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The partnership between the Lighthouse Channel Manager and leading Revenue Management Systems (RMS) like IDeaS G3 RMS represents the ultimate integration of automated distribution and Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven pricing. Lighthouse (mylighthouse.com), now offering a dedicated, AI-powered Channel Manager, breaks down the traditional silos between managing rates across OTAs and generating optimal price recommendations. This crucial Lighthouse integration ensures that the sophisticated pricing decisions generated by IDeaS's advanced algorithms are immediately and accurately pushed to over 200+ booking channels. For hospitality, this is a transformative pairing: it eliminates the lag and manual error associated with updating rates, guaranteeing that the highly-optimized prices from IDeaS are available in real-time everywhere your hotel is sold. This results in maximized revenue, reduced rate parity issues, and a significantly streamlined commercial workflow. This dynamic partner integration is essential for hoteliers looking to leverage true commercial automation. IDeaS G3 RMS uses its AI-driven forecasting and optimization to create highly precise, segmented pricing recommendations based on demand, competitive data, and booking pace. The Lighthouse Channel Manager acts as the intelligent delivery mechanism, automatically taking these optimal rate recommendations and distributing them across all third-party and direct channels. This synergy enables independent hotels and chains alike to maintain perfect rate parity while capitalizing on every revenue opportunity the RMS identifies. By centralizing the management of availability, restrictions, and IDeaS-recommended rates, this integration saves valuable staff time and ensures a proactive, data-driven approach to market shifts, positioning the hotel for superior distribution health and maximized profitability.