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…
Marketing and revenue management shouldn’t be working in isolation. Yet in many hotels, that’s exactly what’s happening. One team is focused on brand awareness and bookings. The other is buried in numbers and price strategy. No overlap. No shared goals. No communication. And that’s a huge missed opportunity. If you want to generate revenue, these…
An empty hotel room doesn’t just stay unused—it drains your revenue. Every night a room goes unbooked, it quietly racks up costs without bringing in a single cent. The lights are on, the staff is ready, the space is prepped—but without a guest, that room becomes a missed opportunity. Here’s the hard truth: once that…
The hospitality industry has seen remarkable transformations over the years, but few innovations have reshaped it as profoundly as dynamic pricing. Unlike static rates, dynamic pricing helps hotels adjust room rates in real-time based on factors like market demand, booking patterns, and competitor pricing. This approach doesn’t just help hotels stay competitive but also helps…
In the hotel business, pricing isn’t something you set once and forget. Room rates shift almost every hour, influenced by demand, seasonality, local events and how competitive your area is. If your hotel still relies on fixed pricing, you’re likely missing out on both bookings and revenue. Travelers today compare options fast. With just a…
To gain a competitive edge, many companies extract data from their competitors. However, doing this requires building a web scraper. Simply using a basic GET request isn’t effective, as the host website will quickly detect and block your IP, making it impossible to access the data reliably. In this tutorial, I will explain how, with…
So, you need hotel pricing data from Booking.com, right? Maybe you’re managing hotel listings, providing competitive pricing to your travel agency clients, or working on pricing research. Either way, you need real-time room prices for multiple hotels — all neatly organized in one place. Some people solve this by writing code or building a custom…