Stop predatory OTAs from stealing your direct bookings

Your guests are already looking for your hotel. Make sure they find your website first.

See who's competing for your guests, estimate how much OTA commission you could recover, and activate your AI Marketing Agent in about 5 minutes.

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Predatory OTAs compete for your hotel’s name on average

8%

Direct bookings are lost to third-party booking sites

75%

Branded searches show competing OTA ads

Your official website should be the first thing guests see

Predatory OTAs advertise on your hotel's name and often appear above your official website, competing for bookings from travelers already searching for your property.

Protect your direct bookings, automatically

Help more travelers find your official website. Operto ONE continuously protects your search visibility from sites like GuestReservations.com, ReservationDesk.com, and other third-party booking sites while working quietly in the background. No dashboards. No agencies. No campaign management.

See who's competing for your direct bookings

Automatically monitor Google Search to identify predatory OTAs bidding on your hotel name, including sites like GuestReservations.com, Reservations.com, and other third-party booking sites. See who's competing for your direct bookings and how visible they are in search.

Keep your official website front and center.

Automatically launch and optimize branded Google Ads campaigns that help your official website appear above predatory OTAs in Google Search. Continuous optimization happens behind the scenes, without requiring Google Ads expertise or daily management.

Fight back against misleading OTA ads

Misleading OTA advertisements that may violate Google's advertising policies are automatically identified and reported. As competing ads are removed, your branded search campaigns become more efficient, helping reduce advertising costs while protecting more direct bookings.

Always improving your results

Your campaigns don't stop after launch. AI continuously monitors performance, identifies new opportunities, and optimizes your branded search campaigns to maximize direct bookings, improve visibility, and deliver measurable ROI.

Less work. better results.

You stay in control while AI does all the work

Start protecting your direct bookings today.

In about 5 minutes, you'll discover who's competing for your guests, estimate how much OTA commission you could recover, and activate your brand protection campaign.

  • Identify third-party sites bidding on your hotel
  • Estimate commission leakage and lost revenue
  • Start protecting your bookings automatically
  • No Google Ads expertise required. No complicated setup.

Learn more about hotel brand protection

Every hotel invests in earning a traveler's decision. This collection explores what happens after that decision is made, and how hotels can protect the guest intent they've worked so hard to earn.

Understanding the Problem

The conversation around direct bookings has traditionally focused on creating more demand. Hotel Brand Hijacking doesn’t replace that conversation—it reframes it.

The Booking Journey

Learn how OTA brand hijacking works, why guests often think they booked direct, and what hotels can do to protect their direct booking channel.

Protecting Guest Intent

New Marketing AI Agent capability detects affiliates targeting hotel brand searches and helps reclaim lost direct demand.

AI & Hotel Discovery

Generative Engine Optimization is reshaping how guests discover boutique hotels. Learn how to get your hotel recommended by AI and win bookings before the click.

Understand the cost of predatory OTAs

Predatory OTAs can quietly erode your revenue by intercepting guests who intended to book directly. Use this calculator to understand the potential financial impact on your property and the value of protecting more direct bookings.

  • Estimate your annual OTA commission leakage
  • Calculate the value of recovering direct bookings
  • Explore your potential ROI with Operto ONE

Want to see how it works before you start?

We'll walk you through Operto ONE, answer your questions, and show you how it protects your branded search.