the other reservation service

anyone on ex pe dia?
DH is talking to them today. We figure commission means you get something, and wondering if they do as well.
I told him number one is to check if they interface with our on line system. Bo ok ing does not.

Expedia's commission is higher than booking. They expect you to offer a lot of rooms (% wise). I think, but am not sure, you may also have to discount the rate.
Like every other booking service, if you overbook their guest gets priority.

I have recently contacted them directly as well. I am currently listed with them through B&B.com and because of that I am paying a hefty commission rate (30%).
Now that Exp edia allows small properties to work with them directly I am pulling the plug with online booking through B&B.com.
Since at the time of our first call we were still listed through B&B.com the Exp edia rep could not quote us a firm commission rate but said it would most likely be between 15 and 17%.
No you do not have to offer a discount rate, nor do you have to have lots of rooms or a full year of rooms allotted to them - these things were policies of the past but no longer. But I have seen Exp edia lower MY rate down a dollar or two to beat out b ooking.com which of course under cuts my rate on my site. They take this discount out of their commission off of our rate.
FYI - At the beginning of the year I made a chart of all my 3rd party bookings Exp edia out sold b ooking.com 3/1 and both had about 1/4 of the bookings cancel.

Expedia is usually 25% or 30% depending on your deal.
Booking.com by comparison is 15%
Your contract requires you to offer them the lowest rate you're offering anyone else. Then they take their commission off of that and send you the remaining 70-75%.
Other difference is Booking doesn't take payment from guest at time of reservation. They have you collect the money, and then they bill you for their 15%.
Like everyone else, I hate OTAs and try to find ways not to use them during peak season, but in the dead times I love having the extra revenue.

PhineasSwann said:

Expedia is usually 25% or 30% depending on your deal.
Booking.com by comparison is 15%
Your contract requires you to offer them the lowest rate you're offering anyone else. Then they take their commission off of that and send you the remaining 70-75%.
Other difference is Booking doesn't take payment from guest at time of reservation. They have you collect the money, and then they bill you for their 15%.
Like everyone else, I hate OTAs and try to find ways not to use them during peak season, but in the dead times I love having the extra revenue..

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PhineasSwann said:

Expedia is usually 25% or 30% depending on your deal.

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When I spoke to my rep at Expedia, he stated that the % rate was based on the size of the property (# of rooms). He quoted my 5 room B&B would be at 17% or less which would be based on additional info I would provide when I signed up.
The rate PS is quoting is if you are using B&B.com to market to Expedia. No need to do that any longer as Expedia has made doing business with small markets much easier.