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ForRest website and mobile booking presentation on a bronze laptop and phone, using original forest-cabin photography.

01 / Hospitality in Latvia

Built for
better stays.

A hospitality business offering glamping and cabin stays in Latvia.

Project
ForRest
Scope
Strategy / Design / Website / Customer journeys
Focus
8-month collaboration
Explore the project The work & value

02Potential at a glance

12.6

Additional bookings / month

£1,004

Monthly contribution

£7,248

12-month value after costs

4.8 mo

Modelled payback

03Challenge & solution

Every detail.
One business goal.

An unclear digital strategy and fragmented online presence made the guest offer harder to communicate.

The accommodation story, booking journey and marketing skills were developed together, with the owners and team involved.

  1. 01

    Positioning around the actual stay

    The original eight-month collaboration connected guest audiences, the setting and the reasons to choose a visit. Practical learning supported the business decisions rather than treating marketing as a separate channel list.

  2. 02

    A clearer website and booking route

    Accommodation, experience and practical information were organised into a mobile-friendly, multilingual presentation. Search-friendly content and booking routes supported the journey from discovery to a useful next action.

  3. 03

    Content and measurement the team could continue

    The work included social content direction, AI-assisted exploration and analytics learning with GA4, Hotjar and SEMrush. Original recordings and source material remain available below; historical reported figures retain their existing caveats.

  4. 04

    Hospitality strategy

    Connect the offer with guest and market questions.

04Business value

Modelled impact.

Additional outcomes

12.6

Additional bookings / month

Modelled additional outcomes: 12.6Scenario assumptions: M1: 6.299999999999998; M2: 7.559999999999997; M3: 8.819999999999997; M4: 10.079999999999998; M5: 11.339999999999996; M6: 12.599999999999996. A business-case model, not measured project performance.03.16.39.412.6M1M2M3M4M5M6

Visit-to-booking rate

+0.7 pp

Percentage-point change

Modelled visit-to-booking rate: +0.7 ppScenario assumptions: Baseline: 1.6%; Scenario: 2.3%. A business-case model, not measured project performance.1.6%2.3%BaselineScenario

Contribution after running costs

£1,004

Monthly model

Modelled contribution after running costs: £1,004Scenario assumptions: M1: 1003.9999999999995£; M2: 2007.999999999999£; M3: 3011.9999999999986£; M4: 4015.999999999998£; M5: 5019.999999999998£; M6: 6023.999999999997£. A business-case model, not measured project performance.£0£1.5k£3k£4.5k£6kM1M2M3M4M5M6

The operating journey

72

Booking decisions

Modelled the operating journey: 72Scenario assumptions: Stage 1: 1800; Stage 2: 216; Stage 3: 72. A business-case model, not measured project performance.1.8k21672Stage 1Stage 2Stage 3

Return / investment

151%

12-month model

Modelled return / investment: 151%Scenario assumptions: Investment: 4800£; Value: 12047.999999999995£. A business-case model, not measured project performance.£4.8k£12kInvestmentValue

Outcome mix

2.3%

Scenario conversion

Modelled outcome mix: Baseline outcomes 1.6%, Additional outcomes 0.7%, Other demand 97.7%2.3%Scenario
  • Baseline outcomes1.6%
  • Additional outcomes0.7%
  • Other demand97.7%

Value after all modelled costs

£7,248

Initial investment included

Modelled value after all modelled costs: £7,248Scenario assumptions: Start: -4800£; M3: -1788.0000000000014£; M6: 1223.9999999999973£; M9: 4235.999999999996£; M12: 7247.9999999999945£. A business-case model, not measured project performance.£-4.8k£-1.8k£1.2k£4.2k£7.2kStartM3M6M9M12
ForRest accommodation browsing and booking concepts on a landscape tablet and two phones.

05The experience

A premium
experience.
At every
touchpoint.

The accommodation story, booking journey and marketing skills were developed together, with the owners and team involved.

Hospitality strategy

Connect the offer with guest and market questions.

Website and search

Join multilingual presentation, mobile usability and discoverability.

Owner and team learning

Make the content and measurement approach usable beyond the engagement.

Original ForRest business website imagery.
The ForRest accommodation setting.

06The connected journey

From first intent
to useful action.

  1. 01Position

    Understand the guests and reasons to choose the stay.

  2. 02Present

    Organise accommodation, experiences and practical information.

  3. 03Convert

    Clarify booking and enquiry routes.

  4. 04Learn

    Use content and measurement to choose the next improvement.

07Technology & expertise

Built to
keep improving.

Multilingual web

A clear mobile experience.

Google Analytics

Measurement for the next decision.

Hotjar

Review how people use the website.

Semrush

Search research and visibility.

AI-assisted content

Draft, review and prepare.

Original project story & recording

Learn the business before choosing the channels.

The starting point was a shared understanding of the guests, the offer and the reasons to choose a stay. Marketing, design and AI sessions helped the owners and team connect those questions to practical decisions. The collaboration developed over eight months, with implementation alongside learning.

Make the website part of the guest journey.

The website work brought the accommodation, location and practical booking information into a clearer structure. Multilingual content and a mobile-friendly experience supported visitors researching a stay from different markets.

Give the team a repeatable content approach.

Social content connected the visual identity to the setting and the stay. The work covered Instagram, Facebook and TikTok, with photography, video ideas and a publishing approach the team could review and continue.

Read what happens next.

The original collaboration included analytics and search tools, including Google Analytics 4, Hotjar and SEMrush. Learning focused on understanding visitor behaviour and using the information to review the website and marketing.

The historical account reported +280% marketing ROI, with another paragraph stating over +300%. Its calculation, baseline and measurement period were not supplied. These historical claims are separate from the business-value model above.

Open video file
Silent recording A screen walkthrough of the ForRest Glamp website, showing the accommodation presentation and the path through the site.

What to measure next

  • Search-led discovery and useful landing pages
  • Mobile enquiry and booking progression
  • Guest questions and campaign context

08Let's do this

What could we
build for you?

Bring us the business challenge. We’ll connect the strategy, experience and working product around it.