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What missed calls cost, return on investment, direct bookings, OTA commissions and staffing cost. 10 posts.
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A 48-hour hotel cancellation policy collects about $79 more per 100 direct bookings than a 24-hour one
Direct hotel bookings in public data were cancelled late, online-agency bookings early. We priced 24-hour, 48-hour and 7-day cancellation policies for each.
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AI assistants now book hotels: 18 of 97 independent hotel websites we checked were broken
Google's AI Mode now books hotels through chains and OTAs. We checked 97 independent hotel websites for AI hotel booking, and 18 were broken. What to fix.
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A $100 Booking.com room with a Genius discount leaves a small hotel about $77
We stacked an estimated 14.2% average Booking.com commission and the Genius discount on a $100 room: $77.22 reaches the hotel. Inputs and math shown.
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Overbooking a 30-room motel loses money unless more than 3.9% of bookings vanish on arrival day
We modeled a sold-out night at a 30-room motel with loss rates from 119,390 real bookings. One extra booking pays only above a 3.9% arrival-day loss.
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A direct booking website pays for itself at about 3 room nights a month for a small motel
How many room nights a month must move from OTAs to a direct booking website to cover a $54 site and booking engine, at $113 a night and 15% commission.
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