Conduit
HOTEL GROUPS/ DIRECT BOOKING CONVERSION

Answer the questions that hold up a direct booking

Use live PMS data to answer availability and rate questions across connected channels. Follow up on inquiries and stay in touch with past guests.

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Works across Airbnb · VRBO · Booking.com · Expedia

The Direct Booking Revenue Problem

Help guests choose to book direct

Booking Engines Handle Website Visitors, Not Direct Inquiries

Booking engines work when a guest has already decided to visit your website. They don't capture the inquiry that arrives via WhatsApp at 11pm, the Instagram DM with a group booking question, or the email that sits unanswered until morning. Conduit handles those inquiries in real time.

Past Guests Are Your Lowest-Cost Direct Booking Opportunity

Past guests already know your property. Use the details they shared during the stay to make follow-up offers more relevant.

Review Quality Drives OTA Ranking and Direct Conversion

Hotels with better reviews at similar price points win OTA ranking and attract guests who discover them through OTAs but book direct on the second visit. Conduit drafts review responses with full stay context, maintaining the voice and responsiveness that drives review quality.

High-Intent Inquiries Lost to OTA Convenience

The guest who messages you on WhatsApp or Instagram is already interested in your property. Losing that booking to an OTA because you didn't respond fast enough is avoidable revenue loss. Conduit responds with live PMS data and confirms the booking before the guest opens Booking.com.

How Conduit Captures Direct Bookings

Answer inquiries and follow up

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    Convert the 11pm WhatsApp Inquiry Before Morning

    A guest who messages about availability outside business hours is a direct booking opportunity that most hotels lose to OTA convenience. Conduit's AI agent answers with live PMS data, quotes rates, handles objections, and confirms the booking in the same thread. No delay. No manual follow-up.

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    Handle Instagram DMs and Email Inquiries Across Every Channel

    Direct booking inquiries arrive via WhatsApp, Instagram, email, voice, and chat. Conduit unifies every channel into one workspace so your AI agent can respond no matter where the guest reaches out. Availability verified, rate quoted, payment processed, all in the channel the guest chose.

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    Re-Engage Past Guests with Personalized Offers They'll Actually Read

    Send follow-up offers through connected WhatsApp and SMS channels. Refer to the guest’s previous stay and the preferences they shared.

  4. 4

    Build the Guest Relationship That OTAs Don't Give You

    Every booking that converts directly is a guest relationship you own: contact data, preferences, stay history, re-engagement rights. Conduit captures that relationship data through in-stay conversation, building the direct marketing asset that makes future OTA-to-direct conversion possible.

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    Draft Review Responses That Improve OTA Ranking

    Hotels that respond to reviews quickly and consistently see higher OTA visibility, which drives more direct bookings through brand discovery. Conduit drafts review responses with full stay context, referencing specific details from the guest's conversation thread. Better reviews mean more visibility, which means more guests who book direct on the second visit.

Direct Booking Conversion in Action

From availability question to booking

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    Guest Messages About Availability at 11pm

    A potential guest sends a WhatsApp message asking if you have availability for a weekend stay. It's outside business hours. In a traditional setup, that message sits unanswered until morning, and by then the guest has already booked with a competitor or defaulted to Booking.com.

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    Conduit Responds with Live PMS Data

    Conduit's AI agent answers within seconds, pulling live availability and rate data from your PMS. The guest receives an accurate quote with room options, pricing, and availability confirmation in the same WhatsApp thread. No delay. No manual lookup.

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    Objections Handled, Booking Confirmed in the Same Thread

    The guest asks about cancellation policy or requests a specific room type. Conduit handles objections with context from your property's policies and confirms the booking once the guest is ready. Payment is processed in-thread, and the booking is confirmed before the guest has a chance to consider an OTA alternative.

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    Personalized Pre-Arrival Outreach Within 60 Seconds of Booking

    Once the booking is confirmed, Conduit triggers personalized pre-arrival outreach within 60 seconds. The guest receives check-in details, local recommendations, and answers to common questions before they even ask. This proactive engagement reinforces the direct booking decision and sets the tone for a high-touch guest experience that OTAs can't match.

Post-Stay Re-Engagement

Invite past guests to book again

Capture Guest Preferences During the Stay

Conduit builds the guest relationship during their stay by capturing preferences, special requests, and conversation context. This data becomes the foundation for personalized re-engagement that feels like a personal invitation, not a mass email campaign.

Follow up through WhatsApp and SMS

Use the guest’s previous stay and preferences to shape follow-up offers. Send them through your connected WhatsApp and SMS channels.

One Direct Re-Booking Recovers Months of OTA Commission

Track repeat direct bookings alongside campaign costs. Use the results to see which follow-up offers bring guests back.

Timed to Their Travel Window, Not Your Marketing Calendar

Conduit's re-engagement isn't a quarterly email blast. Messages are timed to the guest's likely travel window based on their booking history and preferences. The offer arrives when they're most likely to be planning their next trip, maximizing the chance of conversion.

Proven Results

HomeHop, Haven, and BlueGems Capture More Direct Bookings with Conduit

“We tripled our portfolio while automating 70% of guest messaging across SMS, email, and voice. Conduit's AI agents handled direct inquiries in real time, converting high-intent prospects without requiring additional support hires.”
HomeHop3X portfolio growth, 70% automation, zero new hires
“We used Conduit to draft contextual review responses with full stay context, improving review quality and consistency. 59% of our listings earned Airbnb Guest Favorite status, driving higher OTA visibility and more direct bookings.”
Haven Vacation Rentals59% Airbnb Guest Favorite status
“We automated 65% of guest communication, reallocating our team to revenue-generating activities instead of repetitive inquiry responses. The equivalent labor savings: $6K to $8K per month.”
BlueGems65% automation, $6K to $8K monthly savings
“Conduit's AI-powered support cut costs, sped up response times, and improved guest satisfaction. The operational improvements unlocked over $500K in added asset value.”
The Lauderdale Hotel$500K+ in unlocked asset value
“While competitors drowned in hiring cycles, we built an AI-first operation that automated inquiry responses and freed our team to focus on revenue-generating activities. Guests thought they were talking to locals, and growth became repeatable.”
Cascadia GetawaysAI-first operation, support staff turned revenue generators
Everything You Need

Review agent actions and booking results

Inspect Every Step Your Agent Takes

Conduit's observability engine lets you inspect every step your AI agent takes: the tools it called, the decisions it made, the path to each answer. When a booking is confirmed or an inquiry is escalated, you see exactly why.

Trigger Multi-Step Workflows

Set up sequences for pre-arrival messages, check-in reminders, and post-stay follow-ups. Choose the booking events and conditions that trigger each step.

Track Automation Rate and Resolution Quality

Performance reporting surfaces the metrics that prove AI is working: automation rate, response time, resolution quality. You see which inquiries convert, which escalate, and where the agent needs improvement.

Connect Every Tool Your Team Already Uses

Conduit integrates with your PMS, CRM, payment processor, and every other tool your team already uses. Agents pull live data, trigger actions, and sync updates across your entire tech stack. No rip-and-replace.

Agents Learn from Every Interaction

Conduit's agents aren't static. They learn from every interaction, gaining new skills and improving at handling what comes next. The more inquiries they handle, the better they get at converting direct bookings.

Escalations Include Full Context

When the AI can't resolve a request, it escalates to your team with the full context attached: conversation history, guest preferences, booking details. Your team picks up exactly where the agent left off.

SECURITY/ ENTERPRISE-GRADE

SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, and Enterprise Security Controls

Conduit meets SOC 2 Type II standards and supports HIPAA-regulated workflows. End-to-end encryption, role-based access, audit logs, and secure model orchestration protect guest data across every interaction.

SOC 2 Type II compliance seal

SOC 2 Type II

Ensures secure handling of customer data that flows through agents built on Conduit.

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Enterprise Security Controls

End-to-end encryption, role-based access, PII protection, and audit logs across the platform.

HIPAA compliance seal

HIPAA-ready

Supports HIPAA workflows with safeguards protecting sensitive data.

Conduit vs. Booking Engines

Keep your booking engine for website reservations

Booking Engines Require Guests to Visit Your Website First

Booking engines work when a guest has already decided to visit your website. They don't capture the inquiry that arrives via WhatsApp at 11pm, the Instagram DM with a group booking question, or the email that sits unanswered until morning.

Conduit Handles Inquiries That Arrive Outside the Booking Engine

Conduit captures the high-intent inquiry that arrives outside your website: WhatsApp, Instagram, email, voice, chat. The AI agent responds with live PMS data, quotes rates, handles objections, and confirms the booking in the same thread.

Complementary, Not Competing

Booking engines handle website visitors who've already decided to book direct. Conduit handles the inquiry that arrives outside the website and converts it before the guest opens Booking.com. Together, they capture direct bookings at every stage of the guest journey.

Post-Stay Re-Engagement That Booking Engines Can't Deliver

Use Conduit alongside your booking engine to follow up with past guests. Base offers on their previous stay and send them through connected channels.

[01] FAQ/ KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

Common Questions About Increasing Hotel Direct Bookings with Conduit

Who Conduit is for, what it does, and how to get started.

Conduit increases hotel direct bookings through two mechanisms: real-time conversion of direct channel inquiries (WhatsApp, Instagram, email, voice) and post-stay re-engagement for past guests via high-open-rate messaging channels (WhatsApp, SMS). The AI agent handles inquiries with live PMS data, quotes rates, confirms bookings, and processes payments in-thread. Post-stay, Conduit delivers personalized offers timed to the guest's likely travel window, converting past guests into repeat direct bookers.

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