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Glossary · Updated 2026-09-01

Hotel Booking Engine

The checkout on your own website that turns lookers into commission-free reservations.

A hotel booking engine is the reservation checkout embedded in your own website: live availability, room selection, guest details, deposit or full payment, and instant confirmation.

The key number is commission. OTA bookings cost 15–25%; a booking-engine reservation costs only the card processing fee — or nothing extra on LodgeStatus.

Every direct booking through your own engine is your highest-margin booking. That is why the engine matters more than the website design around it.

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