ZAWN Studio
Hospitality & Tourism

Experiential
Digital Hospitality.

How we helped a premium wild campsite escape high OTA commission fees by building an immersive, direct-booking platform.

ClientSunset Campsite
SectorTravel & Leisure
LocationCarynorth, Cornwall
ObjectiveDirect Booking Growth
Sunset Campsite Website Preview
01 / The Impact

Escaping the OTA Trap

Online Travel Agents (like Pitchup) take up to 15% of a campsite's revenue. We engineered a platform so beautiful and frictionless that guests naturally chose to book direct, instantly increasing profit margins.

+40% YOY
Direct Surge

Booking Volume

A massive 40% increase in direct, commission-free reservations within the first summer season.

Margins Saved
Recouped ROI

Commission Fees Saved

By shifting users away from third-party directories, the site paid for itself in saved fees.

Local Authority
Page 1 Status

Niche Visibility

Secured top spots for highly competitive "Wild camping West Cornwall" search terms.

Immersion
Deep Dwell

Time on Site

Visitors spent dramatically longer exploring the grounds digitally before booking.

02 / The Strategy

Selling the Vibe, Not Just a Pitch.

Immersive Storytelling

Booking portals strip campsites of their personality, reducing them to bullet points. We built Sunset's site to feel as peaceful and wild as the location itself, utilizing full-bleed photography and minimal, breathable typography.

Hyper-Local Intent

Instead of fighting massive directories for generic terms like "camping Cornwall," we targeted specific, high-intent niche queries like "pop up campsite near Land's End" and "off-grid camping Penzance."

Revenue Pathway Shift Optimized
Before: OTA Reliance 15% Fee
After: Direct Bookings 0% Fee
Profit margins secured.
03 / The Engineering

The Visual/Speed Paradox.

Campsites rely heavily on large, beautiful imagery to sell the experience. But massive image files destroy page load times—especially for tourists trying to book on 4G connections while traveling down the A30.

Next-Gen Compression

We utilized modern WebP image formatting and lazy-loading architecture. This allowed us to display stunning, full-screen photography without sacrificing instantaneous load speeds.

Frictionless Checkout UX

We integrated a seamless booking calendar overlay. Users never have to leave the atmospheric environment of the website to check availability or make a payment.

Core Web Vitals
Passed
100
Performance
100
SEO
99
Accessibility

Flawless Google Lighthouse metrics guarantee the site loads instantly, preventing mobile booking abandonment.

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