compare-channels

name	compare-channels
description	Compare channels at net rate after acquisition cost, not gross rate. Reach for this on a channel or OTA question.

Skill: Compare channels

An OTA booking nets less than a direct booking at the same gross rate (§3 #2).

Step 1 — Set the gross rate

The room rate the guest pays on each channel.

Step 2 — Subtract acquisition cost

OTA commission vs direct acquisition cost via hotel_hospitality_operations_calc.py channel-cost (§3 #2).

Step 3 — Compare net rate

The margin each channel actually keeps.

Step 4 — Value direct demand

Repeat/direct lowers long-run acquisition cost (§3 #2 #6).

Output

A net-rate comparison naming the better channel for the margin.