Conduit
HOTEL GROUPS/ DIRECT BOOKING SITE

Answer questions on your hotel booking website

Help website visitors check availability, understand your policies, and book. Conduit works alongside your booking website and connected PMS.

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Works across Airbnb · VRBO · Booking.com · Expedia

The conversion problem

Visitors need answers before they book

Most Sites Convert at 2-5%

A significant share of non-conversions leave because they had a question that went unanswered: availability, parking, pet policy, early check-in. Without real-time inquiry handling, the visitor who was ready to book checks an OTA for the convenience of answers.

High-Intent Inquiries Arrive Off-Site

The guest who found your hotel on Instagram and sends a DM, the corporate client who emails about availability, the past guest who WhatsApps about the same dates next year are all direct booking prospects arriving outside the booking flow. These channels are typically higher-intent than website traffic.

Live Chat Requires a Human Agent

Most website live chat tools require a staff member to respond. The question that arrives at 2am or during a busy check-in period goes unanswered, and the booking opportunity disappears. Conduit handles the conversation autonomously with PMS-accurate data at any hour.

First-Time Direct Bookers Return via OTA

Guests acquired at zero OTA commission often return via OTA on their next visit because the direct booking habit is not established. Re-engaging past direct bookers requires a mechanism beyond the booking website itself.

How it works

Help guests through the booking conversation

  1. 1

    Answer Availability Questions with Live PMS Data

    Conduit's booking agent sits on your website and every direct channel, answering availability questions with live PMS data. Rate quotes, policy questions, and booking confirmations happen in the same conversation without redirecting the visitor to a third-party channel.

  2. 2

    Handle Pre-Booking Conversations Across Every Channel

    Website chat captures one channel. The WhatsApp question, the Instagram DM, the email inquiry about group blocks all receive the same PMS-verified availability and booking confirmation capability. No inquiry falls through the cracks, regardless of where it originates.

  3. 3

    Confirm Bookings Without Human Intervention

    The visitor who has a question before committing does not wait for a staff member. Conduit handles the inquiry autonomously, quotes the rate, addresses policy concerns, and confirms the booking in real time. The question answered at 2am converts into a confirmed reservation.

  4. 4

    Respond Fluently in Any Language

    Guests arrive from every market. Conduit responds fluently in their language, handling pre-booking inquiries with the same PMS-accurate capability regardless of the guest's preferred language. International direct booking prospects receive the same quality of service as domestic guests.

Beyond the first booking

Keep in touch after the first stay

Capture Guest Preferences During the Stay

Conduit handles in-stay communication across every channel, capturing guest preferences and relationship data through natural conversation. Room preferences, special requests, and stay context become part of the guest profile, making the second direct booking more likely than first-time acquisition.

Post-Stay Re-Engagement via High-Open-Rate Channels

Past direct bookers receive personalized next-stay offers via WhatsApp and SMS at the right timing with specific stay context. High-open-rate messaging channels deliver offers that email campaigns cannot match, converting past guests into repeat direct bookers.

Proactive Workflows That Anticipate Guest Needs

Conduit triggers multi-step workflows that move guests forward before they have to ask. Pre-arrival outreach, mid-stay check-ins, and post-stay follow-ups happen automatically with personalized context. Guests feel recognized and valued, increasing the likelihood they will book direct on their next visit.

Compound OTA Commission Savings Over Time

The first guest who books direct becomes the past guest who books direct again, saving OTA commission on every future stay. Conduit's retention capability extends the direct booking relationship beyond the first visit, maximizing lifetime value from every direct channel acquisition.

Real results

Real Conversion Gains and Cost Savings

“HomeHop scaled from 40 to 108 properties while automating 70% of guest messaging across SMS, email, and voice. Multi-channel booking agent conversion drove portfolio growth without requiring additional support hires.”
HomeHop3x portfolio growth, 70% automation
“BlueGems automated 65% of guest communication. AI outperformed humans 65% of the time, delivering faster and more accurate responses to pre-booking inquiries.”
BlueGems$6-8K monthly labor savings, 65% automation
“The Lauderdale Hotel used Conduit's AI-powered support to cut costs, speed up response times, and unlock over $500K in asset value.”
The Lauderdale Hotel$500K in unlocked asset value
“Haven hit 90% automation and earned Airbnb Guest Favorite status on a significant share of listings. AI-powered guest messaging reduced response time and improved guest satisfaction scores.”
Haven Vacation Rentals90% automation, Airbnb Guest Favorite
SECURITY/ ENTERPRISE-GRADE

Built for Secure Guest Data Handling

Conduit meets SOC 2 Type II standards and supports HIPAA-regulated workflows. End-to-end encryption, role-based access controls, and audit logs protect all guest data throughout every conversation and system integration.

SOC 2 Type II compliance seal

SOC 2 Type II

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

Enterprise security lock

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.

Visibility and performance

Measure inquiries and booking results

Inspect Every Step Your Agent Takes

Conduit provides full observability into every agent action: the tools it called, the decisions it made, the path to each answer. Transparency into agent behavior builds confidence that the AI is representing your property accurately.

Performance Reporting for Key Metrics

Track automation rate, response time, and resolution quality in one place. Conversion metrics reveal how many pre-booking inquiries result in confirmed reservations, quantifying the direct booking impact.

Agents That Learn and Improve

Conduit agents learn from every interaction and get better at handling what comes next. Self-improvement capabilities mean the AI becomes more effective over time without requiring manual retraining.

Stress Test Before Going Live

Simulate conversations before deploying agents to production. Stress test scenarios ensure the AI handles edge cases and policy questions correctly before guests interact with it. Deploy with confidence.

Implementation

Connect your website and test inquiries

  1. 1

    Setup: PMS Integration and Knowledge Base Sync

    Conduit integrates with your PMS and syncs property information, policies, and amenities from your existing documentation. Updates propagate automatically, so agents always have current information without manual intervention.

  2. 2

    Deployment: Agents Go Live Across Every Channel

    Agents are production-ready from day one. Conversational context carries across channels, so the guest who starts on your website and continues via WhatsApp does not have to repeat their question.

  3. 3

    Codify Procedures Once, Run Them Everywhere

    Define how agents should handle booking policies, cancellations, and special requests. Use shared procedures rather than configuring each conversation separately.

  4. 4

    Measure booking conversion

    Track automation rate, response time, and booking conversion. Compare results with your baseline to assess what changed.

[01] FAQ/ KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

Common Questions About Conduit for Hotel Direct Booking Websites

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

No. Conduit is not a booking engine and does not build hotel websites. Conduit agents handle real-time inquiries alongside your existing booking website. For booking engines, we recommend SiteMinder, Cloudbeds, or Bookassist. Conduit is the conversation layer that converts the visitor who has a question before completing the booking engine flow.

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