What Cubilis Channel Manager & Booking Engine does

Cubilis, now operating under the Lighthouse brand, is a cloud-based hospitality commercial platform headquartered in Brugge, Belgium, founded in 2001. The company provides a SaaS suite targeting independent hotels, groups, and chains, offering channel management, AI-powered pricing optimization, a direct booking engine, business intelligence and benchmarking, distribution management, payments, and reservation management modules. The platform distributes hotel inventory across 200+ booking channels and ingests over 2 billion new hotel rates daily to power competitive market intelligence. Lighthouse claims 70,000+ hospitality professionals on the platform, with reported customer outcomes of 50% time saved on operational tasks and over 20% additional revenue from optimized pricing and distribution.

The underlying technology stack combines predictive analytics, generative AI, process automation, and recommendation engines. AI capabilities are deployed across the product surface: an AI-based intelligent channel management module, AI-powered pricing that adjusts rates based on occupancy and competitor data, Connect AI (a first-of-its-kind direct booking application launched inside ChatGPT), KITT (an AI receptionist), and Ernest (an AI teammate for commercial teams). The company was originally operated by Stardekk, a Belgian hospitality technology company, and was rebranded and integrated into Lighthouse's broader commercial platform in 2024, with former Cubilis customers now accessing the unified platform via stardekk.mylighthouse.com.

Lighthouse operates a subscription-based recurring revenue model with quote-based pricing tailored to room count and customer size. Go-to-market combines enterprise field sales (demo requests and sales consultation for groups, chains, and large hotels) with product-led growth (free data tools, trials, and freemium access for independent hotel SMBs). The company is private, has 11–50 employees, and has no disclosed funding rounds, parent company, or revenue figures. Lighthouse has won the HotelTechAwards for six consecutive years and holds multiple HTR category awards, signaling sustained industry recognition in hospitality technology.

Name

Cubilis Channel Manager & Booking Engine

Legal name

Lighthouse

Website

https://cubilis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cubilis, now operating as Lighthouse, is a cloud-based hospitality SaaS platform serving independent hotels, groups, and chains with channel management, AI-powered pricing, direct booking, and business intelligence across 200+ distribution channels globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hotel Channel Management Software

akta.pro primary industry

Online Booking & Reservation Platforms (B2B/B2C) (THALAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hotel & Accommodation Booking Platforms (THALAFAB)

Keywords

• Channel management software
• Hotel booking engine
• Hospitality pricing optimization
• Hotel distribution platform
• Revenue management software

Headquarters

HQ city

Brugge

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Channel Manager Subscription: SaaS subscription model for channel management services allowing hotels to distribute inventory across 200+ channels
2. Direct Booking Engine: Custom booking engine solutions to reduce OTA fees for hotels, generating revenue through booking transactions
3. Pricing Optimization: AI-powered pricing strategy tools for revenue optimization
4. Data Solutions & Services: Commercial strategy services and data solutions for hospitality organizations

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Cubilis (now operating as Lighthouse) provides a B2B SaaS commercial platform for the hospitality industry, fundamentally selling AI-powered channel management, pricing optimization, direct booking engine, and business intelligence subscriptions to hotels and accommodation businesses. The platform enables hotels to distribute inventory across 200+ booking channels, automate pricing based on occupancy and market data, capture direct reservations to reduce OTA commissions, and benchmark performance against competitors. Customers subscribe to modular offerings tailored by property size, with the platform serving independent hotels, B&Bs, groups, chains, hotel management companies, and tourism organizations globally.

Product overview

Lighthouse is a unified commercial platform for the travel and hospitality industry, formerly known as Cubilis. The platform operates as an integrated suite of modules including Channel Manager, Pricing Optimization, Direct Bookings, Performance/Business Intelligence, Distribution, Payments, and Reservation Management. The portfolio is augmented by AI products including Connect AI (ChatGPT booking app), KITT AI Receptionist, and Ernest AI Teammate. Data Solutions and Commercial Strategy Services provide additional analytics capabilities. The platform serves both independent hotels and group/chain hotels, with over 2 billion hotel rates collected daily and distribution across 200+ booking channels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ernest: AI teammate built for hotel commercial teams, offering early access through waitlist.
• KITT
• Connect AI

Products and services

• Channel Manager AI-based intelligent channel management solution enabling hotels to distribute rates and availability across 200+ booking channels, maximizing visibility and booking opportunities while eliminating overbookings.
• Pricing Optimization AI-powered pricing strategy solution that automates rate adjustments based on occupancy, competitor pricing, and market demand to drive revenue growth, targeting greater than 20% additional revenue.
• Direct Bookings Custom booking engine solution that converts web visitors into direct reservations through intelligent real-time personalization, reducing dependency on OTA commissions.
• Performance / Business Intelligence AI-powered business intelligence and benchmarking tool providing portfolio insights, competitive analysis, and data-driven decision support for revenue managers and multi-property operators.
• Distribution Distribution control solution enabling hotels to manage multi-channel inventory, rates, and availability to drive better revenue outcomes across the distribution network.
• Connect AI First direct booking application for hotels launched within ChatGPT, enabling AI-powered conversational booking capabilities for guests through generative AI.
• KITT AI Receptionist AI-powered receptionist solution for hotel front desk operations that automates guest interactions and service requests.
• Data Solutions and Services Commercial strategy services and data solutions providing industry benchmarking, market insights, and analytics for hospitality businesses.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50% time saved managing operational tasks
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• StardekkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCubilis (now part of Lighthouse) was originally operated by Stardekk, a Belgian hospitality technology company. The integration with Stardekk systems continues as part of the Lighthouse platform under the stardekk.mylighthouse.com domain.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• SiteMinder: SiteMinder is a leading hotel channel manager and booking engine provider serving independent hotels and chains globally. It is the most directly comparable competitor to Lighthouse/Cubilis, offering the same core distribution and direct booking capabilities.
• Cloudbeds: Cloudbeds provides an all-in-one hotel management platform combining PMS, channel manager, and booking engine for independent hotels. It competes head-to-head with Lighthouse in the independent hotel segment with similar bundled SaaS positioning.
• Mews: Mews is a cloud-based hotel PMS with integrated booking engine and payment capabilities targeting modern hotels and hostels. It overlaps with Lighthouse on booking engine, reservation management, and payments for independent and boutique properties.
• eZee Absolute: eZee Absolute is a hotel management platform offering PMS, channel manager, and booking engine for hotels of all sizes. It serves similar independent and small-chain hotel customers as Lighthouse/Cubilis with comparable product breadth.
• Little Hotelier: Little Hotelier targets small properties like B&Bs and small hotels with a channel manager, booking engine, and PMS. It is highly comparable to Lighthouse's independent hotel and B&B focus with a similar PLG-friendly approach.

Emerging players

• Atomize: Atomize offers AI-powered revenue management software for hotels with automated dynamic pricing. It competes specifically with Lighthouse's Pricing Optimization module on AI-driven pricing for independent and chain hotels.
• Duetto: Duetto provides hotel revenue management and pricing optimization software leveraging data and AI. It overlaps with Lighthouse's Pricing Optimization and Performance/Business Intelligence capabilities for hotel revenue managers.
• Revinate: Revinate is a hotel CRM, marketing, and guest engagement platform that competes with parts of Lighthouse's commercial platform. It addresses similar revenue manager and sales/marketing personas in independent and group hotels.

Broad incumbents

• Sabre Hospitality: Sabre Hospitality is a large enterprise-focused hotel technology provider offering CRS, PMS, and distribution solutions. As a broader incumbent, it overlaps with Lighthouse on distribution and CRS but at enterprise scale.
• Booking.com for Partners: Booking.com is the world's largest OTA and offers partner tools for hotels to manage inventory and pricing. As a dominant distribution channel for Lighthouse customers, it is both a critical partner and a structural competitor in direct bookings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cubilis
• Facebookfacebook.com/cubilis

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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