Ovilo guides
Practical guides for accommodation businesses in Lithuania.
Concise guides to the work involved in running a holiday home, apartment or small hotel in Lithuania: NTIS guest reporting, channel management, online check-in, VAT invoices and choosing a booking system. Every guide links to official sources.
7 guides, updated whenever the rules change
- 01 Hotel property management system What a PMS is, what it must do for a small property, and how to choose one without the bloat. Read
- 02 E. turistas & NTIS guest reporting Who must report guests in Lithuania, the 24-hour deadline, login, fines, and how to automate it. Read
- 03 Booking system for holiday homes & villas Booking.com and Airbnb without double bookings, commission-free direct bookings, NTIS reporting and payments in one place. Read
- 04 Booking.com & Airbnb channel manager Why iCal sync is not enough, how an API connection differs, and how to run rates and availability from one place. Read
- 05 Online guest check-in How guests register themselves before arrival, receive a door code, and why that is safer than asking for ID by email. Read
- 06 VAT invoices for accommodation in Lithuania The 12 % rate from 2026, when VAT registration becomes mandatory, and how to invoice a Booking.com guest correctly. Read
- 07 How to choose a booking system What to check before signing: channel connection, NTIS reporting, direct bookings, invoices and how the price is really calculated. Read
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