The 2021 Book Direct Show is a hybrid event including both online and in-person access.
The Online Series - Sep 1-10, 2021
In the build up to our live show we streamed 17 online presentations over 8 days featuring some of the best names and companies showcasing direct booking strategies.
The Schedule
Wednesday 1 September
PROFESSIONALISATION
Nancy McAleer
Professionalism - The Chasm Between Full Occupancy and Mediocre Results
1600 BST • 1700 CET
1100 ET • 0800 PT
Wednesday 1 September
DIRECT BOOKING DATA
Alexander Caravitis
The Data Behind Direct Bookings: Are they catching up?
1700 BST • 1800 CET
1200 ET • 0900 PT
Thursday 2 September
VIDEO MARKETING
Wendy Jae David Tucker
Skyrocket your direct bookings with video marketing
1600 BST • 1700 CET
1100 ET • 0800 PT
Thursday 2 September
TRUST SIGNALS
Christophe Salmon
How to increase direct bookings through trust signals
1700 BST • 1800 CET
1200 ET • 0900 PT
Friday 3 September
NICHE MARKETS
Marcus Räder
The importance of exploring niche markets for direct bookings
1600 BST • 1700 CET
1100 ET • 0800 PT
Friday 3 September
PINTEREST
Jodi Bourne
How to Use Pinterest to Increase Bookings
1700 BST • 1800 CET
1200 ET • 0900 PT
Monday 6 September
GUEST EXPERIENCE
Chris Taylor
How to Become Part of Your Guests Delightful Memories
1600 BST • 1700 CET
1100 ET • 0800 PT
Monday 6 September
DIGITAL NOMADS
Daniela Derin & Deborah Labi
The Quest For Nomads
1700 BST • 1800 CET
1200 ET • 0900 PT
Tuesday 7 September
DATA
Ryan Wood
Using Airbnb Data to Improve your Business
1600 BST • 1700 CET
1100 ET • 0800 PT
Tuesday 7 September
TECHNOLOGY
Terry Whyte
What should you be looking for in a PMS to deliver direct bookings?
1700 BST • 1800 CET
1200 ET • 0900 PT
Wednesday 8 September
REVENUE MANAGEMENT
Fabian Bartnick
Revenue Management de-mystified - Does it really benefit everyone?
1600 BST • 1700 CET
1100 ET • 0800 PT
Wednesday 8 September
B2B SALES
Noble Crawford
Destination Marketing: How To Leverage B2B Sales To Increase Revenue
1700 BST • 1800 CET
1200 ET • 0900 PT
Thursday 9 September
BOOKING CONVERSION
Doug Kennedy
Maximizing Sales & Service Via Textual Communications
1600 BST • 1700 CET
1100 ET • 0800 PT
Thursday 9 September
REVENUE MANAGEMENT
Jesse Lott
Short-Term Rentals and New Era of Pricing and Online Distribution
1700 BST • 1800 CET
1200 ET • 0900 PT
Thursday 9 September
FACEBOOK
Yvonne Halling
Generating Direct Bookings from Facebook
1800 BST • 1900 CET
1300 ET • 1000 PT
Friday 10 September
REVENUE MANAGEMENT
Richie Khandelwal
Revenue management strategies to make Book Direct a successful channel
1600 BST • 1700 CET
1100 ET • 0800 PT
Friday 10 September
TRUST & CONVERSION
Na'ím Anís Paymán
Optimising Conversions on
Direct Booking Websites
1700 BST • 1800 CET
1200 ET • 0900 PT
Book Direct Show Live - Monday Sep 13th
The Book Direct Show - Live
Monday 13th September
0900-1700
London, UK
Our live show took place at Tobacco Dock in London.
Educational sessions featured some of the leading direct booking speakers and panelists talking about content marketing, storytelling, social media, video marketing, PR, email marketing, SEO and more.
Speakers:
