OTA Commission Calculator
Drag the sliders to see exactly how much you lose to each OTA every month — and what you would gain by shifting even 10% of that volume direct.
Monthly room revenue
$77,760
Revenue per booking
$432
Mix total
100.0%
Your channel mix
Moving one slider auto-balances the others
15% standard commission, higher with Genius
18% blended — OneKey and package rates push higher
14% simple host fee (15% for Super-Strict)
2.5% payment processing, you keep the rest
Monthly commission by channel
Visual comparison — longer bars hurt more
Booking.com
35% mix · 15.0%
Expedia Group
20% mix · 18.0%
Airbnb
15% mix · 14.0%
Direct bookings
30% mix · 2.5%
How we calculate
Transparent formulas — no black box.
Revenue per booking
ADR × avg nights= $432
Channel commission
total rev × share% × fee%Applied to each of the four channels individually.
Shifted savings (10 pts)
∑ (shifted OTA rev × (OTA fee − direct fee))= $1,022 / month
Breakeven
monthly subscription ÷ (rev/booking × fee delta)≈ 2 bookings/month
Frequently asked
Commission questions
Where do these commission numbers come from?
We use the published 2025-2026 rate cards: Booking.com 15% base, Expedia blended 18%, and Airbnb 14% host-only. Direct bookings carry only a 2.5% payment-processing fee. You can adjust any slider to match the actual contract you signed.
What does the 'shift 10% to direct' scenario show?
It reallocates 10 percentage points of your OTA mix to your direct channel and recomputes the total commission cost. Most SwiftGuest customers capture far more than 10% within the first quarter of running the branded booking engine.
How does the breakeven work?
Breakeven tells you how many extra direct bookings per month are required for SwiftGuest to pay for itself, given your ADR and the commission you recover on each shifted booking. Below that volume you still profit from upsells and operational savings — above it, the PMS is free.
Do I have to stop using OTAs?
No. OTAs deliver valuable distribution — keep them. The goal is to stop paying OTA rates on the share of bookings that would have come direct anyway if you had a modern booking experience. SwiftGuest makes both channels work together.
Are taxes or resort fees factored in?
Commission is applied to room revenue only, matching how OTAs actually bill. Taxes and mandatory fees are excluded from the commissionable base.