How to take back your guest data and increase direct revenue this fall

Summer takes care of itself. Fall does not. When holiday traffic slows, the winners are those who own their customer data. That lets you follow up in a personal way, hit the right moment, and get guests to book with you, not through third party sites.

Fall is full of moments: autumn break, peak staycation season, Halloween, courses and conferences, Christmas party bookings, and Black Friday that can bring people back in January and February. To make this work, you need to know who your guests are, what they like, and how to reach them.

How having control of your customer data can save the fall

When autumn arrives, occupancy and sales depend on how well you activate your own guests directly. Without good data, your messages become generic, costly, and tied to third party channels. With ownership of your data you can:

  • follow up personally with relevant offers after the stay
  • highlight fall moments at the right time for the right guest
  • move sales from third party to your own channels, which improves margin and control
  • measure impact in NOK and percent across campaigns and periods

Think of fall as a series of micro seasons. Each micro season needs its own audience, its own message, and a clear path to purchase.

Micro seasons to activate this fall

Autumn break and staycation
Family friendly packages with early check in for members.

Halloween weekends
Themed stays, bar and restaurant with member offers.

Conference season
Weekday packages, simple loyalty for companies, and an invite back after the first event.

Christmas parties and related stays
Nights before and after the party, late checkout for members, offers in bar and spa.

Black Friday and shopping weekends
Early access for members and gift cards instead of deep discounts.

For each micro season, define the audience, the timing, the offer, and the expected result. It all depends on having direct contact with the guest.

Loyco loyalty is the solution, and here is how it works

Loyco creates one simple member profile for each customer, linked to an email or a phone number. Sign up happens where the guest is: at reception, at checkout, and online. You can add a link or QR in the receipt and the booking confirmation. After sign up the guest gets a clear welcome email with their benefits, and a profile page where they can change consent and preferences at any time.

The system pulls core data from booking, checkout, and the online store. That removes manual work and reduces errors. You can then activate guests in a personal way. Send a short thank you a few days after the stay. Invite summer guests back when fall is coming. For guests who arrived through a third party, explain why booking direct next time is better. You decide who gets what and when, and you can offer perks people use, like late checkout on Sunday or a small offer in the bar and restaurant in quiet periods. Everything is run from one place, and staff only need simple routines at reception and checkout.

The result is more sales in your own channels, better margins, and more stable traffic through the fall. Instead of broad blasts to everyone, you reach the right guest with the right message. At the same time you get a simple analytics panel with key numbers like direct revenue, change in channel use, new members per month, opens and clicks, use of benefits, and total revenue, so you can see what works and adjust quickly.

In short, Loyco makes it easy to keep the relationship in your hands, follow up in a clear way, and show results with numbers that matter. When fall comes, this is what decides whether bookings come from your own guests.

We help you set up sign up at reception, at checkout, and online, send the first emails, and give you a simple report that shows the impact.

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