Drive more direct bookings and reduce reliance on Online Travel Agencies (OTA) by listing your property on popular metasearch engines via Demand Plus.
Benefits
Increased Visibility: Featured on Google Hotel Ads, Tripadvisor and Trivago
Own your guest data and build direct relationships. Bookings will be made via your Little Hotelier booking engine.
Pay a small transaction fee for completed stays with easy reconciliation for cancellations or no shows
Pay lower commission rates than typical OTA channels (20-30%)
Easy setup and monthly reconciliation process
Pricing
No setup or monthly fees
Cancel or pause anytime
Only pay commission on completed stays
Net reservation value billing (excluding commission, taxes and card surcharges)
Commission rates vary by region
Metasearch site requirements
Create individual profiles on each metasearch site (Google Hotel Ads, Tripadvisor, Trivago)
Property details in each listing must match property details in Little Hotelier
Allow up to two weeks for listings to go live
Ensure correct category is selected
Google Hotel Ads
Create a Google Business profile
Listed under the Hotel property category
Verify listing:
Search for your property on Google
Look for Official website rate in price comparisons
Tripadvisor
Create a Tripadvisor profile
Listed under Hotels category
Verify listing:
Search for your property on Tripadvisor
Check your direct booking price
Click View deal and verify booking engine redirect
Trivago
Create a Trivago profile
Listed under the Accommodation category
Verify listing:
Search for your property on Trivago
Look for "Hotel Website" rate in search results
Activate Demand Plus
Navigate to Distribution > Demand Plus
Click Get started
Follow setup prompts
Monitor bookings
Review reservation emails for Demand Plus confirmation
Check monthly statements via Distribution > Demand Plus
Complete monthly reconciliation by the 7th to only pay for completed stays