The document discusses the advantages and disadvantages of hotels working with large online travel agencies (OTAs) like Expedia and Booking.com. The advantages are that OTAs have an existing customer base that can increase hotel occupancy. They also help make hotels better known. However, the disadvantages are that OTAs charge high commissions that cut into hotel revenue. Customers booked through OTAs may not become loyal to the hotel. Hotels also lose control over rates and can't access customer profiles. The document recommends that hotels use OTAs for their large customer base but try to convert those customers into direct bookers by making them loyal to the hotel through good service. It suggests not relying too heavily on OTAs and instead developing the hotel