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The way people book hotels is about to flip completely — Hotel Websites? They’re fading.

Chat GPT: Your hotel website usually influences 10–20% of the AI’s reasoning at most.
The big factors (80–90%) come from:
review platforms
OTA descriptions
Google Business profiles
consistent structured data
sentiment analysis from guests
location data
pricing patterns
category clarity
overall positioning
Your website is a signal — not the deciding factor.

Guests won’t browse anymore. They’ll just ask: “Find me a quiet place under $180 near downtown.” AI does the rest. No homepage. No funnel. No tool to “optimize.”

We don’t need more tools.

The future belongs to hotels that know who they are — not the ones with the most software.

At Stay Tiny, we’re positioning ourselves for this shift by focusing on what actually matters in an AI-booking world:

✔️ predictable, modular, high-quality inventory
✔️ frictionless operations
✔️ a product that’s easy for AI to understand and recommend
✔️ a guest experience that speaks for itself

If the interface disappears, then the product becomes the brand.

Not a tool.
Not a feature.
Not a widget on a website.

Positioning > Tools.
Identity > Interfaces.
Clarity > Complexity.

This has to come from within — from what you stand for, how you design the space, the consistency you deliver, and the value you offer. People first, atmosphere, build for the future.