Real-time overbooking shield with instant channel corrections for boutique hotels.
Boutique hotel owners face inventory management tools that fail during peak seasons, leading to overbookings and substantial lost revenue.
BookGuard monitors all booking channels in real-time, detecting overbooking risks and auto-pushing availability updates. It uses rule-based guards tailored to peak volatility. Owners regain control, preventing revenue loss from cancellations.
Owners of boutique hotels
Sub-5min response times with no-code rule builder, vs slow enterprise syncs.
supportive
Tracks Booking.com, Expedia, direct in real-time.
Flags risks based on custom rules.
Pushes block/unblock to channels automatically.
No-code UI for peak season rules.
History of detections and fixes.
Custom PMS integrations.
Multi-user roles for staff.
Uptime and response stats.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| channels | text[] | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| hotel_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| conditions | jsonb | No |
| actions | jsonb | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| hotel_id | uuid | No |
| type | text | No |
| resolved | bool | No |
| timestamp | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
/api/rulesCreate monitoring rule
/api/monitorTrigger channel sync/check
/api/incidentsFetch incident history
/api/hotelsUpdate channel configs
1 hotel
3 hotels
Unlimited
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 15 | 13% | $57 | $684 |
| Month 6 | 120 | 18% | $620 | $7,440 |
BookGuard watches channels 24/7 and fixes issues instantly—no more lost peak revenue.
Post in boutique hotel Facebook groups offering free 1-week trials; email lists from hotel directories; partner with 1 PMS provider for referrals.
Channel manager
No proactive overbook prevention
Auto-corrections, boutique pricing
Deep channel integrations creating lock-in; rules data compounds value.
OTA fragmentation increasing sync failures; real-time APIs maturing.
Channel API rate limits
Queueing + caching
Integration bugs
Sandbox testing
Success: 80% use 3+ channels
Success: 50% upgrade
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