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Results for “Rate parity”.
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.
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OTA Commission Rates: What Booking.com, Expedia and Airbnb Really Charge
A plain-English breakdown of what the big booking sites really take, the fees they do not advertise, and how much a year of OTA bookings actually costs you.
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Twelve ways to get more direct bookings at a small hotel
Ordered by return on effort, not by how impressive they sound. Most of these cost nothing and several take an afternoon.
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The Second Tab: Why Guests Find You on Booking.com and Book Somewhere Else
Most guests who book you directly found you on an OTA first. Here is what that second tab is worth, and why, after the EU killed rate parity, independent hotels can finally win it.
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