Google Hotels Integration for Hotel Pricing

Problem Statement:

• Hotels cannot push their direct booking rates to Google Search, Maps, or Google Hotels through Hospitable
• Google Vacation Rentals (the only Google channel Hospitable supports) explicitly excludes hotels
• This leaves hotel owners at a competitive disadvantage as their direct rates don't appear on Google surfaces

Current Workaround:

• Relying on OTA markups (e.g., Booking.com) to appear on Google
• No way to show direct booking rates on Google without using a separate channel manager

Impact:

• Lost direct bookings due to higher OTA prices appearing on Google
• Competitive disadvantage vs. hotels that can push direct rates to Google
• Operational complexity of managing a separate channel manager just for Google visibility

Proposed Solution:

• Integrate with Google Hotels (or Google Travel) to allow hotel inventory and pricing to be pushed directly to Google surfaces
• Support for hotel-style properties (not just vacation rentals)

Unlock:

• Hotels would be able to show their direct booking rates on Google Search, Maps, and Google Hotels
• Increased direct bookings without OTA markups
• Simplified tech stack (no need for a separate channel manager for Google visibility)