Luxury Hotel Video Strategy

How Viceroy Bali turns
a confirmation email
into upsell revenue

A personalized pre-arrival video — addressed to the guest by name, arrival details and elegantly surfaces spa packages and private dining before check-in.

3.2× Upsell conversion lift
91% Video watch-through rate
48h Delivery from guest list
0 Extra staff needed
The Situation

A booking confirmation that
does nothing

Premium hotels invest enormously in the on-property experience. The window between booking confirmation and check-in — often weeks of anticipated anticipation — goes almost entirely unused.

Before VideoEvite
The standard pre-arrival

Guests receive a generic booking confirmation email. No personalization, no warmth, no preview of the experience awaiting them. The hotel's most engaged, highest-intent audience — guests who've already paid — receives the same communication as a budget traveller.

  • Upsell emails go unread (avg. 12% open rate)
  • Spa & dining revenue left on the table
  • No emotional connection built before arrival
  • Generic messaging undercuts the luxury positioning
With VideoEvite
A moment made for them

Each guest receives a beautifully produced video that opens with their name, and arrival details, and gracefully surfaces upgrades — spa rituals, private dining, sunset boat transfers — as part of their curated experience.

  • 91% watch the full video when it's personalized
  • Upsells feel like recommendations, not sales
  • Guests arrive primed and excited
  • Positions the hotel as extraordinarily attentive

Watch the personalized pre-arrival experience

The Process

Simple for your team.
Extraordinary for your guest.

No new software. No additional staff. We integrate into your existing booking workflow.

Share your upcoming arrivals

Send us your guest list — names, arrival dates, room types, any preferences from the booking notes. We handle everything with full confidentiality. A secure transfer takes under 5 minutes.

We craft each personalized video

Your hotel's visual identity, the guest's name on screen, a preview of their suite, your GM's welcome, and your chosen upsells — all woven into a single 60–90 second video per guest. Delivered within 48 hours.

Guests receive a private link

Each guest gets their unique link via WhatsApp, email, or SMS — 3–5 days before arrival. When they open it and see their name on screen, they feel something. That feeling is what they remember when they check in.

What Hotels Report

Results that appear
in your revenue reports

3.2× Upsell Conversion

Guests who receive a personalized pre-arrival video are significantly more likely to book spa treatments, villa upgrades, and in-room dining.

+28% Avg. Ancillary Spend

When upsells are presented as part of a curated experience — in a video with their name — guests spend more per stay on non-room revenue.

4.9★ Pre-arrival Satisfaction

Guests frequently mention the pre-arrival video in post-stay reviews, citing it as a signal that the hotel already knew them before they arrived.

We sent VideoEvite welcome messages to our top-tier guests before check-in. The feedback was extraordinary. It's now a standard part of our pre-arrival experience.

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Aleria Mendes
General Manager · Boutique Resort, Goa
What You Can Promote

Every revenue line,
elegantly surfaced

The personalized video is your most attentive concierge — one who speaks to each guest individually, before they've even packed.

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Spa & Wellness Packages

Pre-book signature rituals, couples' treatments, or wellness journeys. Presented in-video as a natural part of the guest's curated stay.

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Villa & Suite Upgrades

Show — don't describe — the pool villa or ocean suite. A 10-second preview inside a personalized video converts far better than a static upgrade email.

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Private Dining & F&B

Candle-lit beach dinners, in-villa breakfasts, sunset cocktail experiences — weave them into the narrative of the guest's upcoming stay.

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Experiences & Transfers

Sunset boat transfers, cultural tours, snorkelling excursions — activities sell themselves when a guest can already picture their holiday before arrival.

For Hotel Decision Makers

See what this looks like
with your hotel's name

We'll create a sample video personalized for one of your actual upcoming guests — at no cost. You'll see exactly what your guests will experience before you commit to anything.

No commitment required  ·  Sample delivered in 48 hours  ·  Your guest data stays confidential