India is one of the world's biggest domestic travel markets, from business hotels in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru to heritage palaces in Rajasthan and backwater resorts in Kerala. Guests expect UPI, cards and wallets at checkout — and a price that beats MakeMyTrip and Cleartrip. Razorpay, clear GST and a Hindi booking flow make the direct channel feel local.
Rates set in Indian rupee; international guests see their own currency automatically.
Razorpay and pay at property.
GST by room tariff, Service charge — inclusive or on top, set per property.
English, Hindi.
Booking.com, Expedia, Agoda, MakeMyTrip, Cleartrip, Airbnb — kept in sync through the channel manager.
Sell local tours and activities around Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru with the room.
Your rates stay in Indian rupee. Guests arriving from other countries see converted prices automatically and can switch currency at any time.
Booking.com, Expedia, Agoda, MakeMyTrip, Cleartrip, Airbnb, Trip.com, Hotels.com, Tripadvisor, Hotelbeds, Google Hotels stay in sync with your own website through the channel manager — and Price Match keeps the direct price the lowest.
Demand in India moves with seasons and events. Plan rates, restrictions and offers around it.
| Season | When | Who books | What to sell direct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Festive and wedding season | October–February | Domestic families, wedding parties, NRIs visiting | Group blocks, banquet and event packages |
| Winter leisure | November–March | Goa, Rajasthan and Kerala leisure; international guests | Packages with experiences, member rates |
| Long weekends | Year-round | City residents on short breaks | Weekend offers, pay at property |
| Hill stations | April–June | Families escaping the heat | Family rooms, multi-room booking |
What a hotel booking engine in India needs to win the direct booking.
Checked and updated September 2026
India is one of the world's biggest domestic travel markets, from business hotels in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru to heritage palaces in Rajasthan and backwater resorts in Kerala.
Domestic travellers are the largest market, with long weekends, festivals such as Diwali and the wedding season driving peaks. International guests come mainly in the cooler months from October to March. Heritage hotels, business hotels, homestays and resorts all compete on the same OTAs.
From 22 September 2025, hotel rooms with a tariff up to ₹7,500 per night attract 5% GST without input tax credit, and rooms above ₹7,500 attract 18% with full input tax credit. Spa and wellness services moved to 5% without input tax credit; restaurants and banqueting remain at 18%.
Because the rate depends on the room tariff, hotels with rooms on both sides of ₹7,500 need the right slab on every booking — including when a promotion moves a room below the threshold. Check this with any booking engine you consider, and ask us to walk through your own tariffs in the demo.
Indian travellers expect UPI, cards and wallets at checkout, and many still prefer to pay at the hotel. Razorpay covers the online options; pay at property with or without a card guarantee covers the rest.
The wedding season fills hotels with room blocks, banquets and events. Taking these enquiries online — with dates, rooms and guest numbers filled in — saves the sales team days of back-and-forth emails.
Hotels using goDirects in India range across Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Goa, Jaipur, Kerala, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata and Udaipur — each with its own rooms, rates, taxes and payment settings.
Guests expect UPI, cards and wallets at checkout — and a price that beats MakeMyTrip and Cleartrip. Razorpay, clear GST and a Hindi booking flow make the direct channel feel local.
Totals are calculated on the server using GST by room tariff, Service charge as set for your property. Rates are in INR, with converted prices shown to guests from other countries.
Available gateways: Razorpay. Each payment is routed by the guest's card and country, and pay at property can run alongside.
Since 22 September 2025, rooms up to ₹7,500 per night attract 5% GST without input tax credit, and rooms above ₹7,500 attract 18% with input tax credit. goDirects applies the correct slab per night.
Yes, through Razorpay, along with cards and wallets.
Yes. Group booking lets planners request a quote on your website, so wedding enquiries arrive with dates, rooms and guest numbers already filled in.
Prices in INR and the guest's own currency, GST by room tariff, Service charge, Razorpay payments, booking in English and Hindi, and connectivity to Booking.com, Expedia, Agoda.
Yes. Rates are set in Indian rupee, and guests from other countries see converted prices for guidance.
Razorpay, with smart routing, plus pay at property on the plans you choose.
They are configured per property and shown inclusive or on top, so the first price a guest sees is the price they pay.
Booking.com, Expedia, Agoda, MakeMyTrip, Cleartrip, Airbnb, Trip.com, Hotels.com, Tripadvisor, Hotelbeds, Google Hotels, through the barrates channel manager.
Yes — your own extras and local partner operators' tours, transfers and activities in the same cart.
A 30-minute walkthrough with your rooms, rates and policies.