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Lub d Grows Direct Bookings with Search and Geo-Targeted Display

Cross-domain tracking, high-intent search and geo-targeted display that brought direct bookings in at under 300 THB.

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Overview

Lub d is South East Asia's leading hostel and resort brand, with properties in Bangkok, Phuket and beyond, popular with backpackers and younger travellers.

The brand wanted to increase direct customer bookings through its own website and raise awareness of its new location in Koh Samui.

Sunset over the beachfront pool at Lub d Koh Samui

The Challenge

Like every hospitality brand, Lub d competes with online travel agencies whose commissions eat into every booking they deliver.

Shifting bookings to the brand's own website meant knowing exactly which channels produced them, across a booking journey that crossed more than one domain.

Lub d signage above the Bangkok hostel entrance

The Approach

We implemented cross-domain tracking to identify the source and value of each booking, giving every channel an honest cost per booking.

We set up a comprehensive Search campaign to capture visitors at the highest point of interest, and used a geo-targeted Display campaign to reach backpackers while they were already travelling in South East Asia.

The numbers

Key Results

Cost per booking
Under ฿300
Conversion rate
4%
Tracking
Cross-domain
Lub d Bangkok Chinatown branch exterior
Guests enjoying the pool at Lub d Phuket Patong

The Results

The campaigns achieved direct bookings at under 300 THB each, with an average conversion rate of 4%.

With reliable tracking in place, the brand could see exactly what each booking cost and scale the channels that earned their keep.

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