Guides
For small hotels, guesthouses and tour operators that run their website on WordPress. What we've learned while building Hotel & Tour Ops.
- A daily arrivals routine for guesthouses and small hotels
A short morning routine that catches problems before guests arrive, from unpaid deposits to missing arrival times, with a checklist you can print.
- What OTA commission really costs a small hotel
Working out what Booking.com, Expedia and Airbnb take from each booking, why cancellations make it worse, and the low-effort ways to win more direct bookings.
- Choosing a hotel booking plugin for WordPress in 2026
The main booking plugins for hotels, guesthouses and B&Bs, with their install counts and ratings, and the questions that decide which one fits your property.
- Running a housekeeping board for a small hotel
A simple room-status system that tells reception which rooms are ready and tells housekeeping what to clean first, on a whiteboard, a spreadsheet or a screen.
- Why iCal sync causes double bookings, and how to reduce them
How calendar sync between your website and Booking.com or Airbnb actually works, why it leaves gaps, and the practical steps that keep double bookings rare.
- WordPress plugins for tour operators, compared
The tour booking plugins small operators use on WordPress, how they differ, and what to check for departures, group sizes and deposits.
- Pickup lists and headcounts for small tour operators
How to turn a day's bookings into a pickup route and a headcount guides can trust, with the details drivers actually need.