Property coverage/exposure
With tourism being as it is today, property rentals have exploded. Our site offers online coverage for your property and puts you directly in contact with accommodation seekers.
Why not rely on our infrastructure and traffic to help you book your property. www.durban-direct.com enjoys top positions in many of the major search engines, receiving an average of 4,000 unique visitors per day! All you need is an email address and you can let us take care of the rest.
Commission free - deal direct and SAVE!
We put you directly in contact with people seeking accommodation. The client saves money and you can charge a higher rate because no commission is being taken off by your agent.
We notify you by SMS
When you receive a booking enquiry an SMS will be sent to your cell phone notifying you. The best thing is, this service is free of charge!
Cheaper than the competition
Not only do we charge no commission but our yearly rental is cheaper than anybody else offering a similar service. How is this possible you ask?
Allowing updating through the control panel not only gives you, the user, more control - it saves us time as well. Aside from allowing us to charge the most reasonable rentals on our website, this lets us concentrate more on constantly bettering the service we are offering to our customers.
Update your properties at will
We pride ourselves in being the first company to offer this service to its clients.
Once registered, you will be given access to a secure control panel. Here you will be able administer your personal details as well as all aspects of your property (e.g. Add new pictures).
- No waiting for updates to your property
Update whenever and as often as you like!
But I have my own website
The problem you will face in this situation is high placement in search engines. One property will struggle to draw the required traffic online.
With our extensive database of properties and search engine expertise we can guarantee a far greater number of hits for your property.
The next problem is that not everyone is web savvy enough to maintain their own website. www.durban-direct.com offers you the ability to make changes to your property online with our user-friendly control panel.
Increase bookings with property statistics
When you sign up with us you will be able to see detailed statistics for your property. The key quantity in marketing your property online is booking enquiries per hit. This figure is given by the number of booking enquiries you have received divided by the number of hits, or views, your property has received. You will be able to monitor this figure over time and see how making changes to your property can affect it. It goes without saying that this figure must be as large as possible.
Most importantly, you will also have access to what the average BE per hit figure is for all properties in your region - this will give you a very good indication as to how your property is performing.
The control panel comes with a page giving guidelines on how to present your property as well as possible.
Nothing to lose!
We offer a 100%, no questions asked, money back guarantee.
What can you lose?
What will I get when listed on our website?
Property detail page: This will display all information associated with your property. Complete with a booking form linked to your email address.
Property control panel: Here you can maintain your property. Add/remove features, update price information, and upload new pictures.
We also offer a detailed property statistics module showing unique property hits on a daily basis.
Exceptional service
Our dedicated team prides itself in being the most efficient in the business. We deal with client queries immediately and have all the infrastructure in place to ensure that not even the smallest request goes unnoticed.
Our system also allows you to fully manage the representation of your property - we are, of course, at your disposal and will help whenever necessary. Any amendment to your establishment's represenation on our website is effected within 24 hours.
We will always work with our clients to ensure that their establishment's representation is optimal. Maintaining a high quality across all our establishments ensures return traffic and helps you, our client, get as many booking enquiries as possible.
Exceptional search engine rankings
The proof is in the pudding. Go to any of the major search engines (e.g. Google, Yahoo) and type in any of the following:
cape town accommodation durban accommodation johannesburg accommodation garden route accommodation kruger park accommodation kruger park
You will see we consistently rank in the top 5.
Availability with Nightsbridge
Many establishments and homeowners are listed with Nightsbridge, the most popular online booking engine for SA establishments. We plug into the Nightsbridge engine to extend availability to all guests visiting Accommodation Direct. This means less work for you, and more conversions from guests who expect availability when booking accommodation given today's technological standpoint.
So what does it cost?
We offer 4 subscription options to suit our clients needs
| Pay per enquiry |
This will cost R20 per enquiry.
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| 6 months subscription |
This will cost R845 once off and R470 to renew.
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| 1 year subscription |
This will cost R1,200 once off and R825 to renew.
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| 2 years subscription |
| This will cost R1,775 once off and R1,400 to renew. |
What is Avail? A Free availability and booking system
What does AVAIL do? AVAIL offers realtime availability and "checkout" functionality for your property. Guests can see which days your property is available before booking.
Live availability, online bookings? Why?
Reduce email correspondance, save time
Increase booking rate
Your guests will love it
People expect interaction
50% of travellers book accommodation online
How?
AVAIL provides either a checkout and booking calendar or a plain availability calendar which can be easily linked to any website advertising your property.
www.avail.co.za
Why more people use AVAIL
NO SETUP FEES or FIXED COSTS
Uses AJAX - the latest in Web Technology
Completely customisable to suit your website(s)
Easiest to update availability
Your calendars automatically update themselves with the latest booking info on all websites.
Well presented and easy to navigate (highly functional)
Calendar can be embedded and branded to fit your website, no popups
And once again...It's FREE to setup
I am already listed on a web resource
In today's age you can never have enough exposure. To have only a single web presence is like limiting yourself to advertising in one magazine. Many different forms of advertising mediums have emerged over the years and they have shown that more exposure is always the best. The internet is no exception.
Many of our subscribers that have their own web sites have reported that they get the majority of their bookings from www.durban-direct.com. Our visitors enjoy our simple, easy to read and well organized format.
What will I get when listed on Durban
Property detail page: This will display all information associated with your property. Complete with a booking form linked to your email address.
Property control panel: Here you can maintain your property. Add/remove features, update price information, and upload new pictures.
We also offer a detailed property statistics module showing unique property hits on a daily basis.
What is the Alexa Ranking of http://www.capetown-direct.com/
Alexa is the authorative third party traffic monitoring website.
You can see it here http://www.alexa.com.
* We are currently # 1 for travel and tourism in Cape Town
see http://www.alexa.com/browse?&CategoryID=220306
* And # 3 most popular website for Cape Town overall
see http://www.alexa.com/browse?&CategoryID=25836
* And # 4 Most popular website In Western Cape
see http://www.alexa.com/browse?&CategoryID=228063
* And # 41 Most popular website in South Africa
