OTA commission calculator

How much are they really taking?

Plug in five quick figures. We'll show you exactly what platforms are costing you every year, and exactly how much you could keep by shifting just 20% of bookings to direct.

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What OTAs cost you this year

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€ 107.617

Every year. Before you turn a profit.

Over five years

€ 538.083

A renovation. A second property. Years off the mortgage.

Saved by moving 20% of reservations to direct

€ 33.113

Every year, money that stays with you.

OTAs take
You keep
18,0%
82,0%
€ 107.617€ 490.253

Tailored PDF: your numbers, peer benchmarks, and five specific actions to reduce OTA dependency.

All numbers above are estimates based on what you entered, not guaranteed outcomes. Actual savings depend on your specific channel contracts, market conditions, and execution.

How much commission do OTAs charge hotels?

Online travel agencies typically charge 15 to 25% commission on every reservation. Booking.com's standard rate starts near 15% and often reaches 18 to 22% with visibility programs, while Expedia commonly runs 15 to 25%. With Tribii, direct bookings carry 0% commission, because guests pay your own payment gateway directly.

With a commission-free booking engine on your own website, that commission goes back into your pocket.

Figures from Booking.com Partner Hub (2026), Cloudbeds State of Independent Hotels (2026) and the D-EDGE Hotel Distribution Report (2025).

The bigger picture

What the numbers say about OTA commissions

15-25%
What OTAs typically keep from each booking, with Booking.com's base rate starting near 15%.

Booking.com Partner Hub, 2026

63%
Share of independent-hotel bookings that came through OTAs in 2025.

Cloudbeds State of Independent Hotels, 2026

3.5%
The cost of a direct booking: a fraction of the OTA commission on the same stay.

D-EDGE Hotel Distribution Report, 2025

The fine print

How much are OTAs really costing your hotel?

No surprises. Here's exactly what we count, what we leave out, and what changes when more guests book direct.

01 / Method

How we calculate this

We multiply your rooms by 365 nights, your occupancy, and your ADR to get total annual room revenue. Your OTA share gives the slice booked through them. Your commission rate gives what they keep. It's the same math your channel manager uses, just made visible.

02 / Honest disclosure

What's not in the number

Every figure here is an estimate, not a guarantee. We exclude payment processing, channel manager subscriptions, metasearch ad spend, and tax. The real cost is higher than what you see. This is the floor, not the ceiling. Actual savings depend on your channel contracts and how you execute.

03 / Direct booking

What you gain by going direct

Every direct booking is yours. You keep the full rate. You own the guest relationship and communicate with them on your own terms, so you can invite them back. Their next stay books at your price, with no middleman taking a cut. That's how a hotel actually compounds revenue.

Questions about OTA commission

Booking.com's standard commission starts around 15% of each reservation and commonly rises to 18 to 22% when you join visibility programs like the Preferred Partner Programme or Genius. The exact rate depends on your country, property type and how prominently you want to appear.
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