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Direct Bookings

Articles tagged Direct Bookings from the Airflow team.

Guide

Can I Move from WordPress to Booking Software?

Yes. You can keep your WordPress site and add a booking engine to it, or move the whole site across. What comes with you, what does not, and the order to do it in.

Can I move from WordPress to booking software? →
Product

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.

Can guests pay a deposit now and the balance later? →
Product

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.

How do I sell extras like an airport pickup at checkout? →
Product

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.

How does Airflow stop double bookings at checkout? →
Insights

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.

Is a website builder enough for a booking business? →
Guide

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.

How do I get my own booking website? →
Product

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.

Are WordPress booking plugins good enough? →
Product

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.

Why does my booking business need a real website? →
Product

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

Every Airflow plan includes direct booking: a Stripe-powered checkout, draft invoices, and full guest ownership — with no monthly fee for the booking engine.

Can I get my own booking engine without a monthly fee? →
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