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Találatok erre: “Commission”.

An AI assistant answers a question about a quiet hotel in Sitges with parking, and the independent property in its short list is highlighted with a Book direct button
Playbook·16 perc

AI visibility for hotels: how to get your property recommended by ChatGPT, Gemini and Google

More guests now ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Google's AI Mode where to stay, and get a handful of names back. Most independent hotels are never one of them. Here is how AI picks hotels, and eight steps to get yours named and booked direct.

TribiiTribii
2026. okt. 22.
The words "Booked in the conversation" next to an AI chat where a guest asks for a quiet room and books it, with the hotel as merchant of record
Industry notes·14 perc

UCP for hotels: the Universal Commerce Protocol and the future of online booking

Google and the biggest names in travel have written a shared language that lets AI assistants book a hotel room inside a conversation. It is called UCP. Here is what it is, who keeps the guest, and what independent hotels should do before it reaches Europe.

TribiiTribii
2026. okt. 19.
The words "One plug for every AI" next to hotel rates, rooms, reservations and guests connecting through one MCP plug to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity
Playbook·13 perc

MCP for hotels: how AI assistants will find, sell and help run your property

ChatGPT, Claude and Google can now read live hotel prices, and some can take a booking. The standard behind it is called MCP. Here is what it is, what it changes for a small hotel's visibility and daily work, and what to do about it now.

TribiiTribii
2026. okt. 15.
Websites of Mokum Suites, Bago D'Ouro and Bij Isa & Max in three browser windows, three properties taking direct bookings with Tribii
Playbook·9 perc

Hotels using Tribii: three real setups for direct bookings

A canal house in Amsterdam, a village guest house in the Douro and two apartments in Kampen all take commission-free bookings with Tribii. Each one set it up differently. Here is what they did, and how to choose the setup that fits your property.

TribiiTribii
2026. okt. 12.
A dictionary-style card defining "net rate", next to labels for other OTA terms such as commissionable, BAR, merchant model and narrow parity
Playbook·8 perc

OTA terms explained: a plain-language glossary for independent hotels

Commissionable rate, net rate, merchant model, narrow parity. The words in your OTA contract, explained in plain language, with what each one means for your money.

TribiiTribii
2026. okt. 09.
The words "Growth tools, with a price" next to two price tags: Genius, 10% off on every Genius booking, and Preferred, 3 extra points on every booking
Playbook·8 perc

Booking.com Genius and Preferred Partner: what they really cost a small hotel

Genius and Preferred Partner are sold as growth tools. Both are also a price. Here is what each one costs an independent hotel, how to test whether it pays, and what to decide before 2027.

TribiiTribii
2026. okt. 06.
The words "Commission is only the first line" next to a receipt for one OTA booking on a room priced at €100, where the hotel keeps €69.75
Playbook·8 perc

The real cost of an OTA booking: commission is only the first line

Most hoteliers know their commission rate. Few know their effective rate. Here are the other lines on every OTA booking, and how to work out what a room really costs you to sell in 2027.

TribiiTribii
2026. okt. 03.
The words "€1 in every €5" above five one-euro coins, the first one green and labelled Expedia
Playbook·10 perc

How much commission does Expedia take? The 2026 guide for independent hotels

Expedia's headline commission is only the start. Here is what a booking really costs once you add the payment model, the visibility tools and the card fees, and how to pay less in 2027.

TribiiTribii
2026. szept. 30.
"Same price everywhere" struck through, above an OTA price of €120 and a direct price tag of €110 for 2027
Industry notes·9 perc

Rate parity is gone in Europe. How to price your direct rate for 2027

Booking.com can no longer make you match its price on your own website. Most small hotels still do. Here is what the law allows, what the algorithm might not, and how to set a direct rate for 2027 that pays.

TribiiTribii
2026. szept. 27.
A hotel guest book card in forest green and mint, with a stay record detaching from an OTA booking and settling into the hotel's own guest list
Manifesto·17 perc

Own your guests

An OTA booking doesn't hand you a guest. It hands you a stay, and the OTA keeps the name, the email and the right to ever talk to that person again. Here's what that costs an independent hotel, and how Tribii is built on the opposite assumption.

TribiiTribii
2026. szept. 16.
Three overlapping circles labelled Hotel, Guest and Neighbourhood, meeting at a centre marked "the stay"
Playbook·8 perc

The street outside is part of your hotel

How guest messaging, local experiences and a traveller board turn a stay into three connections, and why one of them lands as a real line on the folio.

Daniel VidalDaniel Vidal
2026. szept. 02.
A laptop and card terminal on the reception desk of a small independent hotel.
Playbook·8 perc

Free booking engine with a payment gateway: what a small hotel should actually look for

Three business models hide behind the word "free", and only one of them leaves your direct bookings alone. Plus the payment question most vendors would rather you didn't ask.

TribiiTribii
2026. aug. 31.
What is a hotel PMS? A plain-language guide for independent hoteliers
Playbook·6 perc

What is a hotel PMS? A plain-language guide for independent hoteliers

Not a definition from a brochure. What the software actually does between 7am and midnight at a twenty-room property, and which words mean what.

TribiiTribii
2026. aug. 10.
How to move your small hotel off spreadsheets
Playbook·6 perc

How to move your small hotel off spreadsheets

The spreadsheet got you here, and it is not stupid. But there are four specific places it fails, and each one costs you money quietly.

TribiiTribii
2026. aug. 05.
How much does a hotel booking engine cost in 2026?
Playbook·6 perc

How much does a hotel booking engine cost in 2026?

Published prices, hidden tiers, and per-booking fees. What the market actually charges a small property, with every figure sourced and dated.

TribiiTribii
2026. júl. 31.
Do small hotels need a channel manager?
Playbook·6 perc

Do small hotels need a channel manager?

The honest answer is sometimes. Here is how to work out which sometimes you are in, using your own numbers rather than a vendor's.

TribiiTribii
2026. júl. 29.
Commission-free booking engine: what it really means
Playbook·6 perc

Commission-free booking engine: what it really means

Every booking engine calls itself commission-free. The phrase is doing different work in each case, and only one version means what you think.

TribiiTribii
2026. júl. 27.
Cloudbeds pricing for small hotels: what you will actually pay in 2026
Playbook·6 perc

Cloudbeds pricing for small hotels: what you will actually pay in 2026

Cloudbeds does not publish a price. Here is what is known, what is estimated, what to ask on the sales call, and when a small property is overpaying.

TribiiTribii
2026. júl. 24.
Channel manager vs booking engine: what a small hotel actually needs
Playbook·6 perc

Channel manager vs booking engine: what a small hotel actually needs

The two tools get sold together and confused constantly. One sells rooms on other people's websites. The other sells rooms on yours.

TribiiTribii
2026. júl. 22.
How much commission does Booking.com take, and how to pay less
Playbook·7 perc

How much commission does Booking.com take, and how to pay less

The headline rate is only part of the bill. Here is what you actually pay, what you can change, and what you cannot.

TribiiTribii
2026. júl. 20.
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