
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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Bókun, a Tripadvisor company, is the complete booking and channel management solution for extraordinary experiences.
The only booking system you’ll need to run, sell, and grow your experiences. Bókun is the how to your wow - tech built for experience operators and resellers who want to focus on guest experiences, not get lost in admin.
One platform. Every tool. From booking widgets that boost direct bookings, an engine for instant online sales, a Marketplace of 2,600+ OTAs and resellers, seamless channel and inventory control, website builder, and detailed reporting. All set up to boost bookings and strip away admin headaches.
✅ Stop juggling systems. Run everything from one dashboard. Save up to 200 hours/year.
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Adventure Engine
Our tour management software systems are designed for tour operators, DMC’s, wholesalers, outfitters, DMO’s, rafting and kayaking operators, lodges and campgrounds, activities, attractions, bed and breakfasts, boat and outdoor equipment rentals. Adventure Engine powers your back-office tasks seamlessly for a superior customer experience. Focus on your operations and marketing; automate your bookings and administration. Adventure Engine offers cloud-based software for tourism businesses that can be easily modified to suit different business needs. In business since 2004 we’ve enjoyed working with many clients from around the world. This site is about the business of online bookings management, tour operational and vendor management and creating better business through the use of technology. Many lodges, hostels, hotels, ecolodges and inns help distribute and sell local tours.
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