For surf schools & water sports
Stop giving 25% of every lesson to the OTAs
GetYourGuide, Viator and Airbnb Experiences take 20–30% of every booking. Maikupo is the booking system built for surf schools that lets you take bookings under your own brand from 1% — boards, wetsuits and instructors managed in one dashboard, and every repeat customer kept as yours.
No credit card required · No monthly fee
Do the math
On €10,000 of bookings in a season, here's what each channel actually costs you:
GetYourGuide / Viator / Airbnb Experiences
20–30% commission
€2,500
cost on €10k
Maikupo — public booking page
3.5% commission
€350
cost on €10k
Maikupo — direct bookings you manage
1% commission
€100
cost on €10k
Moving your repeat customers off the OTAs can save a surf school €2,000+ every season — money you already earned.
The real problems surf schools face
OTAs take 20–30% of every lesson
GetYourGuide, Viator and Airbnb Experiences skim a quarter off every booking — including repeat customers who already know you. Over a busy season that's thousands of euros you earned and handed straight to a middleman.
You don't own the customer
OTAs keep the email, the review and the relationship. You can't message past students a good-swell alert or a camp offer. With your own Maikupo page, the customer — and every repeat booking — is yours.
Double-booked boards and instructors
Manual scheduling across WhatsApp groups and spreadsheets leads to two groups showing up for the same boards. Maikupo links every booking to specific equipment and instructors, blocking conflicts automatically.
How Maikupo solves it
Direct payment link for every booking
Share a direct payment link for any session — customers pay by card or digital wallet at checkout, straight to you at 1% commission. Automatic payouts, no chasing invoices, no OTA in the middle.
Branded booking page you own
Your logo, your colours, your name — not an OTA's marketplace. Customers book you directly and you keep their email, their loyalty and their next booking.
1% on direct, 3.5% on public — never 25%
No monthly fee. No setup cost. Pay only when you earn, at the lowest rate in the market for direct-managed bookings. Move your repeat customers off the OTAs and keep what's yours.
Session scheduling & instructor roster
Link boards, wetsuits and instructors to each session. Manage seasonal availability across multiple beaches in one place — the system prevents overbooking automatically.
Group, private & multi-day camps
Configure different capacities, prices and requirements for group lessons, private coaching and multi-day surf camps. All in one dashboard.
Mobile-ready calendar
Check today's sessions, swap an instructor or close a slot from your phone while standing on the beach.
Maikupo vs other surf school booking software
Dedicated surf-camp suites like Bookinglayer, Vikingbookings or Yoplanning run on a fixed monthly subscription. Maikupo does the same core job — boards, wetsuits, instructors, a branded booking page — but you pay per booking instead, so a quiet winter costs you nothing.
| Typical surf booking suite | Maikupo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Fixed monthly subscription | Pay per booking — 1% direct, 3.5% public |
| Cost in the off-season | You pay the monthly fee even with zero bookings | €0 — you only pay when you earn |
| Setup / onboarding cost | Often a setup fee | Free |
| Boards, wetsuits & instructor scheduling | Yes | Yes — resources linked to every session |
| Branded direct-booking page | Yes | Yes — your logo, your name |
| Commission on repeat direct bookings | Bundled into the subscription | Just 1% |
| Best for | Large camps with steady year-round volume | Seasonal surf schools that don't want a fixed monthly bill |
Comparison reflects the common subscription pricing model of dedicated surf-camp platforms. Feature sets and rates vary by provider and plan.
Pay only when you earn
No monthly fee. No setup cost. Maikupo charges 1% on direct bookings and 3.5% on bookings from the public channel — never the 20–30% an OTA takes. See the full breakdown on our pricing page .
Frequently asked questions
Is Maikupo a commission-free alternative to GetYourGuide?
Not zero, but close. Maikupo charges 1% on direct bookings you manage yourself and 3.5% on bookings through your public page — versus the 20–30% OTAs like GetYourGuide, Viator or Airbnb Experiences keep on every sale. On most surf schools that's the difference between losing a quarter of your revenue and keeping almost all of it.
Can I move my existing OTA customers to direct bookings?
Yes. Share your branded Maikupo page and direct payment links with past customers, add them to your own site, and put a QR at your beach shack. Every repeat booking that comes back direct pays 1% instead of 25%.
Do I still need to list on OTAs at all?
Many schools keep OTAs for first-time discovery and use Maikupo to own the repeat business — where the real margin is. Maikupo doesn't lock you in: you can run both and simply stop paying commission on the bookings you already earned.
Can I manage surfboard and wetsuit inventory alongside bookings?
Yes. Maikupo's resource management links equipment directly to sessions. When a slot is booked, boards and wetsuits are reserved automatically — no spreadsheet needed.
How does Maikupo handle weather cancellations?
You can reschedule or cancel sessions from the dashboard in seconds. Maikupo notifies affected customers automatically, keeping your reputation intact even on bad surf days.
Does Maikupo charge a monthly fee?
No. No monthly fee and no setup cost. You only pay the small per-booking commission when you actually earn — 1% on direct bookings, 3.5% on public-channel bookings.
Keep the commission. Own your customers.
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