Not a Linktree

Airflow's Website addon gives property managers a professionally designed, mobile-ready site with booking integration, custom domains, and managed hosting.

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Your Own Booking Engine, for Free — Why Direct Bookings Change Everything

Airflow's Direct Booking addon gives every host a Stripe-powered checkout, automatic invoicing, and full guest ownership — included free with every plan.

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