A zero-commission direct-booking engine for your property
Stop giving 15–18% to OTAs on every stay. Vayves gives you a fast direct-booking website with no commission on your own bookings — and demand from amaldives.com at 10% for marketplace bookings — so more of every booking stays with you.
OTAs are great for discovery and terrible for margin. Every booking they send costs you 15–18% forever. A direct-booking engine lets guests book on your own site — and you keep the commission. Vayves makes that direct channel real, and adds a demand source so \'direct\' does not have to mean \'empty\'.
How Vayves grows your direct bookings
- ✓Your own booking website — real-time availability and rates on a {name}.vayves.com address or your own domain.
- ✓One-line embed — add a "Book direct" button to your Facebook page, Instagram bio or existing site.
- ✓Commission-free — you pay nothing on bookings that come through your own page (4% on your property's stay page bookings).
- ✓amaldives.com demand — list your property and take direct bookings at a 10% platform fee for marketplace bookings instead of OTA rates.
- ✓Own the guest — you get the email, the relationship and the repeat booking, not the OTA.
The commission maths
On a $120/night, 3-night stay, an 18% OTA commission is about $65 gone. Through your Vayves direct site that is $0; through amaldives.com the 4% fee is under $15. Shift even a third of your bookings direct and the difference dwarfs the subscription — which is why the software effectively pays for itself.
Payments that fit your market
Take cards via Stripe, local gateways like BML Connect and Maya, or pay-at-property — so guests can always pay the way they prefer, and you get paid on your terms.
Frequently asked questions
What does "zero-commission" mean exactly?
Bookings made through your own Vayves booking website carry a 4% platform fee. Bookings sourced from the amaldives.com marketplace carry a 10% fee — still far below the 15–18% OTAs charge.
Can I add a booking button to my existing website or social?
Yes — Vayves gives you a one-line embed and a shareable booking link you can put on Facebook, Instagram or any website. Those bookings are charged 4%.
How do I actually get direct bookings, not just a booking page?
Vayves pairs the booking engine with demand: your property lists on amaldives.com, which sends real traveller bookings straight to your calendar at 10% (marketplace rate).
What payment methods are supported?
Cards via Stripe, BML Connect, Maya and pay-at-property, in USD or MVR.
Ready to run your property on Vayves?
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