OTA commission calculator: what booking sites cost you a month

Enter your rooms, occupancy, rate and OTA share to see what you pay booking sites in commission each month and year, and what moving some guests to direct booking would keep.

Rules as of November 2026
Often 15 to 25%, before any paid visibility programme.
Repeat guests and people who find you on Google or Instagram.

OTA commission: ₹64,800 a month

Room-nights sold a month360
Of which through OTAs180
OTA room revenue₹3,60,000
Commission a year₹7,77,600
Kept by moving 20% direct₹11,520 a month

A direct booking still pays the payment gateway, about 2%, which is taken off the saving. Keep OTAs for discovery; win the repeat stay direct.

How it is worked out

  • Room-nights sold a month = rooms × 30 × occupancy.
  • OTA room revenue = the share of those nights sold through OTAs × your average rate.
  • Commission = OTA room revenue × the commission rate.
  • A booking you win direct still pays about 2% to the payment gateway, so the saving is the commission minus 2%.

The default numbers are the example in our guide: 20 rooms at 60% occupancy, ₹2,000 a night, half sold through OTAs at 18%. That is about ₹65,000 a month in commission.

The full explanation, with sources: Cutting OTA commission.

This tool gives general information, not tax or legal advice. Check your own case with your CA or the official source.