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Give a repeat guest a reason to book you directly instead of an OTA.

A loyalty programme for a hotel rewards a guest or a corporate account for booking again. The reward might be a rate benefit, a room upgrade or an early check-in, given in exchange for booking direct instead of through a commissioned OTA. GullySales designs a programme sized to a single property or a small group rather than copying a large chain's scheme.

A 90-minute audit call and a written, scored report. Turnaround, reporting and term are agreed in writing after the audit.

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What loyalty programmes means

A loyalty programme is a structured reward, such as points or a discount tier, given to a customer for buying repeatedly. It differs from general retention because it is a specific scheme rather than an ad hoc check-in. GullySales designs the reward structure and the message that reminds customers it exists.

Also for hotels

Sales and marketing for hotels, the overview.

For hotels

Where it usually goes wrong, and what we would do.

  • “The reward should favour the channel you want”

    A benefit offered only on direct bookings gives a guest an actual reason to skip the OTA next time, rather than a generic discount available everywhere.

  • “Corporate accounts need their own loyalty terms”

    A company booking rooms every month responds to a volume-based benefit or a fast-billing arrangement more than to a points scheme built for leisure travellers.

  • “A simple punch-card version works for a single property”

    A small hotel does not need a points platform, a tracked record of stays and a clear, stated benefit on the fourth or fifth visit is enough to start.

What we do

What we deliver for hotels.

Every deliverable, what it covers for you, and the result it is there to produce. Nothing here is an extra.

  1. Direct-booking reward structure

    A rate benefit, upgrade or early check-in offered only when a guest books through your own website or number.

    Result: A guest has a reason to skip the OTA next time.

  2. Corporate account benefit terms

    A volume-based rate or faster billing arrangement written for a company booking rooms at the agreed interval.

    Result: A corporate account has its own reason to keep booking direct.

  3. Simple stay-tracking record for a single property

    A record of each guest's visit count, kept against phone number or email, sized for one property rather than a chain platform.

    Result: The front desk knows exactly when a guest has earned the benefit.

  4. Card and message explaining the programme

    A printed card handed at checkout and a follow-up message stating what the guest earns on their next direct booking.

    Result: A guest leaves knowing exactly why to book direct next time.

  5. Direct-booking share report

    A report against your baseline showing how many direct bookings came from guests already in the programme.

    Result: The owner can see whether the programme is changing where guests book.

How the result is measured

  • Members enrolled
  • Redemption rate
  • Repeat spend by members versus non-members

Recorded as a baseline before work starts, so every later report has an honest comparison.

Read the full customer loyalty programmes page

Who it is for

This is written for these hotels.

  • Business and transit hotels
  • Boutique and heritage properties
  • Resort and destination hotels
  • Budget and mid-market chains
  • Banquet and wedding-focused properties
  • Serviced apartments and long-stay properties

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • You want a guaranteed Google ranking or a guaranteed number of leads. Nobody honest can promise either.
  • You need enquiries by next week and have nobody to answer them.
  • You want posts and reach reported, not enquiries and orders.

How it works

From your first message to the first report.

No open-ended retainer. Each step has a point in time and something you receive.

  1. 01 · Day 1

    Free audit call

    90 minutes with whoever handles your enquiries: how they arrive, how fast they are answered, where they are lost.

  2. 02 · After the call

    Written, scored report

    Six areas scored, fixes ranked by return and cost. If you want our help, the scope, the fee and the reporting come with it, in writing.

  3. 03 · Before work starts

    Baseline recorded

    Enquiries by source, reply time, conversion and cost per order, written down so every later month has an honest comparison.

  4. 04 · Month 1

    The first fix goes live

    Usually the cheapest one on the report: reply time, a follow-up sequence or the marketing-to-sales handover.

  5. 05 · As agreed

    Report against the baseline

    What moved, what did not, and what changes next, in plain words. How often you get it is set in writing before work starts.

  6. 06 · At the end of the term

    Renew on the numbers

    The term ends and you decide whether to continue from the results. The length is agreed in writing before anything starts.

How the work runs for hotels

  1. 1

    Assess

    We look at your OTA ranking and reviews, your direct-booking website, your reply time to banquet and corporate enquiries, and where last month's bookings actually came from.

  2. 2

    Fix the OTA presence

    Photographs, descriptions and review replies brought up to date across every OTA listing you use.

  3. 3

    Build the direct channel

    A booking-ready website and a reason for a past guest to book directly next time instead of paying an OTA commission on your behalf.

  4. 4

    Bring bookings in

    Local and destination search, reviews from real guests, and quotes for banquets and corporate stays that go out the same day.

  5. 5

    Keep guests coming back

    A loyalty offer for repeat guests and corporate accounts, and a staycation push for weekends when local demand exists.

Proof

What happened when owners fixed this.

Real clients, the work we did, and the result as it was recorded. Where no number was recorded, none is claimed.

All case studies

  • Hotel Felicity Inn

    Situation
    A traveller compares three hotels on a phone and books one. The website was not built for that.
    What we did
    • The site rebuilt around booking
    • Photography and one look
    • Search work for destination searches
    • Content a traveller reads
    Result
    • Online bookings increased 35%
    • Organic traffic increased 50% within six months
    • Positive reviews on Google and TripAdvisor increased 30%
    Read the case study

  • Chord Road Hospital

    Situation
    Patients who knew the hospital trusted it. Patients who searched for a department or a treatment in the area did not find it.
    What we did
    • Website rebuilt around patient needs
    • Search visibility
    • Social media on a schedule
    • Review management
    Result
    • Organic traffic increased 60% within six months
    • Online appointment bookings increased 40%
    • Social following grew 45%, and engagement on it rose 70%
    Read the case study

Also worked with

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Why us

Why owners pick GullySales over an agency.

  • Marketing and sales, as one job

    Most agencies stop at the enquiry. We also fix what happens after it: the reply, the follow-up, the quote and the CRM.

  • The person on the first call does the work

    No account managers in between. You are never handed to someone you have not met.

  • A baseline before anything starts

    Your numbers are written down on day one, so every later report compares against something honest.

  • The fee in writing, split three ways

    Our time, your media spend and production on separate lines. You always see what goes to us.

  • No guarantees we cannot keep

    The term is agreed in writing and never a default twelve months. We never promise a ranking or a lead count, because nobody controls those.

  • One office, and we say so

    Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru. We work across India by call and WhatsApp and travel when a session needs to be in person.

#257, 3rd floor, Sri Nanjundeshwara Complex, Nagarbhavi 8th Block, Outer Ring Road. How we work.

The offer

Start with a free audit of how you sell.

It is useful on its own, whether or not you hire us.

What you receive

  • A 90-minute call with the person who will do the work
  • A written, scored report on the six places orders leak
  • Every fix ranked by what it returns and what it costs
  • The one thing to do first, and why
  • An honest line on whether you need outside help at all
  • If you do, the scope and the fee in writing

No invoice. No obligation. No sales script.

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FAQ

Questions owners ask before they call.

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Is a loyalty programme worth it for one property?
Yes, when it targets guests who already stay more than once, such as business travellers on a fixed route, rather than trying to attract entirely new guests.
How do we track who qualifies?
Through the same guest record your front desk keeps, checked against phone number or email at each booking, which we set up as part of the work.
How soon would we see more direct bookings?
Fixing the OTA listing and review replies moves first, since the searches are already happening there. Building a direct-booking habit among repeat guests is slower, usually a season or two.
Do we need to advertise?
Most properties benefit first from a stronger OTA listing and reviews, which cost nothing extra in media. Advertising helps fill a known quiet season or push a specific banquet or staycation offer.
How much does it cost?
There is no price list, because the work differs by business. The fee is scoped in the free audit and put in writing before anything starts, split into our time, your media spend and production.
How long is the contract?
The term is agreed in writing after the audit, along with the fee and the reporting. It is never a default twelve months, and renewal is decided on the numbers against the baseline recorded at the start.
Who will actually do the work?
The person you meet on the audit call. We work from one office in Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru, with no account managers in between.
What do you need from us?
For the audit, last month's enquiries in any format and 90 minutes with whoever handles them. After that, access to the accounts the work touches, such as the website, Google Business Profile or CRM, and time for the review meetings.
What if we are not happy with the work?
Tell us and the plan changes. Everything is reported against the baseline, so a number that is not moving is visible to both sides. The term is in your written scope, and the refund and cancellation policy sets out the rest.

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