Guides for owners
Straight answers for owners: how to take bookings on your own website, what Booking.com, Airbnb and Pitchup really take from each booking, and how booking systems compare.
Getting started
What HolidayFox does, and how to start taking bookings on your own website.
What is HolidayFox?
HolidayFox is a direct booking system for independent stays: a Book now button and a chat on your own website, one calendar for every booking, and we set it up for you.
Read →Why do you need a booking management system?
A booking management system lets guests book and pay on your own website, stops double bookings, and cuts what you pay to listing sites.
Read →How to use the live chat booking assistant
Add the HolidayFox live chat to your website. It answers guests' questions after hours, knows which dates are free and helps them book with you.
Read →Campsite & holiday park booking software UK (2026)
How UK campsites and holiday parks choose booking software in 2026. HolidayFox runs your calendar, with a Book now button and an after-hours chat on your website. CampManager and GemaPark add park tools you may not need.
Read →WordPress booking plugin for a UK caravan park or campsite
A WordPress booking plugin for a UK park puts a Book now button on the site you already have. HolidayFox adds an after-hours chat and works with Pitchup, so you're never double-booked.
Read →After-hours bookings without a second PMS
Answer 9pm enquiries on your own website without changing your park software first. HolidayFox runs your calendar and adds a chat that knows which dates are free. Keeping CampManager is optional.
Read →HolidayFox, Capterra and GetApp (2026)
HolidayFox is not on Capterra or GetApp as of September 2026. Here is the sourced comparison to use instead: what each booking system costs and what it adds. No invented review scores.
Read →Google Hotels for a UK caravan park or campsite
Google Hotels for a UK park: HolidayFox puts your prices and free dates in Google's hotel search, so guests book on your own website. Keep Pitchup too.
Read →Sync Pitchup with website bookings (iCal)
Sync Pitchup with your website bookings: HolidayFox uses iCal so Pitchup and your website share one calendar and you're never double-booked. Keep Pitchup.
Read →Embed a booking widget on the website you already have
Embed a booking widget on the website you already have: HolidayFox adds a Book now button and a chat, and guests pay by card without leaving your site. No rebuild.
Read →AI receptionist for a UK holiday park without changing PMS
An AI receptionist for a UK holiday park, without changing PMS: HolidayFox's chat knows which dates are free and helps guests book on your own website at 9pm.
Read →What listing sites charge
What Booking.com, Airbnb, Pitchup, Sykes and Canopy & Stars take from each booking.
Airbnb host-only fees in 2026
Airbnb host-only fees in 2026
Read →Booking.com commission breakdown 2026
Booking.com commission breakdown 2026
Read →Canopy & Stars cost breakdown 2026
A breakdown of what UK glamping owners actually pay Canopy & Stars in 2026: commission, the curation premium, and the real annual cost of marketplace distribution.
Read →Pitchup cost breakdown 2026
A breakdown of what UK campsites, holiday parks and glamping operators actually pay Pitchup in 2026: commission, Featured listings, payment processing, and the real annual cost.
Read →Pitchup vs direct bookings
Pitchup commission can reach 15% all-in. HolidayFox charges 5% commission on bookings through your own website. Concrete savings maths at every revenue level.
Read →Sykes Cottages cost breakdown 2026
A breakdown of what UK self-catering owners actually pay Sykes Cottages in 2026: commission, ancillary fees, payment processing, and the real annual cost of agency distribution.
Read →Comparing booking systems
HolidayFox next to other booking systems: their prices, and what each one does well.
HolidayFox next to:
- Beds24
- Bookalet
- Booking Experts
- Bookster
- CampManager
- Campsite Booking System
- CampSuite
- Canopy & Stars
- EliteParks
- eviivo
- Freetobook
- GemaPark
- GlampManager
- Holidaymaker
- Holray
- Hospitable
- Hostaway
- In-Site
- Inn Style
- Little Hotelier
- Lodgify
- Newbook
- Outdore
- OwnerRez
- PayCamp
- Pitched Booking
- Q-Book
- RMS Cloud
- SmartPark
- Smoobu
- SuperControl
Starting out
Starting a campsite or a holiday let.
Rules and insurance
Rules, safety and insurance for UK holiday lets and campsites.
Health & safety for camping & glamping sites
A practical guide to the health and safety obligations for UK camping and glamping sites: site licensing, fire safety, gas and electrical checks, water and legionella, insurance, and the records to keep.
Read →Holiday Let Insurance Guide
Holiday Let Insurance Guide
Read →UK Holiday Let Regulations
UK Holiday Let Regulations
Read →Getting more guests
Getting more guests to book with you.
Take the next booking on your own website
The guest who wants your place should book with you — partners@holidayfox.com