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Working with the Booking Channels

OTAs and agents can fill seats you'd never fill yourself — at a commission that quietly eats the margin. How to use the channels as a tap, not a lifeline.

12 min read·Updated Aug 2026·The Clear Point Decision Framework

List your tour on a major booking platform and something magical happens: bookings appear from people in Germany, Japan and Melbourne who've never heard of your town, let alone your website. Then the statement arrives, and fifteen to twenty-five per cent of that magic has vanished in commission. This Conversation is about making the channels work for you deliberately — knowing what they earn, what they cost, and where the line sits.

01What? Understand the issue
02Why? Understand why it matters
03How? Explore practical approaches
04When? Understand timing
05Who? Identify the people involved
06The Decision

This Sector Conversation is for Momentum members.

The full walk-through — What, Why, How, When, Who, then The Decision — plus the follow-on prompts to continue the Conversation with Veran, your Momentum AI.

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