The Profit Bundle: The OTA Leverage Index + The 90 Day Blueprint

If your main goal for 2026 is to secure more profit within the competitive landscape without having to drive more occupancy, overcomplicate your operations or pay for more services, then this is exactly how. 

The OTA Leverage Index:

Mapped across 130+ pages of predatory intelligence, this Leverage Index will show you exactly which OTA bookings retain profit — and which ones quietly erase it based on: property-type, guest-behavior, and leverage analysis. 

This is not written for chains, revenue departments, or portfolio operators. The leverage dynamics are different at SMB scale.

This Index is designed specifically for independent SMB properties in 2026: Independent hotels, inns, motels, lodges, cabins, luxury stays, design properties, apart hotels, glamping, short term rentals, bed & breakfasts and other boutique types of stays. 

The research and insights pertain to:

• Travel to and within the U.S. and Canada
• Operations under 100 rooms (best for 5-60 rooms)
• Owner-managed or operating lean teams
• Properties where one-two bad channel choice materially affects profit 
• Single Properties or multi properties with 2-8 sister locations. 

After using this Index, you will be able to:

• Reduce long-term commission loss without risking visibility
• Identify which OTAs produce net-positive profit for your exact property type, size, region and season.
• Know which platforms reliably generate high-friction, value guests
• Understand where commission loss is recoverable — and where it is structural.
• Decide which OTAs and Channels you use deserve inventory priority and which should be constrained or only used during special seasons/days
• Make controlled distribution and pricing decisions without guessing or looking at competitors.

OTA revenue loss does not only come from “high commission. It comes from the misaligned relationship you have with your channels. Identify how and why certain OTAs work for properties like yours — and why others don’t.

Different OTAs attract guests at different points in the decision cycle:

• Discovery vs convenience
• Experience vs price
• One-time stay vs relationship potential 

When those distinctions are ignored, small properties absorb:

• Higher complaint rates (bad reviews & reputation)
• Lower pricing tolerance (discounting)
• Lower repeat probability (higher guest acquisition $)
• Higher operational effort per booking (for staff)

The Index breaks channel performance down by:

• Boutique, luxury, vs economy positioning
• Urban vs resort demand
• Experience-driven vs convenience-driven guests
• Short-stay vs longer-stay behavior
• High-intent vs price-sensitive bookings
• Seasonal behavior 
• Average Lead Time Behavior

The 90 Day Profit Blueprint: 

Whether you're a seasoned hotelier with 30 years or 1 year under your belt, or an entirely new operation, you’re probably experiencing money leakage and feel like your revenue isn’t where it should be. 

If your main goal for 2026 is to secure more profit within the competitive landscape without having to drive more occupancy, overcomplicate your operations or pay for more services, then this is exactly how. 

It is designed specifically for independent SMB hospitality owners operating anywhere from 1-8 properties below 100 rooms, typically anywhere from 5-65 rooms.

Implementing this blueprint will increase profit, improve guest quality, develop property AI visibility, and best of all- Give you unparalleled confidence in your business decisions. This is about using what you already have correctly, — you will create immediate financial leverage within the next booking cycle, locking in stronger performance through 2026. 

Whats Included:

• The 90 Day Plan Framework Steps 
• 7 Day Quick Start 
• Quarterly Planning Framework
• Quarterly Performance Metrics & KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) 
• Undated Monthly Calendar Digital/Printable Template
• The 2025/2026 Hospitality Dominant Market and Guest Personas Overview
• Data-Backed Revenue Strategies with insights from the 2025 State of the Industry report to help you target the high-spending guests.

It is 3 phase with guide that will drastically help your property gain and sustain long term value and profitability. I will go over what to do, how to know it's working, why you should do it, and how to measure it). 

This is not about completing a list of tasks. This is about implementing the key framework one by one to gain, track and sustain maximum booking revenue as an independent small/medium property.