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Direct booking calculator for hotels and hostels.

Estimate how much OTA commission you keep each year when more guests book through your website, WhatsApp, and phone. Enter the numbers from your channel report and OTA statements.

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Your rooms, rates, and OTA mixResults per year and per monthUSD or EUR

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Commission kept each year$22,075about $1,840 a month

Room nights sold a year
10,220
Room revenue a year
$1,226,400
Revenue booked through OTAs
$551,880
Commission paid to OTAs today
$99,338

Guests you can move to direct

Each point of booking share you move from OTAs to your own channels saves the commission on that revenue. Start with guests who contact you. A guest who sends a WhatsApp message or calls the front desk is trying to book with you. If the reply is slow or the call rings out, some of them finish the booking on an OTA.

If you answer those guests within seconds, quote from live rates, and send a payment link in the same conversation, more of them book direct. Repeat guests and groups come next, since they know your property. Our guide on how to cut OTA commissions covers parity clauses, booking engine speed, and metasearch.

Osvi runs the conversation side of this for hotels and hostels, with a WhatsApp booking agent, an AI voice receptionist, and a group booking agent. At Zostel, monthly bookings through the agents grew 50% from June to August 2026.

How the calculator works

How is the saving calculated?

Room nights are rooms × 365 × occupancy. Revenue is room nights × average daily rate. The saving is revenue × the share of bookings you move to direct × your average OTA commission. The calculator assumes moved bookings keep the same rate.

What commission rate should I use?

Use the effective rate from your OTA statements, including visibility programs and promotions you pay for. OTAs set commission contract by contract, so your statements beat any published average.

Does it include the cost of direct bookings?

No. Direct bookings have costs too: payment processing, booking engine fees, and the staff or software that answers guests. Subtract those to get a net figure.

How many bookings can I move to direct?

That varies by property, market, and guest mix. Start with guests who contact you on WhatsApp or by phone and then book on an OTA, plus repeat and group guests. Track your direct share each month and adjust the number.

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