Case study · Google Ads · HospitalityCanada

We scaled a lodge's booking demand

How we grew BeaverFoot Lodge — a Canadian lodge — from a standing start to nearly eight times the booking inquiries at peak, with a Performance-Max-led build.

+678%more bookings at the peak quarter
≈8×inquiries vs the launch quarter
77%of bookings via Performance Max
Canadadestination demand

The partner

BeaverFoot Lodge is a Canadian lodge in a destination setting. Hospitality demand is seasonal and discovery-led — travellers browse widely before booking. The account needed to build awareness and capture booking intent quickly from a standing start.

Goals

  • A fast ramp of booking inquiries from launch.
  • Build destination awareness and capture booking intent.
  • Defend the lodge's name.
  • Track inquiries so bidding optimizes to real bookings.
  • Make a modest budget work hard.

Strategy

We launched a Performance-Max-led build for discovery and reach, backed by high-intent search and brand defense — pointed at the lodge's booking demand.

  1. 01

    Led with Performance Max

    PMax drove discovery and the bulk of booking inquiries across Google's inventory — roughly three-quarters of the volume.

  2. 02

    Captured booking intent

    A general search campaign caught travellers actively looking, the highest-converting demand.

  3. 03

    Defended the brand

    A brand campaign kept the lodge visible for people already searching its name.

  4. 04

    Tracked inquiries

    Booking inquiries tracked as conversions so bidding optimized to real demand.

  5. 05

    Scaled from a standing start

    Inquiries climbed to nearly eight times the launch quarter at peak.

Results

From a standing start, booking inquiries climbed to nearly eight times the launch quarter at peak, with Performance Max driving the bulk of the discovery and demand.

Bookings at the peak quarter+678%
Inquiry volume vs launch≈8×
Share of bookings from Performance Max~77%
ChannelsPerformance Max + Search
Tracking coveragebooking inquiries

Booking momentum

Booking inquiries per quarter · % change vs the launch quarter
≈8×the launch quarter's booking inquiries at peak.
~77%of bookings driven by Performance Max discovery.
Fastramp from a standing start.

The team

A senior-run Google Ads pod: strategy & account lead and a PPC specialist on daily optimization — the same people, on a flat monthly fee.

Roman, Head of Paid Search
RomanHead of Paid Search

Metrics shown as relative growth. Absolute account figures are kept confidential.

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