Ciel for OTA Partners

What We Bring You

• Qualified traffic: Guests who've used AI search to find exactly what they want are more likely to convert
• New discovery channel: AI agents (ChatGPT, etc.) are becoming primary search tools—we're built for them
• Better match quality: Semantic search understands nuance, so guests reach the property they actually want
• Market expansion: Properties that are hard to find via keyword search become discoverable through AI understanding

We make the match, then step aside.

When a guest books on your platform, your terms and your protections apply. CielStay doesn't take payment, step into the booking, or arbitrate disputes.

Platform Neutrality: Our Core Commitment

When guests discover a property on CielStay, we show them all booking options: Vrbo, Airbnb, Booking.com, direct booking sites, and any other channels where that property is listed. We present options neutrally, without favoring one platform over another.

We do not:

• Manipulate search rankings based on commission rates
• Hide or de-prioritize any platform
• Steer guests toward higher-earning channels
• Use dark patterns to influence booking platform choice

Search results are ranked purely by Resonance AI match quality—how well a property fits the guest's stated needs. Booking channel selection is guest-driven, based on their platform preferences, loyalty programs, or trust.

Why Resonance AI Benefits Your Platform

Traditional keyword search fails for nuanced requests like "family-friendly property near San Diego beaches, Legoland, and wine country, with space for 5 people and a pool." Guests either get overwhelmed with irrelevant results or miss perfect matches because of keyword mismatches.

Resonance AI understands the concept behind the request:

• Geographic centrality: Which properties minimize total drive time to multiple destinations
• Implied requirements: "Family-friendly" suggests safety, amenities, layout
• Contextual fit: Understanding trade-offs (e.g., Fallbrook is wine country + midpoint to beaches/Legoland)

The aim is guests who arrive at the right property, which is good for everyone in the ecosystem, including your platform.

Revenue Model: Transparent Affiliate Partnership

Discovery on CielStay is free for hosts and guests alike, and we never charge for placement or sell ranking. Our revenue is CielStay Pro, an optional host subscription at $100/year per property, plus affiliate commissions where booking platforms offer them.

What matters for this partnership is what Pro is not. It is a flat annual fee, not a commission: CielStay never processes a guest payment and never takes a percentage of a booking. So we have no financial reason to steer a guest away from your platform, and no rate to protect. A host who subscribes to Pro is usually filling the gaps your inventory doesn't serve — Month+ and Year+ stays — rather than moving nightly bookings off it.

Fair Representation Across All Platforms

We display booking options side by side:

• A link to each platform where the property is listed
• The host's own booking site, where we hold one
• Where the host's booking engine allows it, the live total for the guest's dates

We don't editorialize or manipulate this information. Guests see the facts and choose their preferred platform based on their own priorities.

Why Partner With CielStay

The vacation rental market is growing, but discovery is broken. Keyword search doesn't work for nuanced trip planning. AI search is the future—and it's here now, with ChatGPT and other agents becoming primary research tools for travelers.

CielStay brings you:

• Incremental bookings: We're additive, not competitive—we drive traffic you wouldn't otherwise capture
• Better guest-property fit: AI matching helps guests find a property that fits before they book
• AI-native discovery: Positioned for the future of travel search as AI agents become mainstream
• Fair, transparent partnership: No hidden agendas, platform manipulation, or competitive threats

We're building the AI discovery layer for vacation rentals. You're the established booking platform with trust, infrastructure, and host relationships. Together, we make the market work better for everyone.

Interested in an API integration or partnership? Let's talk.