A Holidu alternative: from portal to your own brand

Holidu is a vacation-rental search engine and portal that brings you bookings in exchange for commission, just like the big OTAs. Being on Holidu adds reach, but if your whole strategy depends on portals, every booking pays a toll and the guest relationship is never yours. The strategic alternative isn’t just swapping one portal for another — it’s building your own direct channel so that, over time, you depend less on any middleman.

Kanarix vs Holidu: quick comparison

How Holidu works and what it costs

Holidu aggregates property listings and shows them to travellers searching for vacation rentals; when someone books, the portal charges commission. The guest arrives through Holidu, pays in its environment, and the brand they remember is the portal’s, not yours. As with any OTA, the cost isn’t just the commission — it’s the dependence on a channel whose rules and ranking you don’t control.

Where it falls short for owners

Relying only on portals leaves you in a fragile position: you compete on price, you don’t build loyalty, you don’t have the guest’s contact details, and any change to their terms affects you. It’s renting visibility, not building a business. Without a channel of your own, you never stop paying commission for customers who could really be yours.

How Kanarix is different

Kanarix gives you your own direct channel: a custom website with your brand, bookings, payments straight to your account and a guest portal, with 0% commission. Instead of a percentage per booking, you pay a fixed fee of €49 per month plus €15 per property. We build it in about 2 weeks and support is included, with a 30-day guarantee.

Combine portals with your site

You don’t have to drop Holidu or other OTAs: use them for reach and as a shopfront, then reconvert guests to your direct site on their next stays. Everything synced via iCal to avoid double-bookings across channels.

Build an asset you own

Your site, brand and guest list are an asset that grows with you and pays off year after year, unlike your presence on a portal, which vanishes the day you stop paying. Every guest who moves to direct is a commission-free booking, now and in the future.

Who it’s for (and who it’s not)

Kanarix fits if you want to stop relying only on portals and start building brand and direct bookings. It’s not for someone who only wants to appear in search engines like Holidu and nothing more; it’s for owners who want a channel of their own that shrinks their commission bill over time.

How to switch without losing bookings

Switching models doesn’t mean turning off what already works overnight. The move happens in steps, in parallel, and is usually ready in about 2 weeks:

• ✓You share your properties, photos, seasonal pricing and rules. We build the custom site with your brand.
• ✓We connect calendars via iCal with Booking, Airbnb and any portals you already use, so dates block automatically and you never double-book.
• ✓We turn on online payments (card, Bizum, PayPal) straight to your account, with no portal holds.
• ✓We launch your site and you start taking direct bookings, keeping the portals as a discovery channel.
• ✓Over time, you reconvert guests who arrived via a portal into direct bookings on their next stays.

What Kanarix includes (and you don’t pay extra for)

• ✓Custom design with your brand — not a generic template.
• ✓Ongoing support included in the price, also after launch.
• ✓Calendar (iCal) sync with Booking and Airbnb to prevent double-bookings.
• ✓Secure online payments (card, Bizum, PayPal) straight to your account.
• ✓Multilingual site optimised for local SEO and AI search.

Pricing is transparent: €49 per month plus €15 per property, no setup fee and a 30-day money-back guarantee. Your system is live in about 2 weeks.

Frequently asked questions

Can I stay on Holidu and other portals?

Yes. The ideal setup is to keep them for capture and use Kanarix as your direct channel. We sync calendars via iCal so there’s never a double-booking between Holidu, Booking, Airbnb and your site.

What do I gain from a direct channel versus a portal?

You keep 100% of the booking (0% commission), you own the brand and the guest data, and you can build loyalty so they book with you again without paying a middleman’s toll.

How much does Kanarix cost?

€49 per month plus €15 per property, with no setup fee. It’s a fixed price, not a percentage, so the saving versus portal commission grows with every direct booking.

How long until it’s ready?

About 2 weeks from when you send us your details, photos and prices. We build it custom and you just review.

Is there a lock-in contract?

There’s no lock-in and you get a 30-day money-back guarantee.