Great — here’s a breakdown of Google Free Booking Links (FBL) for hotels: how they work, why they’re useful, and how to set them up.
✅ What are Google Free Booking Links
Free Booking Links areorganic, unpaid linksthat appear in the “All options” / “tutte le opzioni” section when someone searches for a hotel on Google Search, Google Maps or Google Travel.
They show the hotel’sofficial website price & availability, often with a badge like “Official site” (or “sito ufficiale”), instead of being a paid ad or a listing from an Online Travel Agency (OTA).
When a user clicks the link, they are taken directly to the hotel’s booking engine on the hotel’s own website to complete the reservation.
Because they are free and not commission-based like many OTA bookings, Free Booking Links help accommodationsget direct bookings without paying extra fees or commissions.