It’s not enough for AI to simply recommend a hotel — it needs to book it, pay for it, and reconcile the transaction instantly and securely.

Katanox and Selfbook are bridging front-end intelligence with back-end reliability to create a transparent, fully connected engine that powers direct commerce for hotels.

Before proper automations and systemic improvements can be made, hospitality first needs the “rails” to support this. That's where financial infrastructure comes in.

Hotels and both leisure and corporate travel agencies can streamline partner commissions and settlement reconciliations while increasing payment acceptance rates.

The partnership gives TMCs access to richer Travelodge hotel content, amendable bookings and simplified booking processes and payments.

The hospitality industry needs its own financial infrastructure to empower hotel franchisees.