The Book Direct Playbook

Today the Book Direct Playbook was published and I jumped on my computer to get a Kindle copy! This is just the kind of playbook that vacation rental owners and managers need: a simple, complete guide to how to increase direct bookings and thus create your own sustainable vacation rental business.Mark Simpson is a respectful expert in the vacation rental industry. In addition, the power of the insights in this book come not only from him, but from the knowledge and experience of hundreds (thousands?) of vacation rental owners and managers with whom he interacts daily in his Boostly business and through social media.This is a book worth your time, whether you are already an expert or just starting out.

Mark has made available everything necessary to have a solid and growing STR. Wanting your guests to book direct is a major win for you and your guest. Mark will walk you through the steps to getting this accomplished. He has experience and knowledge that is worth way more then the price of this book. Go order you one now! #bookdirect

If you are in STR space and don’t have this book your leaving money on the table !! This A- Z detailed book of information of who to crush direct booking !! Highly recommended

It's clear that Mark has thought through every angle / dimension of how to build & market your personal brand. The impact? More revenue for my/your business. I enjoy learning from Mark across all his media formats, but loved the organization of Mark's many learnings/lessons that are contained here. Must read!

For anyone thats needs direction in the Short Term Rental business and more importantly the Book Direct space. This is what you need!

This play by play book on how to secure direct bookings has transformed our entire short term rental business model. We’ve already been paid upfront for a two month direct booking for next year… a down payment for another unit. Awesome stuff!

This book is full of such great information and different ways to get direct bookings and not rely on Airbnb. Super helpful!!

Very easy, entertaining, and informative read!

This book helps you to maximise profits from short term/holiday letting though encouraging customers to #bookdirect. Mark Simpson has been in the industry a long time and runs the very successful 'Boostly Academy.' He is extremely knowledgeable and passes on everything he has learned about making your business a success in this book. Well set out, as you can dip into the chapters you most need or you can read right through for a great overview and then go back to the bits you most need. It comes with a free companion online course and I highly recommend it.

What a fantastic book , I have been in the business for over 20 years and have been searching for such a book for a long time. Its a well written but to the point book on how to reduce your reliance on OTA’s, booking .com, air bnb , agents ect and how to go it alone and drive direct booking to your business. Loads if topics explored such as email marketing , social media , customer avatars as well as many other things. Also loads of tops and tricks on how to maximise the potential of your holiday lets . If you are in the hospitality industry, accommodation then this is a definite must . You really wont regret it. .

My book arrived today and only stopped reading to post this review as so impressed already. Having built my business on direct bookings I know how rewarding it is. But that was back in the day when Airbnb and booking. Com were a mere twinkle in their creators eyes, as the internet was just a baby! As these titans rose I felt you needed to go with the flow, to take advantage of their huge marketing budgets. It’s so easy to become reliant and be complacent, you forgot that to book direct is not only more profitable but it’s more rewarding for the guest to host relationship. I won’t be ditching my OTA “partner” but I will now be using the Book direct Playbook to get my mojo back and vastly increase my percentage of direct bookings. Mark Simpson is from the hospitality industry, for the hospitality industry: he gets it! Highly recommend this book and the online courses too.

This is a must-read for anyone with holiday rentals wanting to free themselves from the shackles (and commission) of OTAs such as Airbnb. This book will arm you with all the tips and tools you need to boost direct bookings and take control of your business again (and your profits). It's a win-win for business owners AND guests when you remove the middle man, commission and added fees from the equation. I have already benefited from Mark's #bookdirect training courses on Facebook so I'm delighted to now have this book to add to my armoury. So many tips on how to maximise the potential of your holiday lets. Essential reading for hospitality business owners.

I have been following Mark Simpson for a few years now on social media and done the bookings challenges. I can honestly say, my business & knowledge would be non existent without him. This book is amazing, more like a bible, for experts and beginners alike. packed with must have tips to get your direct bookings. There is still content in here I didn’t know, so always learning and always having the book to refer to is great. Worth every penny, you won’t be disappointed!