If you run an OTA, you already know the battlefield you’re in. You spend thousands trying to pull customers in ads, campaigns, discounts, loyalty programs but here’s the catch: travelers rarely care about your brand. They care about the price. When someone searches for a hotel on Google, they get flooded with options. Different platforms,…
Comparing hotel prices online can feel like a never-ending game. One site shows $555, another jumps to $621, and by the time you’ve checked a third, the first one has already changed. If you run a travel agency, manage hotels, or even want to build a tool to compare prices, this back-and-forth quickly eats up…
If you need hotel price data, you already know how tricky it can get. Travel agencies rely on it to stay competitive, market researchers depend on it for accurate insights, and businesses in the tourism sector use it to make informed decisions. The problem is, getting that data usually means hiring a developer, writing complex…
⚡ TL;DR – Makcorps API vs Web Scraping ✅ Scalable & Easy to Use: Makcorps API – Clean JSON output, real-time updates from 200+ vendors, no scraping headaches, and quick setup. 🔧 Harder to Scale: Web Scraping – Flexible but fragile. Needs constant fixes, struggles with CAPTCHAs/IP bans, higher long-term costs, and legal risks. 💡…
⚡ TL;DR – Hotel Rate Shopping Tools 2025 🏨 What They Are: Hotel rate shopping tools collect competitor pricing from OTAs and booking sites, giving hotels accurate, real-time market data. 📊 Why They’re Used: They simplify revenue management, support dynamic pricing, and help hoteliers maintain rate parity without endless manual checks. 📌 In This Guide:…
If you’re reading this, you’ve probably already tried and failed to get hotel pricing data from Expedia or Booking.com. You filled out forms, waited for replies, and maybe even sent a follow-up email or two. Still nothing. Don’t worry. Whether you’re building a travel app, a price comparison tool, a hotel dashboard, or something totally…
Do you want an easier way to grab hotel prices from Booking? Maybe you’re a developer who doesn’t want to start from scratch, or a no-coder who just wants data without the pain. Scraping Booking.com is tricky, and their API is not available for every business. That’s why I built a hotel price scraper using…
Ever looked at the chaos of hotel prices online and thought, “There has to be an easier way to keep track of this”? If you run a travel website, manage hotel bookings, build comparison tools, or simply want to help travellers get the best deals, you’re in the right place. This guide will walk you…
If you’ve been searching for hotel pricing tools, chances are you’ve come across OTA Insight (Lighthouse). What you might not know is that it recently changed its name to Lighthouse, as part of a rebranding in September 2023. The platform still does what it’s known for: collecting and analyzing hotel pricing and competitor data at…
Static pricing might seem like the easy way out. Set it once, forget about it, and hope for the best. The price stays the same no matter what’s going on with demand, events, or market shifts. Well, that simplicity comes at a cost. In the fast-moving hotel industry, this strategy is losing its grip and…