SEO for hotels: direct bookings, inside the CMA's rules.

Hospitality brands occupy an unusual position in search. The commercial intent behind a hotel search is unambiguous, a user searching for a specific property or destination is, in the majority of cases, within 48 hours of a booking decision. The question is not whether they will book. The question is whether they will book direct or through an intermediary extracting 15 to 25 percent commission per reservation.

Google's search results pages for hospitality queries are among the most heavily contested environments in organic search. Hotel properties compete simultaneously with OTA aggregators, review platforms, destination guides, and direct competitor brands. The organic result that intercepts the booking-intent query before the OTA does it is recoverable revenue.

At the same time, hospitality marketing must comply with the ASA CAP Code on pricing transparency, the Package Travel Regulations 2018 on all-in pricing disclosure, and, for properties in regulated tourism markets, jurisdiction-specific licensing and advertising requirements. In the UAE, the Dubai Tourism and Commerce Marketing authority and DTCM licensing obligations apply to every property marketed to international guests. In Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage imposes equivalent requirements.

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