800 million people use ChatGPT weekly — many asking where to stay. Hotels without a direct AI presence get bypassed before a traveler ever sees their website.
Expedia and Booking.com are already live in ChatGPT — taking bookings inside chat. Hotels without direct presence get bypassed or misrepresented when AI answers travel questions.
Appear in AI travel results alongside OTAs
Present verified brand data, not scraped summaries
Enable live rates and zero-commission bookings
This is the new Google moment for hospitality—but faster. Hotels that optimized for Google early dominated for years. The same dynamic is playing out with AI.
When travelers ask ChatGPT where to stay, it doesn't visit your website. It pulls from whatever data it has—usually OTA summaries that strip your brand story.
AI assistants don't crawl and rank websites like Google. They summarize existing data sources—primarily OTAs—to generate recommendations.
Your SEO investment makes you findable on Google. Connect AI makes you findable in AI conversations where travelers increasingly start their search.
OTAs like Expedia are already integrated into ChatGPT. When AI shows their listings, you pay commission and lose control of how your property is described.
Connect AI gives you a direct presence in AI search—verified data, your brand story, and booking links to your site, not theirs.
Connect AI uses MCP (Model Context Protocol)—the same standard powering ChatGPT apps—to feed verified hotel data directly to AI platforms.
Works across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity
Real-time pricing from your booking engine in AI results
Your verified content, not scraped OTA summaries
Connect AI structures your hotel data—amenities, location, unique features—in a format AI platforms can read and recommend.
When travelers ask AI for hotels matching specific criteria, your property can surface alongside OTA listings—with direct booking links.
Connect AI integrates with your booking engine to show live rates directly in AI conversations. When travelers click to book, they go to your site—not an OTA.
You keep the customer relationship, the data, and the margin. No commission. Full control.
AI travel booking is still emerging—but so was Google in 2004. The hotels that optimized for Google early captured dominant positions for years.
AI algorithms are learning now. Early movers shape what AI learns to recommend. Waiting means starting from behind.
Connect AI is built on Lighthouse's existing infrastructure—70,000+ hotels, 70+ PMS integrations. If you're already on Lighthouse, setup is minimal.
Our support team—rated 'great' by 98% of users—handles onboarding. Average response time: 5 minutes.
Connect AI works for both independent hotels and hotel groups. Independent properties gain visibility without OTA dependence. Groups protect brand consistency across portfolios.
If you're satisfied with OTA-only distribution and don't mind commission costs, this may not feel urgent yet. But the window for early mover advantage is closing.
Lighthouse is trusted by 70,000+ hotels in 185 countries. Five-time HotelTechAwards leader. ~$370M growth investment backed by KKR.
Connect AI is built on the same data infrastructure that collects 1.7B hotel prices daily and powers rate, market, and pricing intelligence for the industry.
Every day you wait, AI platforms learn from OTA data—not yours. When travelers ask where to stay, will your property appear?
Talk to our team to understand your current AI visibility and how Connect AI can help you capture direct bookings.