For independent hotels · Ireland

More direct bookings.Less money lost to OTAs.

Booking.com and Expedia can fill rooms, but every booking comes with commission and limited ownership of the guest relationship. We help independent hotels build a direct channel that brings guests back to them.

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OTA commission calculator

How much are you paying the platforms?

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€500,000
€100,000€3 million
Estimated commission every year€54,000
Every month€4,500
Over five years€270,000

This is an indicative estimate based on revenue, OTA share and average commission. It is not a guaranteed saving.

See what your hotel could recover
15–25%often paid on an OTA booking
Your dataguest relationships belong in your hotel
One goalmore profitable direct bookings

The hidden cost of convenience

OTAs are useful. Dependence on them is expensive.

We do not suggest leaving Booking.com or Expedia. We help you stop paying them for every guest who was already looking for your hotel.

01

You pay for demand you already earned

A guest searches your hotel name, clicks an OTA result and books there. The platform collects a full commission for a customer who already wanted you.

02

The guest relationship stays with the platform

The OTA controls the customer journey. Without a direct strategy, the same guest may be sold back to you again on their next trip.

03

Your hotel becomes one listing among hundreds

Inside an OTA, price and paid visibility dominate. Your story, service and distinctive experience have very little room to work.

The direct booking system

We turn your direct channel into a real sales channel.

Every part has one purpose: help the right guest discover your hotel, understand its value and book directly.

Website and landing pages

Clear, fast pages designed to convert visits into enquiries and bookings—not an online brochure.

Google and Meta campaigns

Protect your hotel name and reach new guests before an OTA captures the booking.

Email and guest retention

Turn past guests into future direct bookings with an audience that belongs to your hotel.

Direct-booking offer

Give guests a concrete reason to book directly without simply discounting every room.

How we work

Three steps. One number that matters: direct bookings.

1

Audit

We map your current OTA cost, website journey and opportunities using your numbers.

2

System

We build the pages, campaigns and direct offer around your hotel—not a generic package.

3

Growth

We measure and improve every month. Each booking moved to your website returns margin to the hotel.

The people behind BastaOTA

You speak directly with the team working on your hotel.

English-language support, direct communication and a focus on hospitality businesses.

Francesco Comito

Francesco Comito

Founder · Marketing and sales

Matteo Candiano

Matteo Candiano

Operations and automation

Alex Andriollo

Alex Andriollo

Marketing and sales

Built around your results

The relationship continues only while the work creates value.

Contractual performance promiseIf the first month's direct-booking revenue does not match your investment with us, we continue working without our fee until it does, subject to the agreed contract terms.
No multi-year lock-inYou stay because of measurable progress, not because a contract traps you.
Your assets remain yoursYour website, advertising accounts and data remain accessible and under your ownership.

Free OTA audit · No commitment

Find out where your direct revenue is being lost.

Send us five details. We will review your hotel's online presence, estimate the weight of OTA commissions and contact you within one working day.

A conversation based on your hotelClear opportunities and next stepsNo generic automated report

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