Hospitality Booking Systems: OpenTable, ResDiary, SiteMinder
OpenTable, ResDiary, SiteMinder, Lodgify, FareHarbor and Bookeo compared for restaurants, accommodation and experiences on what a website needs from them.
Writing
Hospitality: what we have had to fix
20 write-ups from production, newest first. Each one is a problem hit on a real project and how it was diagnosed and fixed.
The Best Hospitality Websites in 2026, and What They Share
Not the prettiest restaurant, B&B and experience websites; the ones that take the booking direct. The nine traits they share in 2026.
A Booking Engine on Your Own Site: The Setup
How to put a reservation or booking engine on a hospitality website, from choosing the system to the Book button, the tracking and the monthly test.
Can Our Site Take Reservations Directly? For Hospitality
Yes, whatever kind of hospitality business you run. Which system suits restaurants, accommodation, experiences and coworking, and what it takes to wire it up.
Does This Cover Coworking Spaces and Campsites?
Yes. Twelve kinds of hospitality and experience business, each with its own sub-page, because a restaurant and a glamping site book very differently.
Embedding OpenTable Without Slowing the Site Down
Where to put the OpenTable widget, how to deep-link it, and how to keep a restaurant website fast while reservations still complete in a few taps.
Hospitality Website Checklist: The 6 Things It Must Do
Six tests for a restaurant, B&B, holiday let, escape room or tour operator website, each runnable on your own phone in a minute.
How Much a Hospitality Business Website Costs in 2026
Price bands for a restaurant, B&B, holiday let, escape room or tour operator website in 2026, what each includes, and the running costs after launch.
Hospitality Website: Template or Custom, Which Pays Back
Template or custom build for a restaurant, B&B, holiday let or experience website: what each costs, and which one takes the booking back from the marketplace.
Hospitality Website Rules by Country: US, UK, CA, AU, EU
What changes about a restaurant, accommodation or experience website across five markets: price display, cancellation rights, allergens, privacy and access.
How Do We Present Prices Honestly? For Hospitality
Show the total including tax and mandatory fees, say what from-prices are from, and state deposits and cancellation before checkout. The short version.
Inclusive Pricing: How to Set It Up on a Hospitality Site
How to hold hospitality prices as records, show the total including tax and fees, match the booking engine, and keep seasonal rates correct on every page.
Live Availability: How to Set It Up on a Hospitality Site
A guest who cannot see whether you are free goes back to the marketplace. How to get real availability onto your own site without risking a double booking.
The 9 Pages a Hospitality Website Needs, and What's on Each
The nine kinds of page a restaurant, B&B, holiday let, campsite or experience website needs, what belongs on each, and how to stage the build.
Paying Commission on Your Own Guests: The Website Fix
Guests search your name, visit your site, then book on the marketplace because it cannot take the booking. How a website with reservations stops the leak.
Photos That Do Not Do the Place Justice: The Fix
Guests book on pictures. How to plan a hospitality photography shoot, what to shoot for each kind of business, and how to publish it without a slow site.
Prices That Surprise at Checkout: The Hospitality Fix
A rate of £95 becomes £141 at the last step, and the guest leaves. How a hospitality website shows the real total on the page and keeps the booking.
Real Photography: How to Set It Up on a Hospitality Site
The production side of hospitality photography: shot lists by business type, licensing, file handling, where each image goes and how to keep the site fast.
Why Book Direct Rather Than Through the Marketplace?
Commission, the guest relationship and the rules on rate parity. What direct booking is actually worth to a hospitality business and how to ask for it.
Why Your Hospitality Website Is Not Getting Bookings
Guests visit and still book on the marketplace, or phone to ask. Eight reasons a restaurant, B&B, holiday let or experience website fails to convert, in order.