Start a booking site for day passes to hotel pools and spas and scale worldwide by inviting every hotel and spa to join

Description

Build a booking website where locals and travelers buy day access to hotel pools, spas, cabanas, gyms and other amenities without an overnight stay. Invite hotels and resorts to join and list their spare capacity as extra revenue, show available dates and exactly what each pass includes, and confirm every reservation with the property. Earn an agreed commission on each booking, while hotels fill amenities that would otherwise sit empty.

Key facts

Business type: Marketplace

Why it can work

ResortPass sells day access to hotel pools and spas, demonstrating an established market for amenities sold separately from rooms. Hotels can control the dates, quantities and inclusions offered while a booking intermediary brings customers and manages the purchase. A focused broker can make a useful group of hotel partners easier to discover and book, earning commissions for bringing day guests to available amenities.

First 5 steps

1. Choose a destination and approach hotels with spare pool, spa or cabana capacity.
2. Agree commission, inventory limits, guest eligibility, inclusions and cancellation responsibilities.
3. Build a simple booking page and a reliable process for confirming passes with each property.
4. Feature permitted pool and spa tours on Instagram with exact pass inclusions; test paid bookings through local leisure and hotel audiences.
5. Reconcile guest redemptions, refunds and net commission before adding properties or booking automation.

Main risk

Our rating

Good — A credible business opportunity with a workable concept and normal execution challenges. Our rating is an editorial comparison, not a customer review, prediction or guarantee of results.