Hotel social intelligence

Give guests a reason to post.

Postcard turns perishable hotel perks into authentic guest content — and converts that content into direct bookings. No ad spend. No fake influencers.

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Hotel guest sharing experience on social media
The problem
$89

average hotel cost-per-click on paid social in 2025

Paid social ads feel fake.

Audiences have learned to scroll past hotel ads. Average CTR for hospitality display: 0.35%.

Organic reach is dying.

Brand accounts reach 2–5% of followers per post. The algorithm rewards people, not brands.

Real influence is staying in your hotel.

Every week, guests with thousands of engaged followers check in – and leave without being asked.

The insight

Hotels have

Perishable inventory

Room upgrades, spa slots, late check-outs, breakfast covers. Worth $0 once the moment passes.

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Guests have

Social influence

Real audiences who trust their recommendations more than any ad could ever achieve.

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A trade that costs hotels almost nothing and reaches thousands of real people.

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The idea

Guests post about your hotel in exchange for perks.

Your hotel has something influencers genuinely want: a beautiful stay, curated experiences, and moments worth sharing. Right now, you're giving some of that away with no measurable return. Postcard changes that.

You define exactly which complimentary items are available – room upgrades, spa credits, F&B, late checkout – and who qualifies for them.

They get special experiences, you get authentic social content. And because that guest is now in your system, every future stay comes direct. No OTA. No 15–30% commission.

How it works

Connect

  • If guest email is known ahead of stay, they receive an invite to join Postcard ahead of time
  • If email is unknown (OTA booking), front desk staff explains the program & sends an invite
  • Guests sign up & connect their social accounts via OAuth

Score

  • Front desk staff & marketing managers see the new profile appear in their dashboard
  • AI scores engagement rate, content relevance, audience quality – only visible to the hotel
  • System flags issues e.g. brand misalignment, problematic profiles

Reward

  • Guest receives a personalised package, e.g. room upgrade, dining, spa – matched to their content style and score
  • More perks are unlocked as they post more
  • Hotel monitors posts in real-time

Grow

  • Guests receive a return offer & personalised promo code to share with their followers who book direct
  • Hotel grows their guests through direct channels, not OTA
  • Attribution is tracked & ROI is reported

Guests interact with the hotel's own branded app. Postcard is invisible infrastructure.

Customer journey

Guest invitation email
1

Invite

Guest receives a personalised invitation at check-in or via pre-arrival email.

Onboarding intro screen
2

Intro

A short onboarding flow explains the programme and what they'll receive in exchange.

Connect social accounts
3

Connect

Guest links their social accounts via OAuth. Postcard reads reach and engagement — nothing else.

Personalised offers screen
4

Offers

Personalised perk packages appear — matched to their influence score and your available inventory.

The value-add for your hotel

01

Low to no cost content

Exchange perishable perks — late checkouts, room upgrades, spa credits — for authentic guest posts. Content cost approaches zero while quality goes up.

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Real-time monitoring

Track every post across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube as it happens. See reach, engagement, and sentiment in a single live feed.

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Direct acquisition

Guest content drives bookings through your own channel — not OTAs. Full attribution shows exactly which posts generated revenue.

What you see

The Postcard hotel portal gives your team everything needed to run the programme — without spreadsheets or manual tracking.

Postcard influence scoring dashboard

Influence scoring

Know exactly who to reward

Every guest profile is scored on reach, engagement rate, and content quality — automatically, before you make any offer. No gut feel, no guesswork.

Postcard live post feed and ROI attribution

Live post feed

See the results in real time

See every guest post as it goes live – reach, engagement, and content quality. Send a bonus perk in response to standout content, directly from the portal. Catch brand issues before they spread.

Full ROI attribution dashboard

Full ROI Attribution

See tangible returns

Know exactly what each complimentary cost, how much social reach it returned, and whether it led to a future direct booking. A one-page report your GM can read in 60 seconds.

Guest privacy

Read-only access

OAuth grants read access to public follower and engagement metrics only. We never read DMs, post on their behalf, or access private content.

No data selling

Guest data is never sold or shared with third parties. It is used solely to match perks and measure programme performance for your hotel.

Delete anytime

Guests can disconnect their accounts and delete their data at any time, with immediate effect. No lock-in, no friction.

Early access

Join the waitlist

We're onboarding a small group of hotels for our pilot. Tell us about your property and we'll be in touch.