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Wavefront · by SurfTrips

Direct booking growth for surf camps, charters, and coastal stays.

We help operators get more bookings through their own site with paid ads, search visibility, cleaner tracking, and better enquiry follow-up. Ads-only support starts around $2,500. The main direct-booking service is $4,500. Max is $6,500.

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Short Loom walkthrough + practical fixes. Useful even if we never work together.

dashboard.wavefront.surftrips.co
April deliveryRefreshed 6 hours ago
Direct bookings
34
+22 vs last mo
ROAS
4.8x
Google + Meta blended
Avg booking
$1,950
up from $1,640
Inquiries
62
from organic + ads
April monthly Loom · 8:42
What moved, what we changed, what is next.
The system

One monthly service for surf and coastal operators.

Four levers: ads, search visibility, tracking, and follow-up. Same playbook, applied to your operation.

01

Google Ads

Capture surfers already searching for your brand, destination, or trip type before they drift back to OTAs or Instagram.

02

Meta Ads

Keep strong trip offers in front of people who already checked you out, then bring them back to your own booking flow.

03

SEO

Fix the pages that help people find you before they default to Booking.com, brokers, or generic travel blogs.

04

AI-search visibility

Add the code and content that helps Google and ChatGPT understand who you are, where you operate, and who you suit.

Value calculator

What is direct booking growth worth?

Plug in rough numbers. The point is not a perfect forecast. It is seeing how few extra direct bookings are needed before the work starts to make sense.

Your operation
Occupancy
65%
Current direct bookings
35%
DMs, repeat guests, website, word of mouth
Current annual revenue
$427,050
Current direct revenue
$149,468
35% of bookings
Conservative
+5pp direct shift
New direct revenue
$170,820
Direct lift
+$21,352
Target
+15pp direct shift
New direct revenue
$213,525
Direct lift
+$64,058
Aggressive
+25pp direct shift
New direct revenue
$256,230
Direct lift
+$106,763
Recommended tier
Wavefront Pro
$4,500/mo
Fit check

Built for these operators. Not for these.

Built for

  • Surf camps doing $300k to $2M a year
  • Charter boats with open dates to fill
  • Boutique coastal stays, surf lodges, and surf-yoga retreats
  • Owners who already get 30-50% direct (DMs, website, repeat guests) and want more
  • Operators who want a direct channel that matches what OTAs already send

Not for

  • ·Anyone who needs hand-holding on weekly calls
  • ·Camps under $200k revenue (Ads might pay back, Pro will not yet)
  • ·Generic hotels with no surf, coastal, or retreat angle
  • ·Anyone who wants pretty reports more than they want bookings
Pricing

Start with the audit. Then pick the right level.

USD per month. Most operators should not choose blind. We review your open dates, current direct bookings, ad account, search visibility, and booking page first. If there is a fit, we recommend one clear tier.

Wavefront Ads
$2,500/mo

For operators with one clear ad channel to fix.

  • One ad channel, Google or Meta
  • Ad spend up to $3k/mo included in management
  • Tracking and dashboard set up
  • Booking page review
  • Monthly Loom report
  • Good fit for smaller camps testing direct bookings
Triple Promise
30-day money-back. Leading-indicator credit. Pause anytime after the first month.
3 month minimum
Apply for an audit
Wavefront ProMost popular
$4,500/mo

The main direct-booking system for serious operators.

  • Google and Meta Ads
  • Search visibility and AI-search fixes
  • Booking page improvements
  • Enquiry tracking and dashboard
  • Monthly Loom report
  • Best fit for operators doing $500k-$2M/yr
  • Featured tier on SurfTrips.co
Triple Promise
30-day money-back. Leading-indicator credit. Pause anytime after the first month.
6 month minimum
Apply for an audit
Wavefront MaxBy application
$6,500/mo

For premium charters, island resorts, and multi-property operators.

  • Everything in Pro
  • Ad spend up to $12k combined
  • Four long-form pieces a month plus link outreach
  • More hands-on account management
  • Homepage feature on SurfTrips.co
  • Best fit for $1M+ operators with real inventory gaps
  • Small capacity
Triple Promise
30-day money-back. Leading-indicator credit. Pause anytime after the first month.
6 month minimum
Apply for an audit
Risk reversal

The Triple Promise.

Three layers stacked so the first step feels safe.

01

30-day money-back.

If you do not love how we work in your first 30 days, full refund. No questions, no forms.

02

Leading-indicator credit.

If impressions, clicks, or inquiries have not moved by month 3, month 4 is on us.

03

Pause anytime.

Cancel or pause with 30 days notice after the first month. No tricky exit clauses. Pick it up again later if you want.

The maths

Why the numbers work.

$2,000
Average week-long booking value, mid-tier camp
21bookings/yr
Break-even on Pro. Roughly one extra week-long booking every two to three weeks.
3-6x
Typical revenue lift vs subscription cost, first six months
Pro costs $4,500 a month. For a camp with a $2,000 average week-long booking, roughly one extra booking every two to three weeks covers it. Ads-only support starts around $2,500 a month when the fix is narrower.
Track record

Built on real accounts.

The 4-lever playbook is proven on boutique hospitality accounts since 2024. Surf-vertical references published once first quarter clears delivery.

What works

Same four levers, every camp.

Google Ads, Meta Ads, SEO, AI-search visibility. Run together they compound. We have run paid and organic on hospitality accounts for over a year. The mechanics translate. The wave-vocabulary is what we are dialling in with the surf vertical.

Why direct

Direct guests come back. Channel guests rarely do.

Year one is the booking lift. Year two is the moat. Direct guests reorder, refer, and forgive minor hiccups. Channel guests forget your name. Most agencies sell year one. We build for year two compounding.

FAQ

Common questions.

How is Wavefront different to a marketing agency?
Fixed scope per tier, run via a dashboard, monthly Loom report instead of standing calls. You buy results, not hours.
Who is Wavefront for?
Surf camps, charters, schools, and surf-town boutique lodges doing $300k to $2M a year. Owners who want the work done. Not anyone who needs weekly Zooms.
Is there a guarantee?
The Triple Promise. 30-day money-back if you are not happy. Month 4 free if impressions, clicks, or inquiries have not moved by month 3. Pause or cancel any time after 30 days with 30 days notice.
Can I cancel?
After the minimum term (3 months on Lite, 6 on Pro and Max), month to month with 30 days notice. No tricky exit clauses.
Do I keep my ad accounts?
Yes. Always. Your accounts, your data, your audiences. We run them.
How fast do we start?
Free audit returns in 48 hours. After signup, dashboard live within 7 days.

Want to see where bookings are leaking?

Short Loom, practical fixes, and the first gaps we would clean up. No call required.

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