Guides for hotel owners and teams
Make hotel system and direct-booking decisions with verifiable inputs
These guides help a hotel separate software roles, move guests from communication channels to booking, compare channel cost, and verify launch readiness. Each guide states its limits and the evidence the hotel should collect.
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How to choose a booking system for a 1-30 room hotel
Use a practical decision sequence to choose a booking system for a 1-30 room hotel, covering team workflow, rates, channels, payments, and integrations.
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Read guideBooking engine vs PMS vs channel manager: what is the difference?
Compare the job, users, data, and boundaries of a booking engine, PMS, and channel manager before choosing a hotel software stack.
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Read guideDirect booking through Facebook, LINE, and Google Business Profile
Connect Facebook, LINE, and Google Business Profile to a direct-booking link, with a practical chat handoff, guest testing, and privacy-safe measurement.
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Read guideOTA commission vs direct booking cost
Compare OTA commission with direct-booking cost per completed stay using explicit assumptions, an illustrative formula, and inputs from the hotel's own records.
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Read guideHotel website and booking engine launch checklist
Check domain, inventory, rates, policies, payments, notifications, mobile booking, sitemap, and ownership before launching a hotel website and booking engine.
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Start testing the hotel's direct-booking channel
Add room data, complete one guest journey, and use the guides to choose the next step.