CEO Statement: 2025 Was Defining, 2026 Is Expansion

2025 was a defining year for StayLah. We achieved nearly 3x growth, representing approximately 300% year-on-year expansion, marking a significant milestone in our journey.

It was the year we proved that our vision works — not in theory, but in execution. We validated our multi-model platform, strengthened our presence across core markets, and demonstrated that hotels are actively seeking an alternative to traditional OTA-driven dependency. Most importantly, we earned trust — from hotel owners, partners, and our growing ecosystem — by standing firmly on one principle: StayLah succeeds only when hotels succeed.

Over the past year, StayLah has evolved beyond a B2B distributor. We laid the foundation of a scalable hospitality platform that integrates distribution, technology, revenue intelligence, and operations into one unified ecosystem. Our Channel Connectivity, Extranet Distribution, Smart Connectivity, and Unified Intelligence Models are no longer concepts — they are live, proven, and growing.

As we enter 2026, we do so with clarity and conviction. 2026 is our expansion year. It is the year StayLah transitions from regional traction to regional leadership.

Our ambition is bold yet disciplined: to achieve five-times growth, expand into Australia, New Zealand, India, the Philippines, and China, and accelerate our evolution into a fully managed hospitality and revenue intelligence platform. As part of this journey, we will introduce our Hotel Management Model, supported by two strategic solutions and branding under the "StayLah the Collection" vision. Stay tuned for our next announcement.

Technology will remain the backbone of everything we do. Our 2026 Technology Roadmap reflects our commitment to automation, intelligence, and scale — building an autonomous platform capable of supporting over one million bookings annually with enterprise-grade reliability. We are not building software for hotels; we are building an operating system for hospitality growth.

None of this is possible without our team. In 2026, we will continue to invest in talent — strengthening our operations, expanding our business development footprint across new countries, deepening our technology capabilities through data intelligence, and partnering with marketing professionals who share our long-term vision.

StayLah was built to solve real problems for hotel owners — revenue pressure, rising costs, lack of control, and fragmented technology. That mission remains unchanged. What has changed is our scale, our confidence, and our responsibility.

The journey ahead will not be easy — but it will be meaningful. We are building StayLah not for short-term wins, but for long-term impact. For our partners. For our team. And for the future of the hospitality industry.

2025 was the year we proved it. 2026 is the year we scale it.