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- 01MarketsFor a fair market: letting hotels compete with BookingWe believe in a fair market. That's why it worries us that one platform handles almost seven in ten online hotel bookings in Europe. Why a hotel is better off with its own channel.6 min ↗
- 02RegulationParity clauses: why your hotel couldn't be cheaper on its own websiteFor years, Booking barred hotels from offering lower prices on their own websites. What parity clauses are, what Germany, Switzerland and the EU Court of Justice said, and what changed with the Digital Markets Act.5 min ↗
- 03RegulationWhat regulators have already said about BookingSpain's CNMC, the European Commission and the EU General Court agree: Booking holds a dominant position in online hotel bookings. What each decided and what is still being argued.5 min ↗
- 04Direct bookingsHow to win back direct bookings without fighting BookingA practical guide for hotels: what your website needs to sell direct, how to show up on Google when people look for where to stay, and how to go from depending on Booking to using it as a complement.6 min ↗
- 05Google · InstagramYour website, your authority: why SEO is more honest than the Instagram algorithmInstagram is a good shop window, but it shouldn't decide whether your business exists. Why your own website with good SEO builds brand authority, what the algorithm rewards, and what the 2026 World Cup taught us.7 min ↗
- 06Data · NASAHow we built a planet from real NASA dataThe story of WORLD, the Andes Developers archive: a real Earth that opens above Fitz Roy, yesterday's clouds photographed by satellite, and our own map of where each piece of work was made.7 min ↗
- 07Booking · CommissionHow much commission Booking charges, and how to find out what you payHow Booking.com's commission for hotels and cabins is calculated, what gets added (Preferred Partner, Payments by Booking, Genius), where to see your rate and how to work out what it costs you in a year.5 min ↗
- 08ArticlesSEO and GEO: how to show up on Google and in AI answersWhat GEO (generative engine optimization) is, what the study that named it found, and what a hotel or cabin website needs for Google and ChatGPT to take it into account.6 min ↗
- 09ArticlesBooking.com alternatives for hotels and cabins: selling without depending on one platformWhich channels a hotel or cabin has besides Booking: your own site with a booking engine, Google's free booking links, other platforms and returning guests. What each one costs.5 min ↗
- 10ArticlesHow to leave Booking.com Genius (and when it makes sense)How to opt out of Booking.com's Genius programme step by step, what happens next (six months before you can rejoin), how to pause it up to 30 days a year and how to do the maths before deciding.4 min ↗
- 11ArticlesHow much a website costs in Argentina in 2026: prices in dollars and pesosA professional website in Argentina costs between USD 1,000 and USD 5,000, depending on the project's size, photos, video, languages and SEO. The price in pesos at the MEP dollar rate, what moves the number and how to compare quotes.9 min ↗
- 12ArticlesBooking.com and VAT in Argentina: what the property paysHow VAT and Booking.com meet for an Argentine property: commission is charged on the price including VAT, the invoice comes from abroad, import-of-services VAT and the VAT refund for foreign tourists.5 min ↗
- 13ArticlesHotel booking engine: what it is, how it differs from a channel manager and which one you needWhat a hotel booking engine is, how it differs from a channel manager and a PMS, how they connect, what a small property needs and why an engine without a website that shows up on Google sells little.5 min ↗
- 14ArticlesHow to show up on Google Hotels with your own price and no commissionWhat Google Hotels' free booking links are, what they cost (nothing), how they're ranked and how a hotel or cabin shows its own price and website next to Booking's.4 min ↗
- 15ArticlesHow to reply to Google reviews: the SEO your guests writeGoogle reviews count towards showing up on Google Maps and they're what ChatGPT, Gemini and Google's AI Mode show when recommending places to stay. How to reply, how to get more without breaking the rules, and the duplicate-listing mistake.6 min ↗
- 16ArticlesHotel occupancy in El Chaltén: what the 67% of the 2025/26 season means and how to calculate yoursHotel occupancy in El Chaltén averaged 67% in the 2025/26 season, according to the municipality. What that number measures and what it doesn't, room vs bed occupancy, how to calculate your hotel's occupancy rate and where the missing occupancy is.9 min ↗
- 17ArticlesBooking vs. Airbnb commission: how much of your night each one keepsHow much commission Booking and Airbnb charge hosts in 2026: 15% against 15.5% on the single fee, the split fee the guest pays, the extras, VAT on the commission in Argentina and what you keep when guests book direct.7 min ↗
- 18ArticlesBooking commission in Mexico: VAT, withholding and invoices for your hotelBooking's commission in Mexico for hotels and properties: how it's calculated, the 16% VAT Booking adds, income tax and VAT withholding with Payments by Booking (including companies from 2026), the lodging tax, who issues the guest's CFDI and what reaches you from a booking.8 min ↗
- 19ArticlesBooking commission in Chile: VAT, the parity that fell and the foreign touristBooking's commission in Chile for hotels and cabins: how much platforms keep, the 19% VAT on the commission and who pays it, the 2025 platforms law, the VAT exemption for foreign tourists and the 2026 FNE settlement that ended price-parity clauses.8 min ↗
- 20ArticlesBooking commission in Colombia: what it charges, VAT, withholding and the RNTBooking's commission in Colombia for hotels and cabins: how it's calculated, the 19% VAT on the commission and who pays it depending on your RUT status, the 10% significant-economic-presence withholding, the National Tourism Registry platforms must require, and the VAT exemption for foreign tourists.9 min ↗
- 21ArticlesBooking commission in Peru: what it charges, IGV, the 30% withholding and SUNATBooking's commission in Peru for hotels and lodgings: how it's calculated, the 18% IGV on the commission and who pays it depending on whether you're a company or an individual, the 30% income-tax withholding for digital services the Tax Court confirmed in 2026, how it's filed with SUNAT, and the export treatment of lodging that leaves foreign guests free of IGV.10 min ↗
- 22ArticlesBooking Directo: a Patagonian search engine where the “Book” button goes to the hotel's own websitebookingdirecto.com lists places to stay in El Chaltén, El Calafate, Ushuaia, Puerto Natales, Bariloche, Villa La Angostura and San Martín de los Andes, and sends every booking to the property's own website. How it works and what it means for a hotel.6 min ↗
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