Direct bookings come from more than just the main booking engine link on your website. You might have set up special links on your social media pages (like Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok), listed your rooms on Google Hotels or Google Vacation Rentals, or created alternative sources, currencies, or rates for specific guests.
When you want to see how these non-website direct channels are performing, you can pull your Booking Summary report and filter your data by source in just a few simple steps.
Step 1: Download your Booking Summary report
Select Reports on your Online Calendar
- The Booking Summary report type is selected by default, so no change is needed here.
- Adjust your Report Format or date range to cover the timeframe you want to review.
- Click Run Reports to generate your download.
Your report will generate immediately:
- On a Mac or Windows computer, your file will either save automatically into your Downloads folder or your web browser will ask where you'd like to save it
A quick note on browser pop-ups:
If your browser displays a message saying a pop-up window was blocked, please don't worry at all - simply click to allow it! It is a completely safe file downloading straight from our secure system.
Step 2: Filter your direct booking sources
Once your report opens on your computer:
- Locate the Source column and click to open the column filter options.
- Clear the current filter selections.
- Scroll through the available list and tick the direct booking sources you want to view:
- Alternative Currency
- Alternative Rate
- Alternative Source
- Google Hotels
- Google Vacation Rentals
- TikTok
- Click OK to apply your filter.
Keep in mind:
If a specific source hasn't been set up in your NightsBridge account yet, it won't appear in your filter list.
Step 3: Review your direct booking list
Your report will now display a clean, filtered breakdown of all the bookings generated from your direct booking channels. You can use this clear picture to see which social channels and direct options are bringing in the most stays!
