Practical, UAE-specific guidance on OTA commission, direct bookings, Dubai and Abu Dhabi licensing, guest automation, apps and search visibility — written for licensed holiday-home operators, not generic hosts.
Airbnb now charges most hosts a 15.5% host-only fee and Booking.com commission typically lands around 15%. Here is what that means in dirhams for a Dubai holiday-home operator — and how direct bookings change the maths.
Read the article →A practical, step-by-step playbook for Dubai and Abu Dhabi holiday-home operators to win commission-free direct bookings: website, apps, SEO, guest data, automations, pricing and more.
Read the article →A clear guide to Dubai's holiday home permit from the Department of Economy and Tourism (DET): who can apply, documents, Standard vs Deluxe classification, Tourism Dirham, smart locks, fines — and why compliance is the first step to direct bookings.
Read the article →Abu Dhabi's Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT) has widened who can operate holiday homes and tightened listing rules. Here is what owners, tenants and operators in Abu Dhabi need to know — and how to turn compliance into direct bookings.
Read the article →From booking confirmation to the post-stay rebooking offer — the seven automated guest emails that raise reviews, cut support calls and turn first-time guests into direct bookers. With timing, content and UAE-specific tips.
Read the article →Apps were once only for hotel chains. Today a UAE holiday-home operator with 5 units can have branded iOS and Android apps — and they are the strongest repeat-booking channel you can own. Here is why, and what a good app includes.
Read the article →A practical SEO and AI-visibility guide for UAE holiday-home operators: local keywords, property page structure, schema markup, Core Web Vitals, Google Business Profile and how to get recommended by ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity.
Read the article →One email a month with UAE holiday-home insights: regulation changes, direct-booking tactics and seasonal demand data. No spam.
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