How to use Ask AI in hotel-portal

What Ask AI is for

Ask AI is the operator copilot inside hotel-portal.

Its job is to help human operators:

• understand the next best step
• understand blockers
• move to the right screen
• reduce setup friction

It is not there to replace the actual source of truth in the portal.

Good use cases

Use Ask AI when:

• you are not sure what to do next
• you want to understand why something is blocked
• you need help moving through onboarding faster
• you need help finding the right screen for a task

Examples:

• "What should I do next on this property?"
• "Why is this property not ready yet?"
• "Help me prepare rooms and rates"
• "What do I need before inventory goes live?"

What Ask AI should not replace

You should still trust the live product state for:

• actual property data
• current setup status
• readiness signals
• inventory and PMS state

AI is the guide. The portal data is the source of truth.

Best way to ask

Good prompts are:

• short
• concrete
• task-oriented

Better:

• "What is the next step for this property?"
• "What blockers are stopping go-live?"

Worse:

• "Help"
• "Why"
• "Do everything"

Ask AI during onboarding

Ask AI is especially useful during:

• workspace setup
• first property creation
• rooms and rates preparation
• inventory readiness
• PMS and import troubleshooting

If you are in the onboarding lane, Ask AI should help you move to the next native action instead of making you guess.

Ask AI during ongoing operations

Even after onboarding, Ask AI can still help with:

• identifying the next operational lane
• finding the right page
• interpreting readiness and setup states

The assistant should remain useful beyond the first setup flow.

Related pages

• Hotel Operator Quickstart
• How to use hotel-portal
• How to onboard the next property