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About WPM by 123COMPARE.ME<\/h3>\n[\/nectar_responsive_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][toggles style=”minimal_shadow” accordion=”true” accordion_starting_functionality=”default” border_radius=”20px”][toggle color=”Default” heading_tag=”h3″ heading_tag_functionality=”default” title=”What is the World Parity Monitor (WPM)?”][nectar_responsive_text font_size_min=”14px” font_size_max=”20px” font_size_desktop=”1.1vw” font_line_height=”1.6″]The World Parity Monitor<\/strong> is 123COMPARE.ME\u2019s global observatory that tracks hotel price parity across OTAs and metasearch platforms<\/strong>. It analyzes verified pricing data from more than 5,900 hotels <\/span>across the 60 top worldwide destinations, <\/span>offering a transparent view of how intermediaries impact rate integrity and direct channel performance.<\/span>[\/nectar_responsive_text][\/toggle][toggle color=”Default” heading_tag=”h3″ heading_tag_functionality=”default” title=”What data does the WPM analyze?”][nectar_responsive_text font_size_min=”14px” font_size_max=”20px” font_size_desktop=”1.1vw” font_line_height=”1.6″]The WPM collects data through Google\u2019s metasearch engine, performing over 9 million monthly price comparisons <\/strong><\/span>every month<\/strong>. It evaluates prices across OTAs, metasearch engines, and hotel direct channels using real demand searches. Key variables include destination, hotel category, booking anticipation, length of stay, traveler segments, and device type.<\/span>[\/nectar_responsive_text][\/toggle][toggle color=”Default” heading_tag=”h3″ heading_tag_functionality=”default” title=”What does Beat, Meet and Lose mean?”]
Beat, Meet and Lose (BML)<\/b> is the core metric used in the World Parity Monitor to compare OTA prices with a hotel\u2019s direct rate.<\/p>\n