Dynamic Hotel & Flight Price Monitoring Across UAE Cities Featuring Actowiz Solutions

The Challenge: Manual & Delayed Travel Price Tracking

Our client, a Middle East–based online travel agency (OTA), faced persistent hurdles in maintaining a competitive edge:

Key Challenges:

• Frequent rate changes on major platforms (Booking.com, Expedia, Skyscanner, Emirates, etc.)
• Manual research couldn’t keep pace with dynamic updates
• No centralized dashboard for hotel + flight visibility
• Delayed response to competitors’ last-minute promotions
• Difficulty identifying seasonal price spikes for regional cities beyond Dubai

They needed a robust solution that could track:

• Daily hotel room rates and availability
• Flight fares across budget and premium airlines
• Discounts, taxes, and final fare breakdowns
• City-wise travel fluctuations for Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, and Fujairah

The Actowiz Approach: Real-Time UAE Travel Data Scraping

To solve the pricing visibility gap, Actowiz deployed a custom scraping infrastructure to collect flight and hotel prices dynamically from public travel sources across the UAE.

Step-by-Step Solution Breakdown

1. Target Platform Identification

We tracked data from major travel and airline portals:

• Flights: Emirates, Etihad, FlyDubai, Air Arabia, Skyscanner, Cleartrip
• Hotels: Booking.com, Agoda, Expedia, Hotels.com, Goibibo

2. Multi-City & Route Configuration

Monitored dynamic pricing between combinations such as:

• DXB → AUH, SHJ → RUH, DMM → DXB (Flights)
• Hotel clusters in Dubai Marina, Deira, Downtown, Sharjah Corniche, Yas Island

3. Granular Parameter Scraping

We scraped:

• Room types (Standard, Deluxe, Suite)
• Base fare, taxes, and final total
• Promo codes and flash sale banners
• Refundable vs. non-refundable fares
• Seat class: Economy, Business, First
• Booking channel-specific pricing (desktop, mobile)

4. Daily Scheduler & Historical Logging

• Scraped prices every 3 hours
• Stored historical data to track fluctuations
• Applied price change detection algorithms for anomaly alerts

Sample Dataset: Hotel Price Comparison (Dubai vs. Abu Dhabi)

Insight: Room pricing for 4-star properties in Abu Dhabi remains 15–20% cheaper than similar-rated Dubai properties on weekdays.

Flight Price Snapshot: Sharjah vs. Dubai Routes

Insight: Air Arabia from Sharjah offers a 30–40% price advantage over Emirates from DXB—but with limited baggage and no business class.

Business Impact for the Client

After implementing Actowiz's real-time travel scraping system, the client saw significant operational and strategic improvements.

Results:

Advanced Features

1. Promo Code Intelligence

Scrapes visible promo codes and estimated discount applied (e.g., “SUMMER25 = AED 50 off”).

2. OTA Commission Comparison

Tags each price by OTA and compares commissioned vs. direct booking routes.

3. Price Volatility Tracker

Charts week-on-week volatility for flight routes or hotel areas—especially useful for planning high-demand periods like Eid, Expo, or F1 events.

Regional Expansion – Beyond UAE

Actowiz is replicating this solution for:

Weekly Price Drop Tracker (UAE Sample – July Week 1)

Use Case: Clients adjust homepage banners and flight-hotel bundle combos based on these insights—in real time.

Final Takeaways

1. Dynamic Travel Pricing Requires Dynamic Monitoring

UAE's travel industry evolves daily—scraping data hourly is the only way to stay competitive.

2. Price Advantage Comes with Speed

Real-time pricing alerts from Actowiz help travel firms respond to deals before they lose traffic or bookings.

3. Bundling Works Better with Live Hotel + Flight Data

By integrating flight and hotel intelligence, OTAs boost conversion rates with precise combo pricing.

4. Market Intelligence = Revenue Optimization

Whether it’s Abu Dhabi vs. Dubai or Air Arabia vs. Emirates—data beats guesswork every time.