What are OTA commissions actually costing you?
This estimates what you hand to the online travel agencies in a year, and what shifting even a small share of that volume to direct booking would put back in your pocket.
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Your numbers
Estimates are fine. Change any field and the figures update as you type.
Reservations a year, across every channel.
Most properties sit between 15 and 25 percent.
Total room or cover revenue on a typical reservation.
How much of your OTA volume books with you directly instead. A well-run direct booking push moves this a few points at a time, not all at once.
What it costs you
Paid in OTA commissions every year.
- Bookings through OTAs
- Revenue booked through them
Commission you stop paying at direct, about reservations a year.
A direct booking is cheaper, not free. Payment processing and your booking engine still take roughly 3 to 5 percent, so treat this as the commission you stop paying rather than profit you keep. It also leaves out what a direct guest is worth the next time, which is the part that compounds.
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