OTA Commission

How to Cut Your OTA Commission Bill by 30% Without Losing Visibility

There is a number your accountant knows but that rarely appears on your revenue dashboard: the total you hand over to OTAs every year in commission fees. For a 40-room independent hotel generating €350,000 in annual OTA revenue at 20% commission, that number is €70,000. Per year. Without fail. Whether the season is strong or […]

Why 18% of OTA Visitors Now Book Direct And How to Capture the Rest

Every time a traveler books through Booking.com or Expedia, your hotel loses between 15% and 25% of that booking’s revenue to commission fees. That’s a cost most independent hoteliers have accepted as inevitable. But new data from 2026 reveals something important: 18% of travelers who start their search on an OTA end up booking directly […]