North Star Glamping, Caithness
Company: Glampitect (0131 248 3019 / www.glampitect.co.uk)
Product/service: Full glamping website and autonomous booking system
Details: Glamping consultancy Glampitect created the website for North Star Glamping with an integrated ‘hands-free’ booking system. This system generates a booking page on a glampsite’s own website and acts as a central calendar to numerous different booking channels including Booking.com, AirBnb and Expedia. The Glampitect team can set a site up to be linked to all of these with ease, maximising visibility and bookings.
According to the Association of British Travel Agents, 82 per cent of holiday bookings made by Brits in 2018 were made online, so an effective website and booking platform is imperative. Glampitect has not only designed and built numerous glamping websites but also has experience in the industry, running North Coast 500 Pods.
Feedback: Owner Maggie Donaldson said: “We are delighted with the website Glampitect created for us. We were shocked to find out that we had actually received some bookings through the system before they even completed the work! The website and system work seamlessly and generate bookings all the time. We highly recommend Glampitect.”
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