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OTA commission calculator

Enter your rooms, your average rate and the commission you actually pay. The calculator shows what the channels cost you each month and each year, and what moving part of that business direct would be worth.

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Your hotel

20
₹2,800
65%
70%
20%

Estimates from your inputs at a flat commission rate. Your real rate is set in your contract with each channel. You will find it in the channel's extranet and on each payout statement.

Booked through OTAs

₹7,64,400

a month

Commission paid

₹1,52,880

a month

You keep about

₹38,220

a month, about ₹4,58,640 a year, at 0% commission on your own site.

ZimmerStack for the same hotel: 20 rooms on Growth = ₹5,980 a month.

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Read the guide: What OTAs actually charge hotels in India
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How this is calculated

Room nights sold in a month are your room count multiplied by thirty, multiplied by your occupancy. The share of those nights that arrive through online travel agencies is the portion the commission applies to.

Commission paid is that channel revenue multiplied by your commission rate. The saving figure is the part of that commission you would keep if a share of those guests booked with you directly instead.

This is deliberately simple arithmetic on your own numbers. It does not model seasonality, rate parity, cancellations, or the tax that is withheld before a payout reaches your account.

Use your own contracted rate, not an average

Commission is set in your own contract with each channel, and it moves with property type, city, and whichever visibility or promotion programmes you have opted into. A number you read in an article is not your number.

Your contracted rate is visible in each channel's extranet under the property or contract section, and it is printed on the remittance statement that accompanies each payout. Use that figure here.

If you work with several channels at different rates, run the calculator once per channel and add the results, or use a blended rate weighted by how much business each channel actually sends you.

What else comes off before the money lands

Commission is the largest deduction but it is not the only one. Cancellations and no-shows reduce the revenue the commission was calculated on, prepaid bookings carry a payment gateway deduction, and Indian payouts have tax withheld at source before they reach your account.

Ask your accountant which of these apply to your property. This calculator shows commission alone, which is the part you have the most control over.

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One rate change, every channel, no extranet.

Booking.com, Agoda, Expedia, MakeMyTrip and 170+ channels sell from one inventory. Availability is always right, so overbooking simply stops.

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Deluxe King · Sat 18 — 4,200 · 3 rooms left

Booking.com

4,200 in sync

Expedia

4,200 in sync

Agoda

4,200 in sync

Airbnb

4,200 in sync

MakeMyTrip

4,200 in sync

Your website ₹300 cheaper

3,900

One change, every channel — your website always wins on price.

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What commission do online travel agencies charge hotels in India?

It varies by channel, by property and by contract, and it moves with the visibility and promotion programmes you have opted into. Rather than print an average that will not match your contract, this calculator asks for your own rate. You will find it in the channel's extranet under your contract details, and on the remittance statement that comes with each payout.

Is this calculator free?

Yes. There is no account, no signup and no limit on how many times you use it.

Do you store the numbers I enter?

No. The calculation runs entirely in your browser. Nothing is sent to us and nothing is stored.

Does moving guests direct really keep the whole commission?

Not quite. A direct booking still carries a payment gateway fee if the guest pays online, and you carry the marketing cost of reaching that guest yourself. What it does remove is the per-booking commission, which is usually the largest single deduction.

Can I use this for a homestay or a serviced apartment?

Yes. The arithmetic is the same for any property that sells rooms or units by the night through a channel that charges commission.

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