| 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.