THE OPERATOR’S EDIT / 01FEATURED · Direct revenue
The quiet math of direct bookings
OTAs are brilliant at discovery and expensive at conversion. Here is how independents claw margin back, without a war on Booking.com.
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Notes for operators who want fewer tools and more rooms sold. Practical ideas for direct revenue, modern PMS workflows, and distribution that funds itself.
THE OPERATOR’S EDIT / 013 articles to help you run a better property
01Direct revenue
The quiet math of direct bookings
OTAs are brilliant at discovery and expensive at conversion. Here is how independents claw margin back, without a war on Booking.com.
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02Operations
Your front desk can tell which PMS was designed in 2009
Forget feature matrices for a minute. Watch a receptionist on a Friday arrival wave. That is the only demo that matters.
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03Distribution
Sell everywhere, without turning distribution into a free favour
Inside the hotel is the PMS. Outside the hotel is distribution. Confusing the two is how hotel software companies go broke, and how owners get vague invoices.
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