How much does a travel booking engine cost?

Starting prices by type of business

Each price covers a defined scope. Most of the booking engine already runs in our travel core, so you pay to adapt it to your suppliers, rules and brand, not to build it from zero.

Prices exclude applicable taxes. Clients outside the EU are invoiced in US dollars.

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What raises the cost

Two booking engines with the same screens can differ a lot in price. The difference is almost always in these six things.

1. 01

   Number of supplier connections

   Each GDS, bedbank, channel manager or supplier API is its own integration, with its own test account, rules and certification. Two suppliers cost less than six.

2. 02

   Pricing rules

   Seasons, prices by date and room type, allotments, margins per channel and currency conversion need more logic than one price per product.

3. 03

   Sales channels and roles

   A B2B channel for agents or advisors adds logins, net and commission views, approvals and its own reports on top of direct sales.

4. 04

   Languages and currencies

   Every language adds content and emails to translate, and every currency adds rounding, display and payout rules.

5. 05

   Payments

   A deposit now and the balance before departure, refunds, vouchers or several payment providers each add steps to checkout and to the back-office.

6. 06

   Moving your existing data

   Bringing in bookings, customers and products from spreadsheets or an old system takes mapping and checks, especially when bookings are still open.

What keeps the cost down

• Starting from a booking engine that already works, instead of a blank project. You pay for your suppliers, rules and brand.
• Building in phases. The first phase gets you selling online; the next ones add channels, suppliers and automation once the first one pays its way.
• One sales channel first. Direct sales or the agent channel, then the other.
• Keeping the tools that already work for you, such as your PMS or channel manager, and connecting them instead of replacing them.
• A written scope before each phase, so changes are priced before they are built.

What you pay after launch

Seasonal SLA

$229/mo: faster response in season, a support window that overlaps US hours, 2 hours of changes per month and a monthly report.

Payment provider

Fees go to your payment provider directly, on an account and contract in your name.

Suppliers

Contracts, net rates and any access fees stay between you and each supplier.

How to get a fixed price for your project

1. 01

   Free 20-minute call

   An honest answer on whether we are the right fit for you, and a price range for your project.

2. 02

   Project Diagnosis, $490

   Two online workshops, then a scope document, architecture and a fixed price for each phase within 10 business days. The fee is credited against the first phase if you sign within 60 days, and the documents are yours either way.

3. 03

   Build in phases

   Each phase has a fixed price and a clear result. You decide on the next phase when you are ready.

Travel booking engine development for startups and OTAs