How much is Booking.com, Airbnb, or a spreadsheet really costing you?
Every OTA booking hands over a commission, typically 10–25% on Booking.com and about 15.5% on Airbnb for software-connected hosts, and the guest's contact details with it. Every booking tracked on paper or a spreadsheet risks a double booking. Here's the direct comparison.
What a ₦100,000 booking actually nets you
Fee figures as published by OTA partner guides and industry analyses, checked : Booking.com commission 10–25% (about 15% on average); Airbnb host-only fee 15.5% for software-connected hosts. Your own rate depends on your agreement and the programmes you join, so check your OTA extranet.
LodgeRev vs. OTA-only vs. spreadsheets
| LodgeRev | OTA-only | Spreadsheet / manual | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commission on direct bookings | 0% | 10–25% on every booking | N/A — but no bookings either |
| AI dynamic pricing | Automatic, daily | OTA sets the terms | Manual guesswork |
| Guest data ownership | Yours, for CRM & repeat bookings | Owned by the platform | Yours, but unstructured |
| Double-booking risk across channels | Synced in real time | Low, single channel | High — manual reconciliation |
| Food, services & payments on one bill | Unified folio | Not supported | Tracked separately, error-prone |
OTA commission questions
How much commission do Booking.com and Airbnb charge?
Booking.com commission is typically 10–25% of each booking, about 15% on average, depending on your agreement and the visibility programmes you join. Airbnb charges hosts who connect through a PMS or channel manager a single host-only fee of about 15.5%. On a ₦100,000 booking that is roughly ₦10,000–₦25,000 on Booking.com and about ₦15,500 on Airbnb.
How can a hotel in Nigeria reduce OTA commission?
Move repeat and local guests to direct bookings. Run your own booking site, price it at least as well as the OTAs, answer questions quickly, and keep guest details so you can invite past guests back. LodgeRev does each step: a branded booking site with no commission, daily dynamic pricing, a guest AI chat that takes bookings, and guest profiles for email campaigns.
How does LodgeRev reduce OTA commission?
LodgeRev gives every property a branded booking site guests book on directly, with no commission on those bookings. Dynamic pricing keeps the direct rate competitive every day, and the channel manager add-on keeps OTA rates and availability in step so you can stay on OTAs without double bookings.
Is LodgeRev better than managing bookings on a spreadsheet?
For anything beyond a single unit, yes. Spreadsheets do not prevent double bookings across channels, cannot adjust prices for demand, and give you no guest history to build repeat business from. LodgeRev handles all three in one system.
Keep the commission. Keep the guest data. Keep growing.
Book a demo and we'll show you LodgeRev with your own rooms and prices, including how much of your OTA commission direct bookings could bring back.