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Predatory OTA Brand Ads Threaten Hotel Direct Revenue

Third-party booking sites are aggressively bidding on hotel brand names, intercepting high-intent direct bookings and inflating distribution costs. A new report shows U.S. hotels face an average of 6.6 competing ads per property, undermining guest trust and asset value.

Key Takeaways

  1. 1Over 66,900 U.S. hotels were targeted by 575,000 predatory search ads during a 31-day study period.
  2. 2Intermediaries like GuestReservations.com accounted for roughly half of the identified deceptive brand ads.
  3. 3Hotels risk losing 5% to 25% of potential direct bookings to unauthorized brand-bidding intermediaries.

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Source: asianhospitality.com

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