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Hospitality

Turn guest data into revenue. Automate operations that bleed margin.

We build booking engines, AI concierges, dynamic pricing systems, and loyalty platforms for hospitality brands. We know where hotels and restaurants bleed margin - and we build the software that stops it.

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3x

Guest engagement

35%

OpEx reduction

Overview

Where hospitality bleeds margin - and how to stop it

Hospitality software development at 1Raft focuses on the three areas that most directly impact property revenue: booking conversion, guest experience automation, and dynamic pricing. We bring patterns from 100+ products across adjacent industries to build direct booking engines, AI concierge systems, revenue management tools, and loyalty platforms - each engineered to drive measurable RevPAR growth.

Hospitality runs on thin margins and high guest expectations. Most hotel groups and restaurant chains still rely on manual processes for pricing, guest communication, and staffing - the three areas where AI delivers the fastest ROI.

Our booking engines increase direct reservations by 34%, AI concierge systems handle 70% of guest requests without staff intervention, and dynamic pricing tools lift RevPAR by 18% in the first quarter.

Every product we build for hospitality connects to existing PMS, POS, and CRM systems. We don't ask you to replace your tech stack. We make it smarter.

Experience Signal

1Raft builds booking engines, AI concierges, pricing systems, and loyalty platforms for hotel groups, restaurant chains, and travel companies. Our engineering draws on patterns validated across 100+ products in adjacent industries.

3x

Guest engagement

35%

OpEx reduction

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Industry Pain Points

What's broken in hospitality

01

OTA commissions eat 15-25% of booking revenue because direct booking experiences are clunky and slow

02

Front desk and concierge staff answer the same 50 questions repeatedly while high-value guest requests go unnoticed

03

Revenue managers set prices using last year's spreadsheets instead of real-time demand signals

04

Guest feedback sits in inboxes and review sites - nobody aggregates it into operational decisions

05

Scheduling managers over-staff quiet periods and under-staff peak hours because they rely on gut feel

06

Loyalty programs collect points but fail to drive repeat bookings or increased spend per stay

Solutions

Problems we solve in hospitality

Each solution is built from patterns we've validated across 100+ products. No experiments on your budget.

01

Concierge and Guest Communication

Multilingual AI agents that handle booking questions, room service requests, local recommendations, and complaint resolution across WhatsApp, SMS, and in-app chat. Escalates to staff only when needed.

02

Dynamic Pricing Engine

Real-time rate optimization using demand signals, competitor pricing, event calendars, and booking velocity. Replaces manual rate-setting with automated rules your revenue team controls.

03

Guest Sentiment Analysis

Aggregates reviews from Google, TripAdvisor, Booking.com, and internal surveys. Surfaces patterns your team can act on - 'breakfast complaints spiked 40% this month' - so ops teams fix problems before they hit ratings.

04

Predictive Staffing Optimization

Forecasts occupancy and covers by day-part using historical data, weather, and local events. Generates staffing schedules that cut labor costs without degrading service quality.

05

Direct Booking Conversion

AI-powered booking flows that match OTA ease-of-use, with upsell recommendations, flexible date suggestions, and abandoned cart recovery. Reduces OTA dependency.

06

Loyalty and Personalization Engine

Tracks guest preferences, spending patterns, and stay history to deliver personalized offers, room upgrades, and targeted re-engagement campaigns that increase lifetime value.

Use Cases

Real-world use cases

AI Concierge for a Boutique Hotel Group

Problem

A 14-property hotel group spent $280K/year on after-hours call center staff. Guest satisfaction for late-night requests scored 3.2/5.

What we built

We built an AI concierge handling WhatsApp and SMS in 4 languages. It resolved room service, housekeeping, and local recommendation requests. Complex issues routed to on-call staff with full context.

Result

71% of guest requests resolved without staff. After-hours labor costs dropped 62%. Guest satisfaction for late-night requests rose to 4.6/5.

Dynamic Pricing for a Regional Restaurant Chain

Problem

A 22-location restaurant group used static pricing and manual promotions. Tuesday-Thursday covers were 40% below capacity.

What we built

We built a demand-responsive pricing system that adjusted menu pricing, happy hour timing, and promotional offers based on historical patterns, weather, and local events.

Result

Mid-week covers increased 28%. Average check value rose 12% during peak hours. The revenue team saved 15 hours/week previously spent on manual price adjustments.

Direct Booking Engine for a Resort Brand

Problem

A luxury resort paid 22% commission to OTAs on 65% of bookings. Their direct booking site converted at 1.8% vs. the OTA average of 4.2%.

What we built

We rebuilt the booking flow with AI-driven date flexibility, dynamic packaging, and personalized upsells. Added abandoned booking recovery via email and SMS.

Result

Direct booking share grew from 35% to 52% in 6 months. Conversion rate hit 3.9%. OTA commission savings exceeded $420K annually.

Our Approach

How we approach hospitality projects

1
Phase 1· Weeks 1-2

Operations Audit and Revenue Mapping

We map your revenue leaks, operational bottlenecks, and guest experience gaps. We review your PMS data, staffing costs, OTA dependency, and guest feedback channels.

Deliverables

  • Revenue leakage analysis with dollar-value estimates
  • Guest journey friction map across digital and physical touchpoints
  • Prioritized opportunity list ranked by ROI and implementation speed
2
Phase 2· Weeks 3-4

System Design and Integration Planning

We design the product architecture and map every integration point - PMS, POS, channel manager, CRM, payment gateway. No surprises during build.

Deliverables

  • Technical architecture with integration specifications
  • Data flow and privacy compliance plan
  • Phased delivery roadmap with milestone definitions
3
Phase 3· Weeks 5-10

Build and Property Pilot

We build in sprints and deploy to a pilot property or location first. Real guest interactions validate the product before wider rollout.

Deliverables

  • Working product deployed at pilot location
  • Performance metrics from real guest usage
  • Iteration backlog based on pilot learnings
4
Phase 4· Weeks 11-14

Multi-Property Rollout and Optimization

We roll out across properties with location-specific configuration. Ongoing monitoring feeds into continuous optimization.

Deliverables

  • Multi-property deployment with per-location tuning
  • Operational dashboard for management visibility
  • Quarterly optimization plan tied to revenue targets

Outcomes

Measurable outcomes

15-35% increase in direct booking revenue through better conversion and reduced OTA dependency
60-75% of routine guest requests handled by AI without staff involvement
10-20% improvement in RevPAR through dynamic pricing and demand optimization
20-30% reduction in labor costs through predictive staffing and task automation
0.5-1.0 point improvement in guest satisfaction scores within the first quarter
8-15 hours/week saved for revenue managers through automated pricing and reporting

Pattern Transfer

1Raft first built dynamic pricing engines for e-commerce clients optimizing product margins in real time. That same pattern - demand signals, competitor data, automated rule engines - is exactly what powers our hospitality revenue management tools. Cross-industry pattern transfer is how a 12-week build outperforms 12-month enterprise projects.

Services

Services for hospitality

Proof

HospitalityServiced Apartment Booking Platform
3x

Booking conversion

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Weeks to launch

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Frequently asked questions

Most projects range from $40K-$150K depending on scope. A focused AI concierge starts around $40K. A full dynamic pricing and booking engine runs $80K-$150K. We scope every project with a fixed estimate before work begins.

Next Step

Every quarter without dynamic pricing costs you 10-20% in RevPAR.

One call with a founder. No sales team, no follow-up sequence. If we can't help, we'll say so.

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