Hotel GST in India After GST 2.0: 5% vs 18% Room Rates Explained
Rooms up to ₹7,500 a night moved to 5% GST in September 2025, but without input tax credit. Here's what that means for small hotels, guest houses and homestays.
Rooms up to ₹7,500 a night moved to 5% GST in September 2025, but without input tax credit. Here's what that means for small hotels, guest houses and homestays.
A ₹3,000 room booked through an OTA rarely puts ₹3,000 in your account. Learn what OTA commission really costs and how to work out your true net rate.
Selling rooms on three OTAs and your website by hand? One missed update means a double booking. Here's how a hotel channel manager fixes that.
Same price every day of the year leaves money on the table. Here's a simple hotel room pricing system any small property can run from a spreadsheet.
Every guest who books direct saves you commission and becomes yours to bring back. Here's a realistic plan to grow direct bookings step by step.
Hosting an NRI with a foreign passport or an international tourist? Indian law requires you to report the stay. Here's how Form C works.
Every check-in needs proper ID and records. Here's a simple guest ID verification process that protects your hotel without annoying genuine guests.
Opening a guest house or small hotel? These are the hotel licences and registrations most properties need, plus where owners usually get stuck.
Renting rooms in your own house to tourists? Most states have a homestay scheme. Here's how homestay registration works and why it's worth doing.
Future guests read your replies as closely as the reviews. Here's how to reply to guest reviews so they build trust, with templates for common situations.