OTA Booking Reconciliation

Q: Does this replace the finance team's judgment on disputes?

No, it prepares the data and drafts correspondence, but final decisions on disputed charges still rest with the finance team.

Q: Will this work alongside our existing property management and accounting tools?

Yes, the automation is built to connect with the systems already in use rather than replace them.

Q: What happens to historical reconciliation records already in spreadsheets?

Existing records can be brought into the automated log so reconciliation history stays intact going forward.

Q: How are unusual or one-off booking discrepancies handled?

Unusual cases are flagged for manual review rather than processed automatically, keeping human oversight where it matters.

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About This Automation

OTA booking reconciliation matches daily reservation and cancellation data across multiple booking channels against bank deposits and commission rates. Doing this by hand across several extranets and spreadsheets is slow and prone to missed discrepancies.

An automated version pulls channel and property system data automatically, flags commission mismatches, and routes disputes for follow up. The result is faster dispute resolution and a reliable daily record of what each channel actually paid.

Key features:

Pulls daily booking and cancellation data from every connected channel automatically

Matches reservation records across booking channels and the property system by ID

Flags commission and payout mismatches against contracted rates

Drafts dispute correspondence for flagged charges with supporting figures attached

Updates a shared reconciliation log with the status of every reservation

Sends a same day exception summary to finance leadership

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Top friction points when done manually

The issues teams report most often with this process

#	Friction point	Companies Report This
1	Manual cross-checking across channels Logging into each OTA extranet separately slows down the whole reconciliation.	80%
2	Spreadsheet consolidation errors Pasting multiple exports into one sheet introduces mismatches and lookup mistakes.	67%
3	Slow commission discrepancy detection Recalculating expected commission by hand delays catching underpayments.	53%
4	Delayed OTA dispute resolution Disputed charges sit unresolved for weeks while awaiting channel support responses.	40%
5	Inconsistent reconciliation log updates Status entries are sometimes skipped, making it hard to track what is still pending.	26%

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Automation readiness

How well-suited this process is for automation

Process Pain Score™

8.3/ 10

AI Fit Rating™

8.6/ 10

Automation Lift Index™

8.4/ 10

Hidden Overhead™

6.5/ 10

How The Automation Works

The full workflow, from trigger to completion.

1. Daily OTA and PMS Exports Detectedtrigger

The workflow starts once the previous day's OTA reports and PMS export land in the shared folder.

2. Booking Data Consolidation

Pulls every OTA booking record and the PMS export, matches them by reservation ID, and writes a clean consolidated sheet.

3. Discrepancy Detection

Compares consolidated totals against the bank feed and contracted commission rates, flagging anything outside tolerance.

4. Exception Notification

Drafts a dispute email with supporting figures for each flagged booking and prepares the daily exception summary.

5. Send Dispute Email

Sends the drafted dispute email to the relevant OTA support desk for review.

6. Review And Post Adjusting Entries

Finance manager reviews flagged and confirmed items, then posts adjusting entries into the ledger.

7. Notify Finance Manager

Sends a summary of reconciled, disputed, and posted items to the finance manager's channel.

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Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know before mapping this process.

What OTA channels can this reconciliation process handle?

It can handle bookings from any channel that provides downloadable or accessible reporting, regardless of how many channels are in use.

Does this replace the finance team's judgment on disputes?

Will this work alongside our existing property management and accounting tools?

What happens to historical reconciliation records already in spreadsheets?

How are unusual or one-off booking discrepancies handled?

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Process pain:8.3/10

Mapped by:9 Companies

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