Kay Walten

Kay Walten

The Business Side

The 3 Touchpoints That Make or Break the Booking

Guests Feel the Mismatch Before They Can Explain It

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Kay Walten
Jan 02, 2026
∙ Paid

(Happy New Year Slipped this one to Friday—figured your Thursday had enough champagne.)

Your OTA listing, your website, and your inquiry response are often having three different conversations with the same guest.

Guests notice. They can’t always name it, but they feel it. Something’s off. And once they feel it, the decision starts to tilt away from you.

So they do what people do when they’re unsure: they keep it simple.

They book somewhere else. Or they book with you, but they spend less than they would have.

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