BUT BEWARE! If this act is discovered by the OTA
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 6:03 am
Homestay owners still have to pay, but this payment is made by giving a portion of the profits from customer bookings in the form of commission to the OTA platform. If there is a booking from a guest, then you pay a commission to the OTA platform. But if you find a method that can get the customer to book directly with you without going through the OTA platform, then you don't have to pay anything to the OTA platform.
and they usually will be, your account will be blacklisted and you may be banned for bc data india life from using the OTA platform. Yes, I understand that it's not fun to have to share profits with the OTA platform for every booking from a guest you get. But that's the rule. If you are confident that you can get customers without having to rely on OTA platforms, then find guests yourself.
However, if you still have to rely on OTAs to receive guests, then accept the fact that you are better off sharing the profits than finding guests to come and stay at your place yourself. However, if your advertisement is on OTA for the entire time and you still fail to get a booking, even if it's just one booking, you will not be charged any fees. (2) Wider reach of prospects and customers OTA platforms spend large amounts of money on marketing purposes and building customer databases around the world.
and they usually will be, your account will be blacklisted and you may be banned for bc data india life from using the OTA platform. Yes, I understand that it's not fun to have to share profits with the OTA platform for every booking from a guest you get. But that's the rule. If you are confident that you can get customers without having to rely on OTA platforms, then find guests yourself.
However, if you still have to rely on OTAs to receive guests, then accept the fact that you are better off sharing the profits than finding guests to come and stay at your place yourself. However, if your advertisement is on OTA for the entire time and you still fail to get a booking, even if it's just one booking, you will not be charged any fees. (2) Wider reach of prospects and customers OTA platforms spend large amounts of money on marketing purposes and building customer databases around the world.