Not another OTA

The platform built for independent agencies.

Coast Path Cottages is a new OTA championing independent self-catering agencies — think of us as the Etsy for agencies. A level playing field with a fair balance between the guest, the OTA, and you.

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The current reality

Big OTAs are built for themselves.
Not for you.

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Marketing leverage for smaller agencies
Paid search, SEO and LLM optimisation aren’t economical for a single operator — but they become viable when properties are pooled together.
100%
Cancellation risk left with the agency
Fully refundable policies mean last-minute cancellations fall on you. The big platforms shrug. We’ve built our model to virtually eliminate them.
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Platform control over your customers
On other OTAs, the guest belongs to the platform. You manage the relationship, they own the data. That’s not a partnership — it’s a trap.
How we’re different

Built to make independent
agencies succeed.

01
A level playing field
We believe in a fair balance between the guest, the OTA, and the agency. No party takes more than their share — everyone has a stake in every booking going well.
Fair for guests, agents & owners
02
Pooled marketing power
Paid search, search engine optimisation, large language model optimisation and more — not economical for a single operator, but absolutely viable when properties are pooled together.
Better reach, shared cost
03
Your guests stay yours
Guest contact details are shared upon booking, allowing you to deal directly with your customers throughout the whole process — the relationship belongs to you.
Direct contact from day one
Booking protection

We’ve fixed
cancellations.

1
Non-refundable deposit on booking
Every booking is secured with a non-refundable deposit, virtually eliminating speculative reservations and protecting your revenue from the start.
2
Balance due 30 days before arrival
The non-refundable balance is due 30 days before arrival — absolutely no last-minute cancellations leaving you with an empty property and no income.
3
We fight your corner
Whilst we always consider genuine issues, we will stand up to unreasonable refund requests and fight chargebacks on your behalf — something most OTAs simply don’t do.
How we compare

Stack us up against
the major OTAs.

A side-by-side look at the things that actually matter to an independent self-catering agency.

Coast Path Agency-first AirBnB Global OTA Booking.com Global OTA Vrbo Global OTA
Service fee per booking 10% + VAT Up to 18% 15–20% 8% + payment fee
Contract commitment ✓None — stop any time ×Platform terms apply ×Platform terms apply ×Platform terms apply
Guest contact details ✓Shared on booking ×Platform-controlled ×Platform-controlled ×Platform-controlled
Non-refundable deposit ✓Standard on all bookings ×Host-set, often refundable ×Frequently free cancellation ×Host-set, varies
Chargeback support ✓We fight on your behalf ×Guest-first dispute model ×Limited ×Case by case
Pooled marketing investment ✓SEO, paid & LLM included ×Brand-wide only ×Brand-wide only ×Brand-wide only
Quarterly bonus to agency ✓Yes, on every booking ×None ×None ×None

Figures based on publicly published OTA fee structures and standard policies. Individual agreements may vary. Last verified: May 2026.

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