The most important conversation of the trip

Your guestis planningwithout you.

The window between booking and arrival is the highest-intent moment of the guest journey. That's when guests decide where to eat, what to do, and where their money goes. Tongo puts your hotel in that conversation, with an AI concierge that knows the destination, not just the property.

"She really does operate like a full concierge"
Stella
Stella
AI Concierge
🍽️ Dining
🎟️ Activities
🎭 Tonight's shows
Respond to Stella…

Built on five years of destination intelligence

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The Overlooked Window

There's a window betweenbooking and arrival.The hotel isn't in it.

Hotels invest in winning the booking, delivering the stay, and winning the guest back. But the highest-intent moment of all happens in between, and it goes unanswered.

1

The Booking

Heavily invested. Optimized to the dollar.

The Post-Booking Black Hole

The guest plans the entire trip (dinners, activities, experiences) with everyone but you.

2

The Stay

Great service. But the guest only becomes a real person to you at check-in.

3

Post-Stay

Marketing spend to win back a guest you never really knew.

So who's having that conversation with your guest right now?
The hotelGoogleChatGPTClaudeTripAdvisorTikTokTravel blogsOTAs

And it isn't just a missed conversation.
It's a missed fortune.

Why It Matters

The wallet follows the conversation.

That window isn't just any moment. It's the highest-intent moment of the entire trip, when the guest decides where the money goes. The dinners, the tours, the experiences, all of it.

Every decision the hotel isn't part of is a decision, and a dollar, that goes somewhere else.

Travel wallet
Where the traveler's money actually goes
CapturedPartialLeaked
The room
Captured
Dining
Partial
Tours & experiences
Leaked
Tickets & shows
Leaked
Transportation
Leaked
The hotel captures the room. The rest of the wallet slips away.
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We want to capture as close to 100% of your travel wallet as possible.
Anthony Capuano, CEO, Marriott InternationalAmericas Lodging Investment Summit, 2025

Every owner and operator wants exactly that. But you can't capture the wallet when you're not in the conversation where it's being spent.

The wallet follows the conversation.And right now, the hotel isn't in it.

For the first time, that's about to change.

Why Now

A real conversation
with every guest,
before they arrive,
is finally possible.

The best concierges have done this for years. They call ahead, learn about the guest, help plan the trip, and make the guest feel known. It just never scaled past a handful of guests at the very top.

A traveler at home messaging with Stella before her trip
Stella
StellaIf you'd rather do the supper club instead, I can flip it. But for a 40th, I'd take the laughs and the big stage.
KateNo, Broadway, all the way.
Stella
StellaGreat! Your day-by-day itinerary is linked below. If you need anything else or want to shift things around, I'm one text away. Enjoy the city, Kate.tongo.app/daniel-40-nyc

The thing only a human concierge could do for a select few, you can now do for every guest.

We built it. Her name is Stella.

Live today

Meet Stella.

She doesn't wait for the guest to check in.
She checks in with them.

Within two minutes of booking, your guest gets a text from Stella offering to help plan their trip in their language, in your hotel's voice.

Destination Intelligence

Knows the city, not just the property.

Stella runs on five years of proprietary destination intelligence: the restaurants, experiences, and activities off-property that make her a concierge, not an FAQ bot. Your team approves what she recommends. They never have to build, update, or maintain it.

Commerce

Help guests choose. Earn when they do.

Stella asks the right questions and points guests to experiences they'll love, so they book with confidence, and you earn the commission that used to leak to third-party sites.

Guest Data

Builds a guest profile no system ever has.

Every conversation turns a name, a card, and a zip code into a real person. The occasion, the companion, the things they care about, delivered to your team before the guest arrives. And it compounds with every conversation.

Destination intelligenceMaintained by Tongo
Map of New York City New York City

From the property to across town. Your team approves. Tongo maintains it.

Guest profile · BookingsPushed to PMS
KB
Kate Brennan
Jun 25–29 · 4 nights
40th Birthday
Repeat guestFoodieNatural wineCocktailsActiveLive musicComedy nightSkip the crowdsAustin, TX
Overview
Preferences
Bookings
Itinerary
Action items
BookingPrice (2) · Margin · Rev
Thu · TransportAirport pickup · JFK Booked
$160 · 8%$12.80
Thu · DiningChef's table · Sable Booked
$400 · 3%$12.00
Fri · Food tourDUMBO crawl + bike Booked
$200 · 12%$24.00
Fri · SpaWilliamsburg bathhouse Booked
$360 · 10%$36.00
Fri · SailingSunset sail · the Athena Booked
$390 · 15%$58.50
Sat · DiningBirthday dinner · Vireo Booked
$700 · 3%$21.00
Sat · NightlifeDowntown club · Reyes Booked
$200 · 10%$20.00
Sun · BarsCocktails · Lumen Booked
$120 · 8%$9.60
Sun · DiningDinner · Marguerite Booked
$260 · 3%$7.80
Sun · TicketsBroadway · Bandwagon Booked
$400 · 12%$48.00
Thu · DiningRooftop patio lunch Held
$140 · 10%
Total ancillary revenue captured this trip$262.50

The bookings your guest was going to make anyway,
earned by you, not lost to an OTA.

Guest profile · PreferencesGenerated from conversation
KB
Kate Brennan
Jun 25–29 · 4 nights
40th Birthday
Repeat guestFoodieNatural wineCocktailsActiveLive musicComedy nightSkip the crowdsAustin, TX
Overview
Preferences
Bookings
Itinerary
Action items
Trip goalThe real city · skip the crowds · make every day count
Travel styleActive & high-energy · prefers room to breathe over a packed schedule
PaceOne big night (Saturday), excellent & easy around it
InterestsTasting menus, raw bar, natural wine, cocktails, live music
EntertainmentFun & comedy over romantic
DietaryAdventurous · no restrictions · Italian, Mediterranean, steakhouse, sushi, Japanese
AvoidTimes Square, tourist traps, cruise boats, host-waving tourist menus
Getting aroundScheduled airport transfers · Uber Black for local legs · happy to bike or walk within 1 mile

A real person before they arrive. And it compounds with every conversation.

Actual travelers planning their trip with Stella
★★★★★
"She really does operate like a full concierge with her recommendations for activities and planning out a day with restaurant and bar recommendations. She even told me not to stay out late. Haha, very thoughtful."
Confirmations → Conversations → Relationships → Revenue

Put your hotel back in the conversation.

See how Stella turns the post-booking black hole into your highest-converting moment, and start building a data asset that compounds with every conversation.

Stella
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