Hotel Booking Channel Contribution Matrix
Compare stayed-room-night contribution and entered channel costs across your distribution mix, before common overhead and tax.
Hotel Booking Channel Contribution Matrix
Compare net financial yield, channel-specific acquisition costs, and contribution margin per sold room night across your entire distribution mix.
| Channel | Stayed Nights | ADR | Revenue | Dist. Cost | Contribution | Contrib. / Night | Margin % | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brand Website / Direct | 30(13.64%) | โน5,000 | โน1,50,000 | โน18,000(12%) | โน1,02,000 | โน3,400 | 68.0% | |
Front Desk / Walk-ins | 20(9.09%) | โน5,200 | โน1,04,000 | โน1,560(1.5%) | โน82,440 | โน4,122 | 79.3% | |
Corporate Contracted | 25(11.36%) | โน4,600 | โน1,15,000 | โน10,750(9.35%) | โน79,250 | โน3,170 | 68.9% | |
MakeMyTrip / Goibibo | 70(31.82%) | โน5,000 | โน3,50,000 | โน80,500(23%) | โน1,99,500 | โน2,850 | 57.0% | |
Booking.com | 40(18.18%) | โน5,300 | โน2,12,000 | โน41,976(19.8%) | โน1,30,024 | โน3,251 | 61.3% | |
Agoda | 20(9.09%) | โน4,800 | โน96,000 | โน19,200(20%) | โน56,800 | โน2,840 | 59.2% | |
Expedia / Offline Travel Agents | 15(6.82%) | โน4,700 | โน70,500 | โน12,690(18%) | โน42,810 | โน2,854 | 60.7% |
Do not automatically shift 100% of demand to your highest margin channel. While Brand Direct or Walk-ins frequently deliver the highest contribution margin percentage (70%+), third-party OTAs (MakeMyTrip, Booking.com, Agoda) deliver essential volume and capture international or non-local travelers who would never discover your hotel directly. The goal is channel balance: capturing high-volume baseline demand from OTAs while shifting repeat guests and organic traffic to high-margin direct channels.
Review your entered channel contribution, current contracts and rate decisions before agreeing on a management scope. Contract changes and booking outcomes are not assured.
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Calculation Framework & Assumptions
Methodology reviewed: 2026-10-02 ยท Check your propertyโs source records before deciding
Mathematical Formula
Channel Contribution = Revenue โ Distribution and Acquisition Costs โ Stayed Nights ร Variable Servicing Cost
Compare net contribution per stayed room night across entered channels after distribution, acquisition and variable servicing costs.
Inputs & Variables
- Channel Name
- Stayed Room Nights
- Realised ADR
- Commission %
- Promotional Cost %
- Payment Fee %
- Direct Marketing Cost
- Variable Cost per Room Night (CPOR)
Assumptions & Exclusions
- Entered ADR is realised before channel fees; avoid deducting discounts twice.
- Common fixed overhead and below-operating expenses are excluded; this is channel contribution, not net profit.
- Excluded: Not a live platform scan, audited financial statement or guarantee of results.
- Excluded: Property-specific contracts, tax treatment and operational records must be checked separately.
Mastering Hotel Distribution Economics & Channel Contribution
Compare MakeMyTrip, Goibibo and your other channels using both stayed room-night revenue and contribution. An apparent fee advantage can disappear after owner-funded discounts, payment charges, dedicated marketing and servicing costs. Enter the same revenue basis for every channel and avoid counting a discount again if it is already reflected in ADR. The matrix does not allocate common fixed overhead or predict demand from a channel change.
Mathematical Framework & Formulas
Channel Gross Revenue = Stayed Room Nights ร Realised ADR
Commission Expense = Gross Revenue ร (Commission Rate % รท 100)
Promotional Discount Cost = Gross Revenue ร (Owner-Funded Promo % รท 100)
Payment Processing Fee = Gross Revenue ร (Gateway Fee % รท 100)
Total Distribution Cost = Commission + Promo + Payment Fee + Dedicated Marketing Ads + Platform Fees
Variable Servicing Cost = Stayed Room Nights ร Cost per Occupied Room (CPOR)
Channel Net Contribution = Gross Revenue โ Total Distribution Cost โ Variable Servicing Cost
Contribution per Sold Room Night = Channel Net Contribution รท Stayed Room Nights
Contribution Margin % = (Channel Net Contribution รท Channel Gross Revenue) ร 100
Worked Example: Direct Website vs. Major OTA
[Illustrative] Assume 100 stayed room nights split between direct and an OTA, โน5,000 ADR and โน1,000 variable servicing cost per night. The following fees and marketing cost are example inputs, not platform rates or a property result. Common overhead and tax are excluded.
Direct Website Channel (30 nights)
- Gross Revenue: 30 ร โน5,000 = โน1,50,000
- Distribution Costs: โน15,000 Google Ads + 2% payment fee (โน3,000) = โน18,000
- Variable Servicing Cost: 30 ร โน1,000 = โน30,000
- Channel Contribution: โน1,50,000 โ โน18,000 โ โน30,000 = โน1,02,000
- Unit Yield: โน3,400 per room night (68.0% margin)
OTA Channel (70 nights)
- Gross Revenue: 70 ร โน5,000 = โน3,50,000
- Distribution Costs: 18% commission (โน63,000) + 5% promo (โน17,500) = โน80,500
- Variable Servicing Cost: 70 ร โน1,000 = โน70,000
- Channel Contribution: โน3,50,000 โ โน80,500 โ โน70,000 = โน1,99,500
- Unit Yield: โน2,850 per room night (57.0% margin)
The Strategic Takeaway: Balance Over Elimination
In this illustration, direct contribution is โน550 higher per stayed night, while the OTA contributes โน1,99,500 in total because it supplies the entered 70 nights. No fixed-expense coverage percentage can be calculated without a fixed-cost input. Compare actual demand and aggregate contribution before changing availability; this example does not establish how guests would move between channels.
Explore our Direct Booking ROI Calculator to model your own OTA room-night shift target with setup and recurring direct costs, and consult our Revenue Management Services for property-specific mix planning.
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