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Trends and Insights

The OTA Playbook: How Using Conversion Tools in Your Booking Engine Can Improve Direct Revenue

The conversion gap between OTAs and hotel websites often comes down to friction, not guest preference. Here's what closes it, and how to run the same playbook on your own site.
Customers

Case Study: How Ariv Design Apartments lifted direct revenue with a mobile-first strategy

Ariv Design Apartments saw most of its traffic arriving on mobile. Here's how a mobile-first strategy across Metasearch, Booking Engine and Convert turned that traffic into stronger direct revenue.
Trends and Insights

How Price Beating in the Booking Engine Increases Direct Conversion

65% of guests find you on an OTA first. Do they find your direct channel worth booking on? The booking engine determines that. Make sure your direct price keeps them from going back to the OTA.
Trends and Insights

How Hotels Can Regain Control Over Direct Pricing

In 75% of hotel searches, at least one OTA shows a lower price than the hotel's own website. Here's how to take back control of your direct pricing, and keep more revenue in-house.
Trends and Insights

3 Booking Engine Features Every Hotel Chain Needs

Discover the three booking engine features hotel chains need to create smoother guest journeys, manage properties centrally, and drive more direct bookings.
Product

RateBeat: How hotels can guarantee the best direct price (and stop losing bookings to OTAs)

Guests compare prices across channels before booking, and even small differences can cost you the booking. Discover how RateBeat helps hotels show and secure the best direct rate in real time.
Announcements

Hotelchamp launches free trials for RateBeat to help hotels stay competitive against OTA pricing

Hotelchamp launches free trials for RateBeat, enabling hotels to compare and match OTA prices in real time to stay competitive and increase direct bookings.
Trends and Insights

Price Matching vs Price Comparison: What Actually Drives Direct Bookings for Hotels

Price comparison doesn’t always drive bookings. Learn why price matching is more effective, and how it helps hotels protect their direct channel.