Re:Brave Search removes last remnant of Bing from search res...
by j1elo on Friday April 28, 2023 @11:03AM
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I took it as "of course we'll charge you the x% of Booking, so reserve with us if you want to save it". But it makes sense that not all operators will act the same.
Re:Brave Search removes last remnant of Bing from search res...
by Alupis on Friday April 28, 2023 @12:25PM
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I would wager your more luxurious, expensive hotels have enough "cushion" to absorb these fees - while your standard hotels may not.
You see similar things on online marketplaces, such as Amazon. Amazon's commission fee can be anywhere from 15%-30%, depending on the category. Unless there's huge margin baked into the product price, you may very well be paying 15-30% more for the product on Amazon. Not always, of course, as it does come down the the business and the strategy they've chosen.
The hotel has a room they want to sell for $100 a night. They can list it on their website for $100 a night, and after paying credit card processing fees, they get to keep the remainder.
The hotel now lists the same room on one of the booking sites that charges a x% fee for facilitating the transaction and providing discovery for the hotel (getting the room in front of interested customers). The hotel can either take a x% haircut, or charge x% more. So that same room might be $110 per night now instead of $100.
It's a business decision, and not all operators will make the same one, naturally.