# Ngamoe: direct bookings instead of third-party platforms

Source: https://www.lucidmedia.co.nz/case-studies/ngamoe/

\+ Ngamoe

Guests can now book direct instead of through third-party platforms

![Ngamoe: direct bookings instead of third-party platforms case study](https://www.lucidmedia.co.nz/images/case-studies/ngamoe-desktop.webp)

Client

Ngamoe

Industry

Hospitality

Services

Web Design, WooCommerce Booking, Analytics Setup

01

## Challenge

Ngamoe is a boutique accommodation in Ruatoria on the remote East Coast of New Zealand, sitting beneath Maunga Hikurangi with views few lodges in the country can match. Five hours from the nearest major city, it relies on travellers who plan East Coast itineraries weeks ahead through Google, so the website had to carry the full booking funnel.

The brief was to showcase the landscape, convey the cultural significance of the location, and take payments directly rather than through OTA commissions. The property also offers NZMCA-registered powered sites for campers and campervans alongside its private self-contained houses.

02

## Approach

Designed and built a WordPress site with WooCommerce Bookings so guests can check availability, select dates, and pay directly without third-party fees. Led the layout with large-format photography of the property and Hikurangi to sell the setting.

Tuned the build mobile-first for travellers researching on phones along the road. Set up Google Analytics 4 to track booking funnel behaviour and transactional email for confirmations.

Launched the site as the sole direct booking channel, taking reservations from day one.

03

## What we delivered

### Web Design

- Custom WordPress build
- Mobile-first layout
- Photo-led design

### Booking System

- WooCommerce Bookings
- Date availability
- Direct payments

### Analytics

- GA4 setup
- Funnel tracking

### Launch

- Confirmation emails
- Live booking channel

Built with

WordPress WooCommerce Elementor GA4

04

## The work

ngamoe.co.nz

![Ngamoe: direct bookings instead of third-party platforms website screenshot 1](https://www.lucidmedia.co.nz/images/case-studies/ngamoe-desktop.webp)

![Ngamoe: direct bookings instead of third-party platforms mobile screenshot 2](https://www.lucidmedia.co.nz/images/case-studies/ngamoe-mobile.webp)

[View the live site](https://ngamoe.co.nz/)

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