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Guides and analysis for independent hoteliers.

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Revenue

What OTA commission really costs a 20-room hotel

Most independent hoteliers know roughly what they pay in OTA commission. Fewer have worked out the annual figure, or what a small shift to direct bookings is worth. Here…

22 September 2026
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Revenue

How to get more direct bookings

Advice on direct bookings is usually either obvious or unrealistic. The shorter list of things that actually move the number for an independent property — starting with …

22 September 2026
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Revenue

RevPAR, ADR and occupancy explained

Three numbers describe how a hotel is trading, and most independents watch only one — usually the least useful. How each is calculated, how to read them together, the fo…

22 September 2026

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