# How to reduce OTA commissions

> Hotels reduce OTA commissions by growing their direct channel: a fast, conversion-optimized website, a booking engine with rate parity and incentives, and 

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## Short answer

Hotels reduce OTA commissions by growing their direct channel: a fast, conversion-optimized website, a booking engine with rate parity and incentives, and secure direct payments. Shifting even a share of OTA bookings to direct can meaningfully lower commission costs.

## Overview

Hotels reduce OTA commissions by growing their direct channel: a fast, conversion-optimized website, a booking engine with rate parity and incentives, and secure direct payments. Shifting even a share of OTA bookings to direct can meaningfully lower commission costs.

Why it matters for hotels

For independent hotels, controlling distribution and the guest relationship is key to protecting margins. The more bookings flow through your own channel, the less you depend on third-party commissions.

How GuruHotel helps

GuruHotel brings the pieces together in one direct channel: an AI-built website, a conversion-optimized booking engine, real-time inventory synced with your PMS, and Stripe-powered payments with multi-currency support and fraud protection.

## FAQ

### How to reduce OTA commissions

Hotels reduce OTA commissions by growing their direct channel: a fast, conversion-optimized website, a booking engine with rate parity and incentives, and secure direct payments. Shifting even a share of OTA bookings to direct can meaningfully lower commission costs.

### How does GuruHotel relate to this?

GuruHotel provides an AI-built hotel website, a direct booking engine, real-time inventory and Stripe-powered payments to help hotels grow direct bookings.

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