Stop renting your guests from online travel agencies.

River & Wild is a growth studio that helps boutique eco-resorts, glamping properties, and wellness retreats fill their calendars with direct bookings– without losing 15%+ of every reservation to third-party booking sites.
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Your property has a unique story to tell. The problem is, third-party booking platforms are telling it for you.

The Waypoint System™

Our 4-phase AI-powered methodology– Signal, Current, Flow, Summit– takes you from brand clarity to full booking automation and optimization in 90 days.

AI + Human Delivery

Human strategy builds the system. AI runs it around the clock. We deploy your chatbot, automation flows, and metasearch, then our team monitors and optimizes every piece while you focus on your guests.

Cinematic Content

Reels, carousels, SEO articles, email campaigns, and influencer stays– all tied directly to direct booking growth, not vanity metrics.

Revenue Accountability

We measure success in direct bookings and recovered OTA commissions– not impressions, followers, or reach. You see exactly what River & Wild generates.

19+ Eco & Boutique Properties Served
$450K+ in Client Revenue Attributed
100% Client Retention (0 cancellations)
Infinite Stories Told
Built Exclusively For:

River & Wild works exclusively with boutique eco-wellness properties under 50 rooms (glamping operators, yoga and meditation retreats, and eco-lodges) who are done losing 20%+ of every booking to OTA platforms and ready to build a direct booking machine instead.

Glamping Operators

Glamping sites, treehouses, dome resorts, safari tent camps, and luxury cabins losing 40-60% of revenue to Airbnb, VRBO, Hipcamp, etc. We build direct booking machines so you keep what you earn.

Yoga, Meditation & Wellness Retreats

Retreat centers and residential yoga properties that fill through word of mouth but have no system to scale it– no email automation, no chatbot, no direct booking strategy. We build the entire infrastructure.

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Eco-Lodges & Eco-Resorts

Independently owned eco-lodges and eco-resorts growing at 22% annually– but still paying $150k+/year to booking sites like Booking.com and Expedia. We deploy The Waypoint System™ to reclaim that revenue.

Measurable uptick in direct bookings and revenue via Instagram for El Salvador eco-hotel
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Growing eco-friendly resort in El Salvador through Instagram engagement increase and cinematic content
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Great stays don't get discovered.
Great stories do.

Every glamping site, eco-lodge, and wellness retreat we've worked with had the same thing: an amazing experience that guests couldn't stop talking about– and a digital presence that didn't come close to capturing it. We built River & Wild to close that gap. To take the feeling of waking up in a canvas tent above the fog, or finishing a sunrise yoga class overlooking the mountains, and turn it into the kind of content, automation, and direct booking infrastructure that fills calendars– without surrendering half the revenue to an OTA.

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The Waypoint System™

Four phases. 90 days. From brand clarity to full booking automation, here's how we build your direct booking machine.

01
SIGNAL: Brand & Story Foundation
Story strategy, guest personas, messaging architecture, and visual direction, so your property has a clear, compelling identity before a single piece of content is created. Weeks 1-3.
02
CURRENT: Content Engine
Monthly cinematic Reels & Carousel posts, SEO blog articles, email campaigns, and daily social management– the content machine that fills the top of your direct booking funnel.
03
FLOW: AI Booking Infrastructure
AI chatbot deployment, booking abandonment recovery, CRM automation, and metasearch management– the tech layer that converts 24/7 without you lifting a finger.
04
SUMMIT: Amplification & Growth
Influencer stays, UGC campaigns, metasearch advertising, and performance optimization– the amplification layer that compounds results from the first three phases.
Trusted by Brands Around the World
"Since working with River & Wild, our Instagram became a top booking source. We saw an uptick in engagement and direct bookings– everything felt aligned with who we are as a property."
Alejandro Rodríguez, General Ops Manager of Equinoccio Hotel, El Salvador
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Frequently asked questions
01.

Do you work with small properties? We only have 15 rooms.

Yes, The Waypoint System was built specifically for boutique eco-wellness properties under 50 rooms. Our clients range from 1-unit glamping sites to 50-room eco-resorts. Smaller properties are our ideal client, because the OTA commission problem hits hardest at this size.

02.

How is River & Wild different from other hospitality marketing agencies?

We're the only studio combining AI chatbot deployment, booking abandonment recovery, cinematic content production, and influencer campaigns– specifically for boutique eco-wellness properties. No other agency does all four for this market with our deep experience level. Most agencies build pretty content. We build direct booking machines.

03.

What results can I expect and how fast?

Within 90 days, your AI chatbot is live and converting, your email automation is running, and your content engine is producing. Most clients see measurable improvement in direct booking rate within the first 60 days of Flow phase. We track every result in a live dashboard you can check anytime.

04.

What does it cost?

We offer three monthly retainer tiers starting at $4,500/mo, plus our entry-level Basecamp ($1,500/mo) offering for cinematic content and the Trailhead Audit™ ($597 one-time) for properties who want to understand their direct booking opportunity before committing. See full pricing →

05.

I've tried agencies before and been burned. Why would River & Wild be different?

We get it- and we hear this from almost every prospective client. That's why we offer the Waypoint Promise: within 90 days, your full direct booking system will be live and showing measurable results. If it's not, we keep working for free until it is. Everything we build (your CRM, chatbot, content library) is yours to keep, whether you stay or leave. No proprietary lock-in. No hostage-taking.