How it works · 5 October 2026

What you get with Holidu at a glance

What your Holidu account includes, and 4 features worth switching on.

A family from the Netherlands books your apartment for five nights in June, on a booking site you've never logged into. The dates close on every other platform, the Holidu AI Assistant answers their parking question in Dutch before you've seen it, the check-in form goes out, and on check-in day you get paid. All you did was set the June price months earlier.

Most of that work happens where you don't see it. This article covers what comes with your Holidu account, which separate tools it replaces, and four features worth checking this week.

More bookings from Holidu's own brands and the major booking platforms

A channel manager or other holiday rental software connects your home to booking platforms, but it doesn't bring guests of its own. Holidu does. Through holidu.com and our own brands, such as ferienwohnungen.de, gites.fr and Clubrural, your home reaches 100 million travellers a year. Guests who book through these regional sites often stay longer and book further ahead than guests on Booking.com or Airbnb, giving you a steady source of bookings on top of the big platforms.

Your home can also be listed on Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo and other booking platforms, all from one Holidu account. We create each listing, keep it up to date, and handle confirmations, modifications and cancellations on the platform's side.

Take direct bookings through your own booking website

With the direct booking toolkit, guests can book with you directly. You can set up your own booking website from a ready-made template, translated automatically into several languages, or add the booking module to a website you already have. Both come with your Holidu account.

New guests can find you through your Google Business Profile, and past guests can book through a link you send them, including the ones who used to call you on the phone. A direct booking runs like any other: the guest pays securely, the dates close on every platform, the check-in form goes out and the invoice is ready. Your listings on the booking platforms stay live, and over time you build a guest base of your own.

Earn more from every night with dynamic pricing

Dynamic pricing works from what guests actually paid for similar holiday homes in your region. When you set it up (under Pricing in your account), you get a recommended price curve for the next 14 months, which you can adjust and apply. After that, Holidu keeps recommending prices based on real booking data and you decide what happens: confirm each change yourself, or switch on automatic price optimization within the minimum and maximum you set. Hosts already using dynamic pricing earn on average over 20% more. Learn more about it here.

How Holidu saves you time on every booking: calendar, messages, payments and check-in

Every booking comes with work that runs in the background:

One calendar. Change a price or block a date once, and every connected booking platform updates automatically. Each new booking closes those dates everywhere else, which helps you avoid double bookings.
One inbox for guest messages. Messages from every booking platform land in one inbox and are translated both ways. You choose which topics the Holidu AI Assistant answers for you. Across Holidu, 8 in 10 guest questions are answered automatically, at any hour. Every reply the AI Assistant sends in your name shows up in your notifications, so you can step in whenever you want. When a guest writes about a sensitive topic, the AI Assistant doesn't answer: a person on the Holidu team does.
Scheduled messages. Write your key messages once and they go out automatically at the moments you choose, from arrival details before check-in to a check-out reminder the evening before, in the guest's language and under your name. You can edit or pause anything that hasn't gone out yet.
Payments and invoices. Guests pay securely on the booking platform and Holidu collects the payment. You get paid for each booking on the day of check-in.¹ Guest invoices come pre-filled from the booking in Financials → Guest invoices, and from check-in day you can check them and send them.²
Check-in and registration. Guests receive an online check-in form with ID scan after they book.³ In connected markets, their details go to the local authority on check-in day, which helps you meet local registration requirements.

¹ Payout timing can differ for your first payout and for last-minute bookings. ² In Portugal, guest invoices may need to be issued with certified invoicing software. ³ Covers bookings that come through Holidu. Manual bookings and calendars imported from other sites aren't included.

Local expertise for your market

Other software solutions might give you tools, but they don’t come with people who know your market: what guests in your region actually pay, or which local rule changed this spring.

Holidu has local teams in 29 offices across Europe. What they know about your market goes into the pricing recommendations you see and into the AI Assistant's answers, in your language, day and night. When a question needs a person, such as your pricing for next season, local rules or how to build more direct bookings, the AI Assistant connects you with the right person at Holidu, from a support specialist to a contact person who knows your market.

What you'd need without Holidu: separate tools compared

Running a holiday home on several booking platforms without Holidu usually means putting together separate tools and connecting them yourself: a channel manager, a website with a booking engine, a pricing tool, invoicing software and an online check-in and registration tool. Each one has its own login, setup and updates, and none of them brings you guests.

With Holidu, it's one account and the same features whether you have one home or 30, a villa in Mallorca or an apartment in Catania.

4 features to check in your Holidu account

Many hosts use only part of what comes with their account. If you haven't set these up yet, start here:

Your direct booking website. Set it up from a template, then send the link to guests who've stayed with you before. And when they book directly with you, you keep more of what you earn.
Dynamic pricing. Review the recommended price curve before you apply it, because applying it replaces prices you've set by hand. The first recommendations take about four weeks, so now is a good time to set up next year's prices.
The AI Assistant and scheduled messages. Choose which topics the AI Assistant answers for you, and write your arrival and check-out messages once.
Your active booking platforms. If you manage several homes, check which booking platforms are live for each one.

Frequently asked questions

Can I decide what runs automatically?

Yes. You can choose which topics the AI Assistant answers, and whether automatic price optimization is on. You can change these settings whenever you like, and your local team can help you set up the ones that matter most for your homes.

Can I choose which booking platforms my home is listed on?

Partly. Your home always appears on Holidu and its own brands and partner sites. Beyond that, you can choose which other booking platforms it's listed on, such as Booking.com or Vrbo.

How can I see which booking platform a booking came from?

Open the booking and scroll to the bottom of the booking details, where you'll find the booking source.

I still manage a listing on Airbnb or Booking.com myself. Can Holidu take it over?

Yes, we can import the listing details. An existing Booking.com listing can move to Holidu with its reviews where eligible, and Vrbo reviews can move on request. Airbnb reviews don't transfer.

Who do I ask if I have a question about my holiday homes?

Ask the Holidu AI Assistant in your account. When a question needs a person, it connects you with the right person at Holidu, including your local team.

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