The Hotels Network vs. blent vs. Lighthouse: Which is a Better Fit?

The Hotels Network (Parity Management)

Other

Real Time Data Collection
Automated Prioritization
Distribution Partner Management
Workflow Automation

Blent Forecasting & Budgeting

Budget Creation & Planning

Department-level budget templates
Multi-year budget planning
Centralized budget input workflows
Approval workflows & audit trails

Financial Forecasting

Rolling forecasts
Daily, monthly, and annual forecasting
Forecast scenarios (best/worst case)
PMS data integration for forward-looking projections

Variance & Scenario Analysis

Forecast vs. actual comparisons
Historical trend analysis
What-if scenario modeling
Real-time alerts for budget variances

Multi-Property Consolidation

Group-level budget aggregation
Brand vs property-level visibility
Standardized templates across properties

Performance Dashboards & Reporting

Custom financial dashboards
Real-time KPI tracking (GOP, NOI, TRevPAR)
Exportable and shareable reports
Scheduled automated reports

Collaboration & Workflow Tools

Role-based user permissions
Commenting & change history
Task assignments for budget contributors
Cross-departmental collaboration features

Key Integrations

PMS, POS, and accounting system data sync
BI platforms
Real-time revenue & expense feeds
Integration with Excel and Google Sheets

Audit & Compliance Tracking

Budget versioning and locking
Approval trail visibility
Compliance checklists

Other

Real Time Data Collection
Automated Prioritization
Distribution Partner Management
Workflow Automation

Lighthouse (Parity Insight)

Other

Real Time Data Collection
Automated Prioritization
Distribution Partner Management
Workflow Automation
In-app support
Open API

The ability for other systems to access the loyalty platform to issue, transfer, redeem, or exchange loyalty points/miles - this is not a fundamental requirement of a loyalty program, but increasingly desirable.

What Customers Are Saying

Most Recent Review

Easy to use, max impressions, great partnership

Corporate Director Revenue and Marketing

blent doesn’t have any clients that have vouched for the product

Software has too many disadvantages compared to predecessor HQ Revenue

Revenue Manager from Erfurt (Germany)

Most Positive Review

User Friendly

from (Turkey)

Great Tools

General Manager

Most Critical

Great Tool

Revenue Manager

References

Heiko Rieder
VP of Revenue Pentahotel Birmingham

Pelayo Pando
Director of e-Commerce Business Development and Market Strategy NH Hotel Group - Headquarters

Monte Gardiner
Managing Director of Revenue Management Best Western Hotels & Resorts

Jeff Wermager
Senior Director of Revenue Optimisation Services Radisson Hotel Groups