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Glossary · Hotel operations

What is Booking engine?

Booking engine (hotel direct booking)

The software behind the Book Now button on a hotel's own website that shows live availability and rates, takes the reservation and collects a deposit through a payment gateway — so the booking arrives without an OTA commission.

Related terms

Channel manager
A tool that keeps inventory and rates synchronised across multiple sales channels (a hotel's own site, OTAs, GDS) so availability and pricing stay consistent and…
PMS (Property Management System)
The core software a hotel, resort, hostel or guest house runs on: reservations and availability, front desk check-in and check-out, the guest folio and billing,…
Bed-level inventory
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ADR (Average Daily Rate)
The average room revenue earned per occupied room for a period: room revenue ÷ rooms sold. It measures pricing, not occupancy — a hotel can raise ADR while filling…
RevPAR (Revenue Per Available Room)
Room revenue divided by all rooms available for the period, occupied or not — equivalently ADR × occupancy rate. Because it combines price and fill, RevPAR is the…

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