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Travel & Hospitality

Travel app development company for direct bookings, not clones.

Hoop Interactive builds booking engines, itinerary apps, AI trip planners and hotel guest apps for tour operators, DMCs, hotels, travel agencies and startups. Connected to real inventory, designed for travellers on the move, and backed by the marketing that wins bookings without paying commission on every one.

Why Not an OTA Clone?
Trusted by businesses worldwide
Direct bookingsLess commission
Live inventoryGDS, bed banks and activities
Offline-readyItineraries and vouchers
Build + GrowTravel SEO and ads
Win a Niche

“The next Expedia” is the wrong brief.

Many travel app vendors sell OTA clones. Global booking sites already have the inventory, the reviews and the ad budgets. Travel businesses that grow online win a niche: a destination, a travel style or an audience, and own the relationship with those travellers.

  • 01

    Commission on every booking

    OTAs bring guests, but take a cut and keep the customer relationship.

  • 02

    Generic clones nobody downloads

    A copy of a giant’s app with none of its inventory or brand.

  • 03

    Itineraries in email threads

    Travellers dig through PDFs and messages while they’re on the move.

  • 04

    AI that makes things up

    Generic AI suggests closed venues and outdated prices.

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    Our approach

    A niche you can own, direct booking, a companion app for the trip and AI grounded in real inventory.

Travel businesses we work with.

From boutique hotels to travel startups.

Tours

Tour operators & DMCs

Sell tours and packages directly.

Booking engineDepartures and guidesTrip companion app
Stays

Hotels & boutique stays

More direct bookings, happier guests.

Direct booking engineGuest appPMS integration
Agents

Travel agencies & advisers

Quote and manage trips faster.

Agent portalsItinerary builderClient app
Experiences

Activities & experiences

Fill every time slot.

Slot bookingReseller connectionsVouchers
Startups

Travel startups

Launch a niche travel product.

MVP appsSupplier APIsAI planning
Creators

Travel creators

Turn an audience into trips.

Group trip bookingGuides and contentMembership

From inspiration to the trip home.

Travel software depends on live external systems. These are the layers we connect.

Inventory & suppliers

What can be booked. Flights, hotels, tours and transfers from your own stock or supplier APIs, with your agreements and credentials.

GDSNDCBed banksActivity APIs
Availability & pricing

Always current. Rates, seasons, promotions and dynamic packages calculated in real time and cached carefully.

Rate rulesPackagesCaching
Booking & payments

Confirmed and paid. Multi-currency checkout, deposits, instalments, refunds and Strong Customer Authentication.

Stripe3-D SecureMulti-currency
Operations

Delivering the trip. PMS and channel manager sync, guide and supplier allocation, manifests and changes.

PMSChannel managersManifests
During the trip

Traveller support. Offline itineraries, push updates, AI concierge and WhatsApp support.

OfflinePushWhatsApp
After the trip

Next booking. Reviews, loyalty, referral offers and personalised recommendations.

ReviewsLoyaltyCRM
Related Work

Content platforms and AI agents we’ve put into production.

LaGrub, which grew out of our work with To Her Focus and is now our own product, brings curated recipes, cookbooks and creator storytelling together on web and mobile: the same inspiration-to-action journey destination and experience apps rely on. Our AI sales agent calls new enquiries within minutes and sends the next step on WhatsApp, the same speed-to-reply travel enquiries need.

  • Web Development
  • Mobile App
  • YouTube Growth
Client
To Her Focus
Industry
Influencer & Content
Location
Digital / Online
Timeline
4 Months

5

Influencer to Multi-Platform Brand

To Her Focus had 280K+ Instagram followers but limited monetization. We built a custom website, launched YouTube, and shipped the LaGrub recipe app — transforming a single-platform influencer into a multi-channel brand.

5

Revenue Streams

4

Active Platforms

280k+

Audience

To Her Focus brand transformation

How we differ from a typical travel app development company.

Some travel vendors rank themselves #1 in their own “top travel app” lists. Here’s what we actually offer.

What mattersTypical travel app vendorHoop Interactive
Starting point“An app like Expedia.”A niche you can own and win direct bookings in.
InventorySupplier access assumed.Supplier choice and agreements planned in the blueprint.
AIChatbots that guess.AI grounded in live inventory and approved content.
During the tripBooking app only.Offline itineraries, vouchers and support.
ProofSelf-ranked lists.Honest related work and a fixed-price blueprint.
GrowthSoftware only.Destination SEO, ads and social in-house.

From idea to first direct booking.

Supplier and payment setup starts early, because it often sets the timeline.

01

Blueprint

Niche, travellers, inventory sources, suppliers and booking model.

2 weeks · Product and supplier plan
02

Supplier & payment setup

API access, test credentials and payment accounts arranged in parallel.

In parallel · Sandbox access
03

Design

Search, booking and trip flows tested with real travellers.

2–4 weeks · Approved prototype
04

Build

Booking engine, apps, integrations and AI in sprints.

8–14 weeks · Test builds
05

Launch

Live bookings, app store release and launch campaigns before peak season.

Launch · Live product
06

Grow

Destination SEO, campaigns, reviews and repeat-booking offers.

Ongoing · Monthly bookings report
Our Stack

What we connect travel apps to.

Travel distribution standards, operations systems and our application stack. Suppliers are chosen per project.

Travel distribution
GDS APIsAirline NDCHotel bed banksActivity marketplacesChannel managers
Operations & payments
Property management systemsStripeMulti-currencyWhatsAppGoogle Maps PlatformMapbox
Build stack
FlutterNext.jsFastAPINode.jsPostgreSQLRedisOpenAI

What travel app development costs with Hoop.

Fixed quotes after the blueprint. Prices are in USD. Supplier, GDS, payment, maps, messaging and AI usage fees are billed to your own accounts.

Travel BlueprintBest for: choosing your niche and suppliers
Investment
from $4,000
Timeline
2 weeks
Review
Niche, competitors, supplier and API options
Model
Booking and payment model
Prototype
Key screens
Fee
Credited on build
Booking Engine or Trip AppMost chosen · for direct bookings
Investment
from $18,000
Timeline
10–16 weeks
Build
Direct booking engine or itinerary app
Integrations
PMS or supplier integration
Payments
Multi-currency
Included
Offline itineraries, vouchers and launch campaign support
Travel PlatformBest for: travel platforms
Investment
from $40,000
Timeline
Phased
Integrations
Multiple suppliers
Portals
Agents and partners
AI
AI trip planner
Delivery
Web, iOS and Android, with ongoing support
FAQ

Travel app questions

About our travel app development services. Ask us anything else.

A travel app blueprint starts from $4,000. A direct booking engine, tour booking system or itinerary app starts from $18,000, and platforms with multiple supplier integrations, agent portals and AI trip planning from $40,000. Supplier API, payment and hosting fees are billed to your own accounts.

Technically yes, but competing head-on with global online travel agencies needs huge inventory, marketing budgets and supplier deals. Most successful new travel products focus on a niche, such as a destination, travel style or audience, and win direct bookings there.

Yes, through supplier APIs such as GDS providers, airline NDC connections, hotel bed banks and activity marketplaces, once you have the commercial agreements or agency credentials those suppliers require. We help you choose suppliers in the blueprint.

Yes. Direct booking engines with real-time availability, rates, extras, deposits and payments, connected to your property management system or channel manager so rooms and tours are never double-booked.

General AI tools can suggest places that are closed or prices that are outdated. We ground AI trip planners in your live inventory and approved content, so suggestions link to real, bookable options and travellers always see confirmed prices before paying.

Yes. Itineraries, tickets, vouchers, maps and key contacts can be stored on the device so they work without roaming data, and sync when a connection returns.

We use payment providers that support multi-currency pricing, deposits, instalments and refunds, with Strong Customer Authentication such as 3-D Secure where required, and card data kept out of your systems.

Not a dedicated travel booking project yet. Our closest work is LaGrub, our own content platform on web and mobile, AI voice agents that follow up leads and book next steps, and high-uptime platforms with large API surfaces. We’re happy to start with a fixed-price blueprint.

Yes. Our marketing team runs SEO for destination content, Google Ads, social and influencer campaigns, plus app store optimization, so you rely less on commission-based channels.

Other industries we build for.

Industry-specific software and marketing, with proof from each sector.

Industry

Insurance

AI voice agents that follow up leads and handle callbacks, broker portals, CRMs and quoting tools.

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Industry

Fitness & Wellness

Habit, fitness and wellbeing apps people keep opening.

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Industry

Restaurant & Food

Ordering, delivery, recipe and creator platforms.

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Industry

Real Estate & Home Services

Websites, CRMs, partner portals and field apps for property and service businesses.

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Industry

Retail & Ecommerce

Storefronts, retail platforms and the growth engine behind them.

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Industry

Healthcare

Patient apps, booking, telehealth and internal tools, designed with privacy and HIPAA safeguards from the start.

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Industry

Education

Learning platforms, LMS and safe products for children.

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Industry

Logistics

Tracking, dispatch, warehouse and customer portals.

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Industry

Music

Music streaming, artist and fan apps, music learning apps and podcasts, planned around licensing from day one.

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Industry

Manufacturing

Digital work orders, production dashboards, traceability and B2B portals, connected to your ERP.

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Industry

Automotive

Lead response, digital inspections, booking and fleet dashboards for the business side of cars.

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Industry

Fintech

Payments, lending portals and money apps built on regulated partners, with audit trails designed in.

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Industry

Law Firms

Fast, accessible attorney websites with instant intake and local SEO, on a site your firm owns.

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All sectors

Industries we serve

Every sector we build and grow for, with the proof from each one.

All industries