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Direct booking optimization

1 story · First covered Jul 16, 2026 · Latest 1d ago
Direct booking optimization Coverage
Your Hotel's Next Guest Is Asking ChatGPT. Not Google. And You're Invisible.

Your Hotel's Next Guest Is Asking ChatGPT. Not Google. And You're Invisible.

AI assistants are becoming the first stop for travel research, and most hotels have zero visibility into what those systems are saying about their property. The OTAs figured this out months ago... the question is whether independent operators will catch up before the booking window closes entirely.