The Bag Hotel
visits per booking, guaranteed
Every TBH customer visits a member store twice.
Drop-off on the way out. Pick-up on the way back. Two guaranteed footfalls per booking, built into how TBH works.
Built for independent local businesses. Not chains. Not platforms. Not machines.
Why this partnership makes sense
Convenience stores are among the highest-traffic, longest-hours, and most consistently staffed locations in any neighbourhood. Customers come in multiple times a day. The counter is always manned. The doors are almost always open.
TBH turns that existing throughput into something more: a new revenue stream and a guaranteed source of return visits, without adding complexity, slowing down service, or requiring additional equipment. Staff do what they already do. TBH handles the rest.
TBH is built on a simple belief: the best person to look after a traveller's belongings is a trusted local business owner. Not a locker, not an algorithm, not a multinational. Every Guardian in the TBH World is an independent local business. That's not a coincidence. It's a founding principle.
Two visits.
Double the opportunity.
Most retail partnerships deliver passive exposure. TBH delivers people: physically, twice.
When a customer stores their items at a member store before exploring the area, they return to collect them. That return visit is guaranteed. It's not a marketing goal or a conversion target. It's built into the transaction.
For a convenience store, that second visit is a purchase opportunity. A cold drink on the way back. A snack. A top-up. The kind of impulse moment that drives a significant portion of convenience retail revenue.
| Locker systems | TBH Guardian | |
|---|---|---|
| Customer interaction | Customer uses a machine | Customer interacts with staff, twice |
| Return footfall | Zero guaranteed return visits | Guaranteed pick-up visit every booking |
| Purchase opportunity | None. Transaction ends at the machine | Two natural impulse moments per customer |
| Brand relationship | No association with the store | Customer connects the experience to the member store |
| Revenue streams | Storage fees only | Storage revenue plus impulse purchases, twice |
| Equipment required | Hardware installation needed | No hardware. Any device, any counter |
What does double footfall actually mean for a convenience store?
The maths is straightforward.
A member location handling 10 TBH bookings a day receives 20 visits, guaranteed, before a single impulse purchase happens.
Convenience retail runs on frequency and proximity. TBH creates both. Customers who store at a member location know exactly where it is, have already visited once, and are coming back. That's not an advertising outcome. That's a structural advantage built into every booking.
And unlike foot traffic driven by promotions or events, TBH footfall costs member stores nothing extra to generate. It arrives with every booking.
What member stores gain in the TBH World
Earn on every item stored
Each member location keeps the majority share of every storage transaction fee. Bags, luggage, equipment, parcels: whatever customers need to store safely. No hardware. No subscription. No new software installation. No upfront cost.
Two visits with every booking
Drop-off and pick-up happen at the member counter. Every booking brings a customer through the door twice, giving staff two natural opportunities to make a sale, recommend a product, or simply make a good impression.
New visitors, repeat customers
TBH customers are often travellers, commuters, and day-trippers who don't yet know the member store. Storing there is how they find it. The pick-up visit is how they come back.
Beyond storage: the TBH Insider model
Member stores that want to go further can also become TBH Insiders. By nominating other local businesses to join the Guardian network, they earn on every transaction those businesses process, for 12 months per nomination.
It's a way to strengthen the local business network and generate passive income at the same time.
Three ways to partner with TBH
Guardian
Member stores accept bags and items for storage at their counter. They earn on every transaction, set their own hours, and need no additional equipment. This is the core partnership: the foundation everything else builds on.
Insider
Member stores nominate other local businesses to become Guardians. They earn on those businesses' transactions for 12 months per nomination. No storage required: just local knowledge and a good network.
Co-branded
For stores with strong community or network reach, co-branded partnerships are available. Member branding appears alongside TBH's in local promotions, helping both reach new audiences together. Contact us to discuss.
Fast-track onboarding for convenience store association members
Convenience stores run lean and fast. Onboarding is designed to match that pace. Member stores that join through an association agreement skip the standard application queue. Each location is verified, activated, and earning within days, not weeks.
- Apply via the Guardian application form
- TBH reviews and approves the location (usually within 48 hours)
- The location is listed on the TBH map and starts receiving bookings
- Training takes less than 15 minutes using a simple app on any device
No contracts to negotiate. No hardware to install. No IT team required. If the counter is open, the location is ready.
A new member benefit that pays members and the association.
TBH is building a global network of trusted local businesses and independent convenience stores are among our most valued partners. Association leaders are measured on one thing above everything else: the value they deliver to members. TBH is designed to add to that value directly and to reward the association for making it happen.
Your members earn more
Every member store that activates as a TBH Guardian earns the majority share of every storage transaction fee processed at their counter. No upfront cost. No equipment. No new software installation. No risk. A new income stream that runs alongside everything they already do.
Your members get priority
Stores joining through an association agreement skip the standard application queue. Each location is verified, activated, and earning within days, not weeks. Members don't wait in line. They go straight to the front.
Your association earns too
TBH pays the association directly on every transaction member stores process, for the life of the partnership. The structure starts with a first-year partnership rate and steps up as the relationship and volume grow. This is not a one-time referral fee. It is an ongoing revenue stream tied to the activity of the membership.
Your members gain global visibility
Every activated Guardian location appears on the TBH map, accessible to customers booking storage from anywhere in the world. A member store in any city becomes part of an international network of trusted storage points, visible to travellers before they arrive.
One conversation. No commitment required.
As a convenience store association leader, you already know what your members need. One conversation is all it takes to show you what a TBH partnership delivers: for your members and for the association.
Contact us at partners@thebaghotel.com
What convenience store partners ask first
Will bag storage slow down our counter service?
The process is designed to take under two minutes per transaction. Check in a bag, attach a seal, store it safely, check it out when the customer returns. The TBH app handles the rest: no manual records, no cash handling, no additional admin. For a counter already handling fast transactions, TBH fits naturally.
We don't have much back-of-house space. Is that a problem?
No dedicated space is required. Most Guardians use existing counter space or a small area behind the desk. TBH provides tamper-evident bag seals and a simple labelling system. The footprint is minimal. If there is a stockroom, that works well too. Space requirements scale with booking volume.
What if a customer's items are damaged while in our care?
All items stored through TBH are covered by TBH Protection, our built-in coverage programme. Guardians are not liable for items stored in good faith following TBH protocols. Full details are available at thebaghotel.com/pages/guardian-protection.
Does TBH conflict with any existing storage or locker arrangements we have?
TBH is complementary to existing arrangements, not a replacement. The key difference is that TBH brings the customer to the member counter and back again, rather than directing them to a machine. If lockers are already in place, TBH adds a human-facing option that generates staff interaction and purchase opportunity those lockers don't.
Does TBH bring in customers we wouldn't otherwise see?
Yes, and they come back. Customers book storage before they arrive, meaning they've already chosen that location as their base for the day. They drop off, explore, and return. Two visits per customer, every time. For stores near transport hubs, tourist areas, or event venues, that's a consistent and meaningful source of new foot traffic without a marketing budget.
How does TBH fit with a convenience store's existing customer base?
TBH adds a new type of customer to the existing base: travellers, day-trippers, and visitors who need a trusted location to store their belongings. These customers tend to visit at off-peak times (early morning drop-off, late afternoon pick-up), which helps smooth out counter traffic rather than concentrating it.
Ready to explore a partnership?
We work directly with convenience store associations to bring TBH to their entire membership. As a convenience store association leader, you already know what your members need. One conversation is all it takes to show you what a TBH partnership delivers: for your members and for the association.
Get in touch about a partnershipOr email us directly at partners@thebaghotel.com
The Bag Hotel
visits per booking, guaranteed
Every TBH customer visits a member store twice.
Drop-off on the way out. Pick-up on the way back. Two guaranteed footfalls per booking, built into how TBH works.
Built for independent local businesses. Not chains. Not platforms. Not machines.
Why this partnership makes sense
Convenience stores are among the highest-traffic, longest-hours, and most consistently staffed locations in any neighbourhood. Customers come in multiple times a day. The counter is always manned. The doors are almost always open.
TBH turns that existing throughput into something more: a new revenue stream and a guaranteed source of return visits, without adding complexity, slowing down service, or requiring additional equipment. Staff do what they already do. TBH handles the rest.
TBH is built on a simple belief: the best person to look after a traveller's belongings is a trusted local business owner. Not a locker, not an algorithm, not a multinational. Every Guardian in the TBH World is an independent local business. That's not a coincidence. It's a founding principle.
Two visits.
Double the opportunity.
Most retail partnerships deliver passive exposure. TBH delivers people: physically, twice.
When a customer stores their items at a member store before exploring the area, they return to collect them. That return visit is guaranteed. It's not a marketing goal or a conversion target. It's built into the transaction.
For a convenience store, that second visit is a purchase opportunity. A cold drink on the way back. A snack. A top-up. The kind of impulse moment that drives a significant portion of convenience retail revenue.
| Locker systems | TBH Guardian | |
|---|---|---|
| Customer interaction | Customer uses a machine | Customer interacts with staff, twice |
| Return footfall | Zero guaranteed return visits | Guaranteed pick-up visit every booking |
| Purchase opportunity | None. Transaction ends at the machine | Two natural impulse moments per customer |
| Brand relationship | No association with the store | Customer connects the experience to the member store |
| Revenue streams | Storage fees only | Storage revenue plus impulse purchases, twice |
| Equipment required | Hardware installation needed | No hardware. Any device, any counter |
What does double footfall actually mean for a convenience store?
The maths is straightforward.
A member location handling 10 TBH bookings a day receives 20 visits, guaranteed, before a single impulse purchase happens.
Convenience retail runs on frequency and proximity. TBH creates both. Customers who store at a member location know exactly where it is, have already visited once, and are coming back. That's not an advertising outcome. That's a structural advantage built into every booking.
And unlike foot traffic driven by promotions or events, TBH footfall costs member stores nothing extra to generate. It arrives with every booking.
What member stores gain in the TBH World
Earn on every item stored
Each member location keeps the majority share of every storage transaction fee. Bags, luggage, equipment, parcels: whatever customers need to store safely. No hardware. No subscription. No new software installation. No upfront cost.
Two visits with every booking
Drop-off and pick-up happen at the member counter. Every booking brings a customer through the door twice, giving staff two natural opportunities to make a sale, recommend a product, or simply make a good impression.
New visitors, repeat customers
TBH customers are often travellers, commuters, and day-trippers who don't yet know the member store. Storing there is how they find it. The pick-up visit is how they come back.
Beyond storage: the TBH Insider model
Member stores that want to go further can also become TBH Insiders. By nominating other local businesses to join the Guardian network, they earn on every transaction those businesses process, for 12 months per nomination.
It's a way to strengthen the local business network and generate passive income at the same time.
Three ways to partner with TBH
Guardian
Member stores accept bags and items for storage at their counter. They earn on every transaction, set their own hours, and need no additional equipment. This is the core partnership: the foundation everything else builds on.
Insider
Member stores nominate other local businesses to become Guardians. They earn on those businesses' transactions for 12 months per nomination. No storage required: just local knowledge and a good network.
Co-branded
For stores with strong community or network reach, co-branded partnerships are available. Member branding appears alongside TBH's in local promotions, helping both reach new audiences together. Contact us to discuss.
Fast-track onboarding for convenience store association members
Convenience stores run lean and fast. Onboarding is designed to match that pace. Member stores that join through an association agreement skip the standard application queue. Each location is verified, activated, and earning within days, not weeks.
- Apply via the Guardian application form
- TBH reviews and approves the location (usually within 48 hours)
- The location is listed on the TBH map and starts receiving bookings
- Training takes less than 15 minutes using a simple app on any device
No contracts to negotiate. No hardware to install. No IT team required. If the counter is open, the location is ready.
A new member benefit that pays members and the association.
TBH is building a global network of trusted local businesses and independent convenience stores are among our most valued partners. Association leaders are measured on one thing above everything else: the value they deliver to members. TBH is designed to add to that value directly and to reward the association for making it happen.
Your members earn more
Every member store that activates as a TBH Guardian earns the majority share of every storage transaction fee processed at their counter. No upfront cost. No equipment. No new software installation. No risk. A new income stream that runs alongside everything they already do.
Your members get priority
Stores joining through an association agreement skip the standard application queue. Each location is verified, activated, and earning within days, not weeks. Members don't wait in line. They go straight to the front.
Your association earns too
TBH pays the association directly on every transaction member stores process, for the life of the partnership. The structure starts with a first-year partnership rate and steps up as the relationship and volume grow. This is not a one-time referral fee. It is an ongoing revenue stream tied to the activity of the membership.
Your members gain global visibility
Every activated Guardian location appears on the TBH map, accessible to customers booking storage from anywhere in the world. A member store in any city becomes part of an international network of trusted storage points, visible to travellers before they arrive.
One conversation. No commitment required.
As a convenience store association leader, you already know what your members need. One conversation is all it takes to show you what a TBH partnership delivers: for your members and for the association.
Contact us at partners@thebaghotel.com
What convenience store partners ask first
Will bag storage slow down our counter service?
The process is designed to take under two minutes per transaction. Check in a bag, attach a seal, store it safely, check it out when the customer returns. The TBH app handles the rest: no manual records, no cash handling, no additional admin. For a counter already handling fast transactions, TBH fits naturally.
We don't have much back-of-house space. Is that a problem?
No dedicated space is required. Most Guardians use existing counter space or a small area behind the desk. TBH provides tamper-evident bag seals and a simple labelling system. The footprint is minimal. If there is a stockroom, that works well too. Space requirements scale with booking volume.
What if a customer's items are damaged while in our care?
All items stored through TBH are covered by TBH Protection, our built-in coverage programme. Guardians are not liable for items stored in good faith following TBH protocols. Full details are available at thebaghotel.com/pages/guardian-protection.
Does TBH conflict with any existing storage or locker arrangements we have?
TBH is complementary to existing arrangements, not a replacement. The key difference is that TBH brings the customer to the member counter and back again, rather than directing them to a machine. If lockers are already in place, TBH adds a human-facing option that generates staff interaction and purchase opportunity those lockers don't.
Does TBH bring in customers we wouldn't otherwise see?
Yes, and they come back. Customers book storage before they arrive, meaning they've already chosen that location as their base for the day. They drop off, explore, and return. Two visits per customer, every time. For stores near transport hubs, tourist areas, or event venues, that's a consistent and meaningful source of new foot traffic without a marketing budget.
How does TBH fit with a convenience store's existing customer base?
TBH adds a new type of customer to the existing base: travellers, day-trippers, and visitors who need a trusted location to store their belongings. These customers tend to visit at off-peak times (early morning drop-off, late afternoon pick-up), which helps smooth out counter traffic rather than concentrating it.
Ready to explore a partnership?
We work directly with convenience store associations to bring TBH to their entire membership. As a convenience store association leader, you already know what your members need. One conversation is all it takes to show you what a TBH partnership delivers: for your members and for the association.
Get in touch about a partnershipOr email us directly at partners@thebaghotel.com