Integration overview
About
Glamping Hub was launched in 2013 as a booking platform for unique accommodations in nature and as a resource for sustainable tourism. Glamping Hub is one of the world's leading luxury camping websites. They provide a space to reach travellers from camping, eco-friendly, and luxury travel markets who have a higher disposable income and are looking to experience more than the average hotel stay. In fact, when people search ‘glamping’ in Google, often one of the first search results shown is Glamping Hub. Find glamping spots all over the world; ranging from luxury to pet-friendly, romantic or family-friendly, and eco-friendly properties, we offer the perfect getaways in nature to everyone.
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Glamping Hub can help you increase your visibility and send you more bookings. Glamping Hub is an essential booking platform that can help your safari tent, cabin, tree house, tiny house, yurt, or other unique property be found and booked.
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List your property with no contract and no hidden fees! Glamping Hub only charges a low commission on confirmed bookings. That means you only pay when your property sees results!
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Glamping Hub is a leading global market specialist for hosts with unique accommodations or glamping structures located in nature.
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Glamping Hub provides your property worldwide exposure with their 125k+ followers on social media platforms and a dedicated public relations team!
Minimum requirements to connect
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Minimum number of properties: 1
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Property type must be set to one of the following types: Bed and breakfast, Chalet, Guest house, Lodge, Resort, Villa, Castle, Boat, Cottage, Camping, House or Cabin.
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Licence number is provided.
Integration model
| Sync type | PULL |
| Static data sync | Static data is pulled by Glamping Hub upon initial property connection. If the static content needs to be updated, you need to request it directly to the Glamping Hub. Then, a Glamping Hub representative schedules a manual data update. |
| Availability, Rates & Inventory sync |
Dynamic data (e.g prices) is pulled by Glamping Hub in real time, upon a set of stay dates are checked by the guest on the website. Other dynamic data that is displayed on the website is synchronised once a day. |
| Instant bookings | Yes |
| Booking requests | Yes. The booking request is not sent to Rentals United until it is confirmed. If the host has request-only bookings activated, they will have to log in and respond to the booking request in the Glamping Hub dashboard. Once it is confirmed, the information will transfer over to Rentals United. |
| Quote requests | Yes (availability, minimum stay, rates, and fees) |
| Reservation sync | Glamping Hub pushes reservations to Rentals United. |
| Reservation modifications |
Reservation modifications via Rentals United are not synchronised with Glamping Hub. If hosts decide to modify a booking, they need to email support@glampinghub.com. If guests decide to modify, they need to email support@glampinghub.com. After the Glamping Hub team modifies the booking in their system, the booking will update in Rentals United. |
| Reservation cancellations |
If hosts decide to cancel a booking, they need to email support@glampinghub.com. If guests decide to cancel, the booking gets cancelled in Glamping Hub and these bookings will be cancelled in Rentals United, too. |
| Cancellation penalties | If a host is cancelling a booking due to an extenuating circumstance (such as death, health, disaster, or weather related events), they will not be penalized. Otherwise, hosts can cancel a booking and a full refund will be provided to the guest. A penalization will be applied to the listing that will deboost it temporarily in the search results on Glamping Hub. |
Additional info
| Accepted locations | Worldwide |
| Target guests | Families, nature lovers and special events e,g wedding anniversaries, proposals and birthdays |
| Origin of the guests | - |
| Long stays (more than 30 days) | Yes, yet not typical |
| Channel website | https://glampinghub.com/ |
Inventory type
| Pick & Choose |
Pick & Choose, offers a curated selection of glamping, does vet and quality check of each accommodation that requests to be listed. Some of the requirements:
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| Multi-units | No |
Channel performance
| Top location | The USA (California, Texas, New York and Colorado), Australia, New Zealand, Canada. |
| Top inventory type | Accommodations that have direct access to nature, not strictly limited to what people associate with traditional glamping (Tipis, Yurts and Safari Tents). Cabins and tiny houses constitute a big group on Glamping Hub. Secluded accommodations, with access to nature and with a unique structure are wanted. |
| Top performance season | Spring & Summer |
| Key amenities |
Minimum amenities: bed, bathroom, electricity, and water Pet friendly accommodations, Jacuzzi/ hot tubs |
| Best practices | When adding your accommodation to Glamping Hub, make sure the photos resemble a walkthrough of the property. Photos are the key. Explaining clearly the bedroom structure and surrounding area / amenities is also important for the users. |
Charges & Payments
| Charging party | Glamping Hub charges the guest. The host is required to provide their bank details and set up their payout information when they sign up with Glamping Hub.Glamping Hub then releases the payment to the host’s bank account on the day of check-in. |
| Credit card details | N/A |
Commission
| Commission | 4% on the confirmed bookings |
| Commission charging | Glamping Hub charges the commission on the total booking, including taxes and fees |
| Commission application | Glamping Hub takes the commission from the prices received from Rentals United |
Contract & Onboarding
| Average onboarding time | Glamping Hub aims to have the account created and properties published and live on the site within 2 weeks of receiving the request. However, this may vary depending on whether the property is located in the target market and how many properties the host has. |
Contact & Support
| Support email for property managers | inventory@glampinghub.com |
| Response time | Glamping Hub aims to respond within 24-48 hours of receipt |