{"id":23088,"date":"2009-10-06T10:45:48","date_gmt":"2009-10-06T10:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xotels.com\/uncategorized\/rate-parity-as-a-revenue-management-tool"},"modified":"2025-02-05T13:54:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T13:54:31","slug":"rate-parity-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xotels.com\/en\/revenue-management\/revenue-management-book\/rate-parity-tool","title":{"rendered":"Rate Parity as a Revenue Management Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; border: 1px solid #757575;\" title=\"Rate Parity\" src=\"\/wp-content\/images\/stories\/blog\/rate_parity_for_hotels.png\" alt=\"rate_parity_for_hotels\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The objective of rate parity in hotels is to encourage consumers to book direct. They should not find any advantage of booking via a third party website over making a reservation on your own hotel website. Learn in this weeks article how to get organized and use rate parity as a <a href=\"\/\">hotel revenue management<\/a> tool.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>In order to implement rate parity properly in a hotel, and truly have the same price over all your distribution channels, you need to log and configure the taxes and margins of the 3rd party websites correctly.<\/p>\n<p>Too often we still see hotels making calculation mistakes. Simple math is at the basis of this. And of course we need to know what the difference is between margin and mark-up. This occasionally still is a challenge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:50px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:var(--awb-color3);border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background fusion-parallax-none hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:106px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-padding-right-medium:0px;--awb-padding-left-medium:0px;--awb-padding-top-small:0px;--awb-background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/www.xotels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Native-Ads-Xotels-background-blue.webp&quot;);--awb-background-size:cover;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-end fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-right:23px;--awb-padding-left-small:30px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:65%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.95384615385%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.95384615385%;--awb-width-medium:65%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.95384615385%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.95384615385%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:1rem;margin-bottom:1rem;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-div\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#e3e2de;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:4em;\"><div class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center title-heading-tag fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;letter-spacing:-0.1em;font-size:1em;--fontSize:64;line-height:1.25;\"><p style=\"text-align: center; ;cursor: pointer;\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none !important;\" href=\"\/en\"><span style=\"color: #e3e2de!important; text-decoration: none !important;\"><strong>Maximize Your<br \/>\nHotel Revenue<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#e3e2de;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:1.2em;\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;letter-spacing:0.01em;font-size:1em;--fontSize:19.2;--minFontSize:19.2;line-height:1.3;\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Uncover the hidden revenue potential <br \/>of your hotel or resort.<\/p><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:1rem;margin-bottom:1rem;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-end fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:28.8%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:28.8%;--awb-width-small:50%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0%;--awb-spacing-left-small:28.8%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-row\"> <a style=\"\n display: flex;\n align-items: center;\n justify-content: center;\n background-color: #e3e2de; 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\n border-radius: 20px;\n width: 12rem;\n height: 3rem;\n font-weight: 700;\n font-size: 1em;\n border-bottom-width: 3px;\n border-top-width: 3px;\n border-right-width: 3px;\n border-left-width: 3px;\n border-color:#e3e2de; \n text-decoration: none !important;\n \"\n target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xotels.com\/en\/locations\" id=\"nativeads\"><span>CONTACT US<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-end fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-2 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:28.8%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:28.8%;--awb-width-small:50%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0%;--awb-spacing-left-small:0%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-row\"> <a style=\"\n display: flex;\n align-items: center;\n justify-content: center;\n background-color: #e3e2de; \n color:#1351aa; \n border-radius: 20px;\n width: 15rem;\n height: 3rem;\n font-weight: 700;\n font-size: 1em;\n border-bottom-width: 2px;\n border-top-width: 2px;\n border-right-width: 2px;\n border-left-width: 2px;\n border-color:#e3e2de; \ntext-decoration: none !important;\nmargin-right:5px;\n \"\n target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"\/en\"><span><\/span>LEARN MORE<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-3 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility\" style=\"--awb-padding-right-small:0px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:20.736%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:20.736%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0%;--awb-width-small:50%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0%;--awb-spacing-left-small:0%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-row\"> <a style=\"\n display: flex;\n align-items: center;\n justify-content: center;\n background-color: #1351aa;\n color: #e3e2de;; \n border-radius: 20px;\n width: 15rem;\n height: 3rem;\n font-weight: 700;\n font-size: 1em;\n border-bottom-width: 2px;\n border-top-width: 2px;\n border-right-width: 2px;\n border-left-width: 2px;\n border-color:#e3e2de;\nmargin-left:10px\ntext-decoration: none !important;\n \"\n target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xotels.com\/en\/locations\" id=\"nativeads\"><span>CONTACT US<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:50px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-double\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:var(--awb-color3);border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>Make an excel table with all the conditions of each portal, include;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tax % (included \/ excluded)<\/li>\n<li>Net \/ commissionable<\/li>\n<li>Margin % \/ fees<\/li>\n<li>Cancelation policies<\/li>\n<li>Payment policies<\/li>\n<li>Free sale \/ allotment<\/li>\n<li>Release<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It will help you better understand your hotel distribution mix.<\/p>\n<p>Next step is to configure your channel management system with the correct margin and taxes so you can easily load the same sell rate for each extranet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-auto\" style=\"vertical-align: middle; margin: 5px; border: 1px solid #757575;\" title=\"Rate Parity in Hotels\" src=\"\/wp-content\/images\/stories\/blog\/hotel_rate_parity.png\" alt=\"hotel_rate_parity\" width=\"600\" height=\"231\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As surely you work with more than one room type per online travel agency website, you now have to configure a differential, variable per room type. For instance, set the difference between your superior room and deluxe room to \u20ac40.00. This way you will save time of rate loading a price for each single room type, and will only have to submit the BAR for one room type and your <a title=\"Hotel Channel Manager\" href=\"index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=177&amp;Itemid=409\">channel manager<\/a> will update the rest.<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-auto\" style=\"margin: 5px; border: 1px solid #757575;\" title=\"Hotel Rate Parity\" src=\"\/wp-content\/images\/stories\/blog\/rate_parity_in_hotels.png\" alt=\"rate_parity_in_hotels\" width=\"600\" height=\"345\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">As you can see, implementin rate parity in a hotel is quite easy. You just need to get organized. Having a channel management system surely helps.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Having the same rates on all public distribution channels will stimulate for more consumers to book directly with your hotel.<\/p>\n<p>One final important question remains, can they find easily your website?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p><div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"\/en\/revenue-management\/revenue-management-book\/price-sensitivity\/\" id=\"buttonemail\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Previous<\/span><\/a><\/div> <div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-2 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"\/en\/revenue-management\/ebook-revenue-management\/\" id=\"buttonemail\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Book Index<\/span><\/a><\/div> <div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-3 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"\/en\/revenue-management\/revenue-management-book\/group-pricing-strategies-for-hotels\/\" id=\"buttonemail\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Next<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-4 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--awb-margin-left:+1.5%;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"\/en\/subscribe\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Subscribe to Our Blog<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; border: 1px solid #757575;\" title=\"Rate Parity\" src=\"images\/stories\/blog\/rate_parity_for_hotels.png\" alt=\"rate_parity_for_hotels\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The objective of rate parity in hotels is to encourage consumers to book direct. 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