Lodging distribution and payments platform Katanox has partnered with AI booking and payments platform Selfbook to facilitate end-to-end AI hotel bookings, the companies announced.
The partnership combines Katanox's financial and distribution infrastructure with Selfbook's front-end booking and payment capabilities to provide a "unified, structured and transparent process" from reservations to payments and settlement.
Selfbook has developed a direct distribution network that connects hotels to such distribution partners as AI search platforms, including a partnership with AI search engine Perplexity, and premium card programs. Katanox will be providing the financial infrastructure "that verifies, moves and reconciles money with consistency and speed," according to the companies.
"By integrating our booking and payment experience with Katanox's infrastructure, and working with leading AI innovators, we're building the financial and distribution foundation needed for the autonomous future of hotel commerce," Selfbook CEO and co-founder Khalid Meniri said in a statement.
The companies said Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is among the early adopters of the combined functionality.