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Practical guides for Indian resort and guest house owners.

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Revenue

How Indian Resorts Can Reduce OTA Commission Costs in 2025

Booking.com and MakeMyTrip take 15–25% per booking. Here's a practical strategy to shift more guests to direct bookings without losing OTA visibility.

May 2025 · 6 min read
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GST & Compliance

GST for Hotels and Resorts in India: The Complete 2025 Guide

When do you charge 12% vs 18%? What if your property earns under ₹20 lakh? A plain-English breakdown of GST rules for hospitality businesses.

April 2025 · 8 min read
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Channel Manager

Do Small Resorts (Under 20 Rooms) Actually Need a Channel Manager?

The honest answer: it depends. We break down when a channel manager pays for itself and when you can manage manually.

April 2025 · 5 min read
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Direct Bookings

Setting Up a Commission-Free Booking Engine for Your Resort

A step-by-step guide to adding a direct booking widget to your resort website and getting your first commission-free reservation.

March 2025 · 7 min read
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Operations

How to Build a Simple Housekeeping System for a 20-Room Resort

No expensive software needed. A practical room-status board, task assignment process, and handover checklist that actually works.

March 2025 · 5 min read
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OTA Strategy

MakeMyTrip Listing Optimization: What Actually Improves Your Ranking

Photos, rates, response time, review score — we tested what moves the needle for resort listings on MakeMyTrip and Goibibo.

February 2025 · 6 min read

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