Resort Marketing Agency, More Direct Bookings Turn more research into stays booked directly with you.
SearchPod runs your website, Google Ads, SEO, AI search, follow-up, and reviews as one system, built to reach travelers while they're comparing destinations and win the booking direct.
- Campaigns aimed at travelers actively comparing your destination
- A site that sells the whole stay, not just a room rate
- See every step from first search to booked stay
Prefer to talk? (519) 930-8818 — a strategist, not a sales script.
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High-intent search
“[your city] resorts”
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Stay inquiry
Dates and party size requested
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Stay booked direct
No OTA commission
One team. One growth system.
- Website
- Ads
- SEO
- AI Search
- Follow-up
- Reviews
- of your ad budget is our whole Google Ads fee
- 10% of your ad budget is our whole Google Ads fee $600/month minimum, and your ad budget goes to Google in full, we add no markup.
- setup fees, month to month
- $0 setup fees, month to month No contract and nothing to buy in. If we're not a fit, you can leave any month.
- you-don't-pay guarantee
- 30 days you-don't-pay guarantee If you're not happy with your first 30 days, you don't pay. That's the whole policy.
These are our real prices, the same ones published on our pricing page.
Why Growth Stalls
Why most resorts plateau on direct bookings.
A beautiful property doesn't win the direct booking on its own. These are the leaks we plug.
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OTA commissions are eating your best season
Booking.com and Expedia bring volume, but they take a real cut of your highest-value bookings.
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Your site doesn't sell the whole stay
Travelers comparing destinations want to see the amenities, the dining, and the vibe, not just a room-rate calendar.
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Group and wedding leads get buried
A couple or a company researching a group block is a much bigger booking than a single room, but if that inquiry isn't handled fast, they book a competing resort instead.
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Bigger brands and metasearch outrank you
Chain resorts and metasearch sites spend more and rank higher for "[your city] resorts." If you're not visible there, a traveler compares and books someone else.
Your growth engine
More direct revenue, from five channels working as one.
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Custom Website
Sells the whole stay
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Google Ads
Destination researchers
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SEO
Ranks beside the OTAs
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AI Search
Named by AI tools
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Email Marketing
Nurtures group leads
More direct-booked nights
Google Ads · PPC
Google Ads for resorts. Jump to the top of Google, today.
Reach travelers the moment they start comparing resorts for your destination. Ads and landing pages built to win the direct booking, with every click and stay tracked.
- Targeted to your destination and amenities, not generic travel terms
- Landing pages that sell the room, the amenities, and the dining together
- Every booking traced back to the ad that earned it
Sponsored
www.yourresort.com
Oceanfront Resort · All-Inclusive · Book Direct & Save
Rooms, dining, and activities in one stay. Best-rate guarantee when you book direct. Weddings and group blocks available. Check availability.
- Rooms & Suites
- Weddings & Groups
- Spa & Amenities
Call (480) 555-0171
www.competitor-resort.com
Resorts Near Myrtle Beach
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Windward Bay Resort
You4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars, · 1,204
“Booked direct and got a room upgrade the OTA listing never mentioned.”
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Aspen Hollow Mountain Resort
5.0 5.0 out of 5 stars, · 876
“Our wedding block was handled by one coordinator from start to finish.”
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Coral Reach Resort & Spa
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars, · 1,540
“The all-inclusive rate direct was actually cheaper than the app.”
Local SEO
Search engine optimization. Get found before the OTAs do.
When a traveler searches “[your city] resorts”, chains and metasearch sites fill the results. Amenity pages, destination content, and a tuned Google Business Profile put you in that mix.
- Rankings for the destination and amenity searches travelers actually type
- Pages for weddings, groups, and each major amenity you offer
- Fresh guest reviews and authority that lift your rankings
High-Intent Visibility
The searches we win for your resort.
We aim your resort at the moments travelers are choosing a destination, on Google and in the AI assistants they now ask for trip ideas. Here are samples of the high-intent searches we work to win.
Page one of Google & Bing
The destination and amenity searches we build your site, ads, and content to win, paid and organic.
- [your city] resorts
- all inclusive resorts [your city]
- best resorts in [your city]
- family resort [your city]
- adults only resort [your city]
- resort wedding venues [your city]
- ski resort [your city]
- beach resort deals [your city]
- spa resort near me
- resort day pass [your city]
- romantic getaway resort [your city]
- top rated resort [your city]
Google Search · Bing Search
Recommended by AI search
AI-search optimization (AIO) so assistants name your resort when a traveler asks for a getaway recommendation.
- “What's a good all-inclusive resort in [your city]?”
- “Recommend a well-reviewed family resort in [your city].”
- “Where can I find an adults-only resort near [your city]?”
- “Find a resort in [your city] that can host a wedding block.”
- “Best resort in [your city] for a honeymoon?”
Google Gemini · ChatGPT · Claude (Anthropic) · Google AI Overviews · Perplexity
These are examples, the exact terms come from your destination, amenities, and competitors. Rankings and AI visibility build over time, not overnight.
Email Marketing
Email & follow-up for resorts. Turn an inquiry into a booked stay.
A traveler requests dates, then goes quiet while they compare other resorts. Automated follow-up keeps you top of mind through the decision, and brings past guests back for another stay.
- Inquiry follow-up that keeps your resort in the running during the compare-and-decide phase
- Pre-arrival details and upsell offers for confirmed stays
- Return-visit and off-season offers for past guests
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Your dates are available, here's what's included
Rooms, dining, and activities for your requested stay.
Inquiry follow-up -
Getting ready for your stay with us
Check-in details and a few activities worth booking ahead.
Pre-arrival -
We'd love to have you back
An off-season rate for guests who stayed with us before.
Return visit
Proof, not promises
Track every click, booking, and dollar.
One dashboard shows how every channel turns into direct-booked stays, what's working, what it costs, and what to do next.
Lead Tracking Every inquiry followed up
A destination inquiry rarely comes with a decision attached, most travelers are still comparing two or three other properties when they reach out.
See where a stay request came from
Every request carries the campaign or page that generated it, so budget shifts toward what's actually converting into stays instead of just traffic.
Nudges while they're still deciding
A traveler who requested dates but stalled gets a gentle check-in while they're comparing, timed so it lands before they book somewhere else.
ROI Tracking Proof of what pays off
Every stay is linked back to whatever brought that guest to your site, so you can weigh a campaign's real return against what an OTA would have charged you for the same room-night.
Revenue per marketing dollar
Spend and booked room revenue are matched up so you can see the return on each campaign, not just how many people clicked.
Where to put next month's budget
Performance by channel is broken out separately, so the campaigns actually filling rooms get more budget and the rest get cut.
Call Analysis No bookable call lost
Travelers call with questions about rooms, amenities, or group blocks. A fumbled call is a lost booking.
Every call scored
Each call is graded on whether it booked, so you can spot the questions that lose guests and fix the answers fast.
A text before they hang up on hold
A call that rings out sends an automatic text within seconds, so a traveler stuck on hold has another way to reach you instead of dialing a competitor next.
Review Generation Proof other travelers trust
A resort's photos and star rating usually do more convincing than its own website copy.
Timed to catch the good mood
The request goes out right at checkout, while a guest is still glowing from the stay, not days later when the memory has already faded.
Nothing posted goes unseen
New reviews across every platform land in a single feed, so a bad one gets a fast, thoughtful reply instead of sitting there unanswered.
Our work
Six live sample sites. Yours gets a design all its own.
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Straight answers
Marketing for resorts, without the mystery
It runs the channels travelers use to research and book a resort stay: your website, Google Ads, SEO, AI search, email, and reviews. SearchPod runs them as one system and tracks every click and booking, so you know exactly what's driving direct revenue.
Our prices are public and plain. Google Ads management is 10% of your ad budget, with a $600/month minimum, and your budget goes to Google in full with no markup from us. SEO is $50 per page, starting at 10 pages a month. Custom websites are eight one-time packages from $1,500 to $20,000+ (details at /websites). $0 setup, month to month, no contract.
An OTA listing fills rooms, but every one of those bookings costs you a percentage. What marketing adds is a source of stays that doesn't carry that ongoing cost, which raises your margin on the same number of rooms sold.
Look for one team that runs your site, ads, SEO, AI search, and reviews together, and reports cost per booking, not vanity clicks. You should own your site, ad accounts, and guest data, with no long lock-in.
Paid campaigns can start putting your resort in front of destination researchers within a couple of weeks. Rankings and AI-search visibility take longer to build, usually a few months, but once they're up they keep sending stays your way without a per-click cost attached.
One team runs your whole system: website, Google Ads, SEO, AI search, email, and reviews, instead of five vendors who don't talk. Our pricing is public, setup is $0, everything is month to month with no contract, and if you're not happy with your first 30 days, you don't pay.
The whole thing. Website and brand, Google Ads, SEO, AI search, email, and review generation, one team, one system, one report.
Yes. Click, form, and booking tracking go live on day one, so you see what a new direct booking costs to win and which channel brought it in.
Yes. We build dedicated pages and follow-up for group, wedding, and event inquiries, so those higher-value leads get answered fast instead of sitting in a shared inbox.
Yes, and it may matter more than the campaigns you run during peak season. The travelers locking in next year's peak-season dates are usually researching and comparing months ahead, often during your slowest weeks, so that's when you want to already be visible.
You do, all of it. Your website, brand files, ad accounts, and guest data are yours from day one. If we ever part ways, it all leaves with you.
Request a free proposal and you'll have your plan, with real pricing, within one business day. How long the site takes depends on the package and on how quickly your content and photos arrive.
Free Proposal
Let's win back your direct bookings.
Tell us about your resort and we'll map the plan to grow the bookings you don't pay OTA commission on: site, campaigns, and the tracking behind them.
- A custom plan with real pricing
- A free audit of your site and rankings
- Answers from a specialist within one business day
Month-to-month. You own your website, your ad accounts, and your data — always. Or call (519) 930-8818.
Request your free proposal.
Tell us about your resort and we'll send a plan to win more direct bookings, plus a free audit of your current site. No obligation, within one business day.