Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about hotel rate parity monitoring.
Rate parity means your hotel room is sold at the same price across all distribution channels — your direct website, Booking.com, Expedia, and other OTAs. When an OTA undercuts your price (through member discounts, loyalty programs, or promotional campaigns), guests book through them instead of directly with you, costing you 15–20% in commission per booking. Rate parity monitoring helps you detect these violations quickly so you can take action.
We currently monitor Booking.com, Expedia, and Hotels.com — the three largest OTA platforms globally. Booking.com is available on all plans. Expedia and Hotels.com are included in the Professional and Agency plans. We plan to add more OTAs based on customer demand.
Prices are checked once per day, covering the next 30 days of check-in dates. This means you get a comprehensive view of upcoming rate parity across all your booking dates. You can also trigger a manual scrape at any time from your dashboard.
Not at all. Just paste the URL of your hotel from Booking.com, Expedia, or Hotels.com into the dashboard and set your base price. The system does the rest — monitoring prices daily and alerting you via email or Telegram when a rate parity violation is detected.
Enterprise rate shopping tools like OTA Insight or RateGain cost $300–800/month and are built for large hotel chains. Rate Parity Monitor is designed specifically for independent hotels and small hotel groups — simple, affordable, and focused on what matters: detecting OTA price violations and notifying you instantly.
Yes. Every price check includes a screenshot of the OTA page as evidence. You also get full price history data that can be exported to CSV. This gives you solid proof when contacting your OTA representative about rate parity breaches.
You get full access for 14 days — 1 hotel, Booking.com monitoring, email alerts, price history, and screenshots. No credit card required. If you find a single rate parity violation during the trial, the service has already paid for itself.
Still have questions? Contact us — we respond within 24 hours.