

In the fast-paced world of hospitality, accuracy and efficiency in financial processes can make the difference between profitability and unnecessary loss. One such challenge that has long burdened hotels is the management and reconciliation of commissions owed to Online Travel Agencies (OTAs). These commissions often involve complex data from multiple sources, making manual reconciliation a time-consuming and error-prone task.
Recognizing this critical pain point, RobosizeME has
introduced its Financial Reconciliation Suite, a state-of-the-art
automation tool now available on the Oracle Cloud Marketplace. This new
solution promises to revolutionize how hotels handle OTA commission audits by
reducing manual effort, improving accuracy, and strengthening operational
control.
The challenge of OTA Commission Management
For hotels, OTAs are a vital sales channel, driving
bookings and expanding market reach. However, the commission structures that
govern these relationships often create significant administrative challenges.
Hotels receive reservation data through their Property Management Systems
(PMS), while commission reports are generated separately by OTAs. These two
sets of data must be reconciled to ensure the hotel pays the correct commission
amount.
Historically, this reconciliation has been done manually,
requiring staff to cross-check reservations, rates, stay durations,
cancellation policies, and more. This manual process is prone to errors such as
missed bookings, incorrect commission rates, or misaligned stay dates. Such
errors lead to revenue leakage, disputes with OTAs, and operational
inefficiencies.
Furthermore, the manual nature of the task means it is
labor-intensive and slow, often leaving hotels with outdated financial data and
limited control over their commission expenses.
Introducing the Financial Reconciliation Suite
RobosizeME’s Financial Reconciliation Suite addresses
these challenges head-on by automating the entire commission audit process. Key
features include:
- Daily
Extraction and Analysis of OTA Reservations:
After guest check-out, the system pulls reservation data from the PMS to
prepare for commission review.
- Detailed
Eligibility Checks: The solution analyzes reservation
specifics such as travel agent profiles, rate codes, and booking status to
verify commission eligibility.
- Automated
Commission Report Retrieval: The suite fetches OTA
commission reports weekly and reconciles them against PMS data
automatically.
- Discrepancy
Detection and Flagging: Any mismatches—such as
differences in stay length, booking status, or revenue amounts—are flagged
for review, reducing the risk of unnoticed errors.
By automating these steps, hotels can reduce the time
staff spend on reconciliation from hours or days to minutes, while
simultaneously increasing the accuracy of their financial data.
Strategic Integration with Oracle
One of the suite’s standout features is its seamless
integration with Oracle OPERA Cloud through the Oracle Hospitality
Integration Platform (OHIP). As a certified Oracle Partner, RobosizeME benefits
from enhanced interoperability and trusted deployment standards.
This integration means that hospitality teams can
leverage the robustness of Oracle’s widely used PMS while applying RobosizeME’s
specialized automation to streamline commission auditing. The partnership also
ensures that data security, system stability, and scalability meet the highest
industry standards.
Stephen Burke, CEO of RobosizeME, explains:
“Our mission is to eliminate the invisible revenue drain caused by overlooked
discrepancies in OTA commissions. By collaborating with Oracle, we’re giving
hotels a smart and scalable way to enforce financial accuracy.”
Part of a Broader Automation Portfolio
The Financial Reconciliation Suite is not an isolated
offering but a vital addition to RobosizeME’s broader portfolio of AI-enabled
automation tools tailored for the hospitality sector. These tools focus on
speeding up back-office and operational workflows, reducing errors, and
improving overall efficiency.
By building on this foundation, the suite enhances the
financial integrity of hotels, freeing up staff to focus on guest experience
and strategic initiatives rather than tedious manual audits.
Tailored for Hospitality Industry Needs
RobosizeME understands the specific demands of the
hospitality industry. Their automation solutions have been adopted by some of
the world’s most respected hotel brands, including Design Hotels, The
Dorchester Collection, GHA, Kempinski, Loews Hotels, Louvre Hotels Group, and
Radisson Hotel Group.
This real-world experience informs the design of the
Financial Reconciliation Suite to ensure ease of deployment, scalability to
meet any hotel size or portfolio, and stringent data protection protocols. The
suite complies with important security standards including ISO 27001, GDPR, and
PCI-DSS, giving hoteliers confidence that sensitive financial and guest data
remains secure.
The Business Impact
By adopting the Financial Reconciliation Suite, hotels
stand to gain:
- Improved
Financial Accuracy: Automated audits reduce
discrepancies and help catch errors before they impact the bottom line.
- Time
and Cost Savings: Automation cuts down
labor-intensive manual work, freeing finance and revenue teams for
higher-value tasks.
- Enhanced
Operational Control: With clear visibility into
commissions owed and paid, hotels can negotiate better terms and optimize
OTA partnerships.
- Reduced
Revenue Leakage: Detecting mismatches early prevents
overpayment and revenue loss.
- Scalability
and Flexibility: Whether managing a single property or a
global portfolio, the solution adapts to diverse operational complexities.
Looking Ahead
As the hospitality industry continues to embrace digital
transformation, automation in financial operations is becoming a key
competitive differentiator. RobosizeME’s Financial Reconciliation Suite
exemplifies this trend, offering a precise, scalable, and secure way to tackle
one of hospitality’s persistent financial challenges.
For hotels seeking to improve financial transparency and
operational efficiency in OTA commission management, this solution offers a
clear path forward.
Learn More
Learn more at www.robosize.me or get in touch to find out how this suite can support your operations.