- offer room rates that are equal to, or lower than, those offered on any other online travel agent
- offer room rates that are equal to, or lower than, those offered on an accommodation provider’s online and offline channels
- make all remaining room inventory available
- offer the same number and same type of rooms offered to any other online travel agent.
Contract terms between hotels and OTA’s often include “broad rate parity” clauses. Broad Parity is where hotels cannot offer different rates, or inclusions, to different OTAs.
Broad parity clauses include requirements for the hotel to:
