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Retreat centers, surf camps, outdoor operators, and wellness or boutique properties sell accommodation and activities together, but a hotel PMS was built to sell nights in a room, with no way to schedule a lesson, cap a group size, or bundle a treatment into a stay. Operators end up running a second tool or spreadsheet for activities and reconciling everything by hand. Bookinglayer is a booking and management platform built specifically for these businesses. Every booking is structured around the Package, combining accommodation, activities, meals, and services into one offering, whether that's a fixed date retreat, a flexible stay, or a surf week with fixed inclusions. Four core features cover the full booking lifecycle. The Booking Engine runs on the operator's own domain and branding, letting guests book accommodation and activities in a few clicks, which keeps drop-outs low and builds trust at checkout. The Backoffice is where staff manage inventory, bookings, and reporting from one place, with information like a dietary requirement reaching every relevant team member automatically. The Customer Portal lets guests confirm details, pay balances, sign waivers, and adjust activities themselves, removing the manual follow-up that used to consume staff time between booking and arrival. Payments runs deposit and balance schedules automatically across more than 35 gateways, so payment tracking stops depending on manually checking a bank statement against a spreadsheet. Every booking made through the Booking Engine is direct, with no marketplace commission, unlike the 15 to 20% typically charged by third-party channels, and guest data stays with the operator. Support is included 24 hours a day with every account, and pricing follows the same logic: every account gets the same core platform, then operators add only what they need: more users, extra locations, advanced features, or API access. The numbers reflect the mechanism. Clients save at least five hours of admin work per week and increase average booking value by 30% through structured upselling. More than 1,500 properties across 85+ countries and 40+ niches run on Bookinglayer, with over 1.5 billion dollars in bookings processed and 95% client retention across more than a decade in business.

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Stop being a slave to time and start working smarter. thinkBooker is a feature-rich online booking system and resource management solution that helps you streamline sign-ups, registrations and back-office admin, improving efficiency, productivity and customer experience. Whether taking bookings onto a course, event or camp, or managing your space, facilities and resources, thinkBooker simplifies the process. An elegant, responsive booking journey encourages greater bookings, while our suite of automation, reports and admin tools reduces manual tasks for a more efficient workload. Plus, with our multi-tenant solution, create multiple instances from a central booking platform, allowing each 'tenant' control over their products and data, while you retain a global view. Ideal for multi-regional companies, governing bodies, universities and franchises. From booking online to automated registrations, payments, confirmations and reminders, thinkBooker cuts the admin from your workload.

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Audience

Retreat businesses in need of a booking software

Audience

Companies searching for an online booking system and resource management solution

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

API

Offers API

API

Offers API

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Pricing

$100 per month
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Free Trial

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Free Trial

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 4.7 / 5
features 4.8 / 5
design 4.6 / 5
support 4.9 / 5

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Pros from Real Users

Pros

  • Mike from Support. The system can almost do anything, once you get the hang of it you can achieve your end goal.
  • We have a climbing Camp in Lao. We were looking for a booking system that besides accommodation also included climbing courses and the TAB payment systems. So far we only know about bookinglayer that could do that. Our whole booking process is now automated. A booking engine is included and has a nice design
  • Fast communication helped us move quickly in resolving the issue. Everyone is friendly and open. The program is well designed for our basic operations—more than sufficient for our needs.
  • All-in-one system for lodging, meals, rentals, and activities Centralized calendar Flexible for complex bookings Superior onboarding process Excellent customer support
  • Pro-active and flexible in when we use the hours. Tamara responded quickly and was easy to work with.
  • The platform interface is straightforward and easy to navigate for daily operations. The early setup process is confusing, not enough support by that time, but it gets better now that the support team responds quickly and is generally helpful when contacted.
  • The entire onboarding process was beyond amazing. I worked with Tamara, who held our hand all the way through. I also love the customization that can be done, which there is much more to learn about. The main reason I switched away from Retreat Guru was that Booking Layer offers a customer portal space, this area where the client can land as a one-stop-shop is everythgin for us as the automated email model is hard to track.
  • We found Bookinglayer to be very helpful and patient with us as we customised our booking engine and after a few weeks we are now live. So far so good. Tamara was a great help with the onboarding, and very knowledgeable. We hope this is the start of a great partnership.
  • It is a professional looking program, that integrates well with the payment provider and offers great guest management with the customer portal. It has automated client messaging which is really helpful. They are always looking ahead to make it better and they do a 6 month check in to see how you are doing.
  • Bookinglayer gave us a lot of hours back to focus on more strategic business development rather than operational work. We love how simple and intuitive it is for a first time users (once the system is set up). We absolutely love the support team - they are hands on, fast & thorough with every reply. The system is developed with thorough understanding of business processes in detail and there are regular updates and improvements in features.

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Company Information

Bookinglayer
Founded: 2013
Netherlands
www.bookinglayer.com

Company Information

thinkBooker
United Kingdom
www.thinkbooker.com

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Categories

Categories

Reservations Features

Activities Booking
Booking Notes
CRM
Customer Support
Group Reservations
Guest Management
Payment Processing
Promotions Management
Rate Management
Room Booking Management
Third Party Booking

Camp Management Features

Attendance Management
Billing & Invoicing
Customer Management
Food Service Management
For Campgrounds
For Summer Camps
Medical Management
Online Registration
Parent Portal
Program Management
Registration Management
Scheduling
Staff Management

Hospitality Property Management Features

Built-in Accounting
Catering
CRM
Employee Management
Extended Stay
Front Office Management
GDS / OTA Integration
Group Management
Guest Experience (GEM)
Housekeeping Management
Loyalty Program
Maintenance Management
Marketing Automation
Marketing Management
Multi-Property
Online Booking
Point of Sale (POS)
Reservations Management
Reviews Management
Single Property
Vacation Rental

Tour Operator Features

Accommodation Booking
Activities Booking
Central Reservation System
Coach Booking
Custom Packages
Customer Management
GDS / OTA Integration
Itinerary Creation
Multi-Day Tours
Payment Processing
Price / Margin Management
Promotions Management
Quote Management
Reservations Management
Vendor Management
Website Management

Reservations Features

Activities Booking
Booking Notes
CRM
Customer Support
Group Reservations
Guest Management
Payment Processing
Promotions Management
Rate Management
Room Booking Management
Third Party Booking

Integrations

2Checkout
Adyen
Airbnb
Apple Pay
Global Payments Integrated
Gmail
Google Analytics
HubSpot Customer Platform
Infraspeak
Intercom
Lightspeed Retail
Mollie
Omise
Salesforce
WeChat Pay
WeTravel
WordPress
Xero
Yoco
Zapier

Integrations

2Checkout
Adyen
Airbnb
Apple Pay
Global Payments Integrated
Gmail
Google Analytics
HubSpot Customer Platform
Infraspeak
Intercom
Lightspeed Retail
Mollie
Omise
Salesforce
WeChat Pay
WeTravel
WordPress
Xero
Yoco
Zapier
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