Blank Canvas Hospitality Group

Case study · KING's Hotels, Munich

How KING's Hotels won the digital nomad and reached page one of Google

+30%

bookings within six months

+223%

direct bookings

Page 1

of Google for generic Munich searches

Minimalist concrete-and-linen bedroom with a rattan mirror and garden view

The brief

KING's Hotels, a boutique hotel group in Munich, wanted to reach digital nomads and remote workers organically. Traditional hospitality marketing wasn't resonating with an audience that prioritises wifi quality, a proper place to work and flexible stays — and too much of the group's revenue was arriving through OTAs.

What we did

We repositioned the group's digital presence around the people it wanted to host. That meant a content strategy built on remote-work travel queries, on-page and off-site SEO targeted at generic Munich searches, and authority building in the workation space through guest blogs, press releases and backlinks. Every piece was human-written and tied to a booking intent.

Content strategy

Articles answering the questions digital nomads actually ask before they book a month in Munich — wifi, workspaces, neighbourhoods, flexible terms — published on the hotel's own domain and syndicated through guest posts.

Search visibility

A keyword set that targeted generic, high-volume Munich hotel searches as well as the long-tail workation queries nobody else was competing for.

The results

  • 30% increase in bookings within six months
  • 223% increase in direct bookings
  • A permanent first-page Google position for generic Munich searches
  • A new audience of digital nomads and remote workers

The impact

The group now reaches a growing audience it was invisible to before, pays less commission on every booking it earns, and owns search real estate that compounds month after month.

Bright extended-stay living room with sofas, fireplace and floor-to-ceiling windows

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