Prabhash Bhatnagar — Founder, AxisRooms

OTA management does not end at booking confirmation; it ends at accurate payout reconciliation. In India, where OTA commission rates typically range between 15% and 30% of the total reservation…

Online travel agencies are no longer just distribution platforms; they are AI-powered search engines. As natural-language queries become common, guests now search for “pet-friendly hotel near temple with early check-in”…

How to Use This Glossary This glossary covers every significant term in hotel revenue management, OTA distribution, and hotel performance measurement. Terms are grouped by category for easier navigation. Each…

What Is a GDS and Why Does It Matter? A Global Distribution System (GDS) is a network used by travel agents, corporate travel managers, and online booking platforms to search…

Why This Comparison Exists There are dozens of channel managers available to Indian hotels today. Most of them make the same promises: real-time sync, two-way PMS integration, easy setup, and…

What Makes a Booking Engine Right for Indian Hotels Booking engine platforms built for Western markets frequently fall short when deployed by Indian hotels. The gaps are practical: UPI payment…

Section 1: Channel Management in 2026 It is 11 at night. Your 60-room property is around 70% occupied, and tomorrow looks busy. You need to close three room types on…

Managing multiple OTAs, maintaining rate parity, and preventing overbookings can quickly overwhelm even experienced hotel teams. Between MakeMyTrip, Goibibo, Booking.com, Airbnb, and direct bookings, one small delay in updating…

An 80-room city hotel may have a PMS, booking engine, and channel manager in place, yet guest data still lives in silos. Marketing emails go out without context, repeat guests…

India’s hotel sector in 2026 is seeing strong demand, with the global hotel market projected to reach US$492.36 billion. Occupancy levels in metros and leisure destinations are…