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The hidden cost of rate disparity: OTAs undercutting hotels responsible for 50% rise in Cost Per Click (CPC)

Hotel Speak

Houston TX, January 15, 2025 Hotels that allow Online Travel Agents (OTAs) to undercut their rates pay nearly 50% more for PPC leads, new research has revealed. The increased cost is driven by competition. This in turn pushes up the cost per click for the hotels when bidding on their own branded search results.

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Impact of New DMA legislation: Future of Google + Hotels in Europe

Hotel Speak

And its impact on hotel marketing is being discussed in all corners of the world. But how is it affecting hotels in reality? And what do hotels need to do to protect their visibility and revenue? This section appears higher on the results page than Google Maps, reducing the visibility of the Google Hotels metasearch tool.

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How secondary OTAs are disrupting hotel rate strategy

Hospitality Today

For independent and boutique hotels without big-brand muscle, the problem is particularly acute. As new distribution channels emerge almost daily, hotels face a pressing need to rethink their pricing and channel strategies. weve got you covered.

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Google hotel ads’ sunsets commission-based bidding, now what?

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On February 20th, Google officially sunset its commission-based bidding strategy for Google Hotel Ads, leaving properties across the globe faced with the difficult decision of whether or not to fund their own Google Hotel Ads program or go dark and let the OTAs gobble up revenue share. What if there were a better option?

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Paid Search Test: Google Ads For Hotel Restaurants

gcommerce

Most upscale hotels offer on-site dining options, but only some have a dedicated marketing strategy. Dining brings in extra revenue from guests, locals, and even tourists, so why aren’t marketing campaigns more common for hotel bars and restaurants? Or do hotels skip them for a reason? Are dining campaigns an underutilized gem?

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SHR Finds Hotels Undercut by OTAs Pay 50% More for PPC Leads

Hospitality Tech

Even offering rate parity keeping rates on direct booking sites and OTAs the same still increases cost per click significantly compared with hotels maintaining the lowest rate on their own site.

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How To Choose Marketing KPIs

gcommerce

But how do you choose the right marketing KPIs for your hotel? Instead of trying to perform well across the board, determine your hotel’s main goal and choose your marketing KPIs from there. Clicks Driving people to your site is a step above showing them your ad.

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