StayDirect™

StayDirect™ is a low cost referral service offered to Hosts which sees a digital nomad routed to a Host's own booking system for processing the booking. Instead of using the Nomad Stays booking system (card acceptance, confirmations, communications etc.) the StayDirect™ Host provides these themselves. Your digital nomad prospects see a different button alongside your offers. They see a "Book Direct with Stay" button. What the Nomad Sees: StayDirect BookingFlow [staydirect user] Under StayDi...

When a nomad clicks on your advert they are redirected to a page on another site of your choosing. The URL address for this other page is called an 'endpoint'. It is the end of where the user is taken to when leaving Nomad Stays. Booking Pages are Preferred Endpoints As the user has seen your advertising and prices already they are more likely to be read to book when the click on the "Book Direct with Stay" button. Instead of a homepage we recommend you direct the nomad to an actual booking ...

StayDirect™ has a 1% referral fee. This means we charge your 1% of the value of the deal that the user clicks on. Your account has a Nomad Stays Wallet associated with it which you top up with advertising monies. Users Click on Deals (not names) Unlike a generic business listing site, or other top-of-funnel websites we don't link from your stay name. Instead we link from the Offers and Deals you have made available. So you are attracting more serious buyers and always now which offers are m...

StayDirect™ has No Markup As we are not providing booking services for StayDirect™ we don't charge a booking fee. Insert Your Retail Pricing for StayDirect™ With StayDirect™ your list your Retail prices. You list the total prices that nomads will pay for your Stay. This differs from BookingFlow (our standard agency model) where we mark up your net prices by around 12% for the booking before presenting total prices to nomads.

Yes. You can choose another platform to send your nomads to for booking. You will of course be paying their charges in addition to the StayDirect™ fees. You will need to ensure your prices between the 2 platforms are the same to avoid any loss of trust from nomads.

When a nomad sees your price on Nomad Stays they will be expecting to pay that price on your own booking site. After all it was the deal you list on Nomad Stays that encourages the nomad to book. Aligning Prices is Very Important You won't want to undermine your reputation by having a higher price on your booking platform. Not only will you upset the nomad but you'll be paying for the referral without closing the booking. Always ensure the prices you list on Nomad Stays and the other bookin...

Switching between StayDirect™ and BookingFlow, our standard agency model is possible. It must be performed by Nomad Stays Admins. Simply message us from your Stay Account and we'll make the switch. Preparing for a Switch to StayDirect™ There are 3 main differences in the setup between StayDirect™ and BookingFlow. - StayDirect™ Prices are retailprices, while BookingFlow Prices are wholesaleprices. - StayDirect™ needs a URL [endpoint](https://help.nomadstays.com/412934-What-is-an-EndPoint)to ...