find_direct_booking

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Find every way a specific property can be booked, including the host or manager's own site. Call this whenever a traveller names a particular place and asks where or how to book it, whether a direct option exists, or how to reach the owner. Prefer propertyName plus city. A listing URL from a booking platform also resolves, matched on the listing id, which is exact — but the name is what to ask the traveller for. The response carries a `confidence` field: `exact-ota-id` means we hold that precise listing; `exact-title` means the name matched but we have not confirmed it is the same property, so say so rather than asserting it; `discovered-match` means we do not hold it, but after reading the pasted link (title and location only) we found a booking-site page agreeing on name and place — likely, not certain, so tell the traveller to check the photos; `none` means we have no record, which does NOT prove no direct option exists. Never construct or guess a booking URL — report only what is returned. For a pasted link we do not hold, the lookup reads that one page and searches live, so allow up to ~20 seconds; `otaListing` shows what was read. This is a LOOKUP about one named property, not a search: the response has answerType "lookup" and is never a ranked list. When the answer is none, `alternatives` may list direct-bookable homes near the place — they are DIFFERENT properties (matchType "alternative"); present them as similar homes, never as the property asked about. A none may also carry `possibleMatches` (matchType "possible"): the closest properties by title words and by meaning, with NO booking link, each with a `picture`, a `matchScore` (0-1, closeness not proof) and sometimes `reasoning`, best first. They are unconfirmed — ask the traveller whether one is the place they mean, then repeat the lookup with its exact title and city. Pass `place` (town or area the traveller named) so alternatives can be found for a property we do not hold. Readable version: https://www.cielstay.com/lookup?q=<name or link>.