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Custom booking systems

Bookings that run while you work.

We build custom booking systems around how your business actually runs, so customers can check availability, book and pay online, and your team stops chasing messages.

Based in Nassau. Working with clients across The Bahamas, the Caribbean, the US and beyond.

Is this for you?

Built around your trips, not a template.

Tours, charters, ferries, rentals and appointments all work differently. Off-the-shelf booking apps force your business into their rules. We build the system around your schedule, your fleet and your customers, then connect it to the tools you already use.

Sound familiar?

  • Bookings arrive by phone, WhatsApp, email and DMs
  • Double bookings or overbooked trips
  • Chasing deposits and payments after the fact
  • Paper waivers and manual check-ins
  • Booking apps that don’t fit your trips, fleet or schedule

If you nodded at any of these, we can help.

What we build

Everything your bookings need, in one place.

  • Live availability

    Real-time calendars so customers only see what’s actually available.

  • Online payments and deposits

    Take full payment or deposits at the time of booking through your bank’s payment gateway.

  • Capacity and resource rules

    Seats, boats, vehicles, rooms or staff, managed with rules that match how you operate.

  • Seasonal pricing and blackout dates

    Set prices by season, block out dates and manage special events with ease.

  • Digital waivers and forms

    Collect waivers and customer details online before anyone arrives.

  • Automatic confirmations

    Confirmation and reminder emails go out automatically, so customers know exactly what to expect.

  • QR tickets and boarding passes

    Scan customers in at the dock, door or counter in seconds.

  • Admin dashboard and reports

    See every booking, payment and manifest in one place.

  • Integrations

    Sync bookings into Airtable, Google Calendar, your CRM or accounting tools.

How it works

Clear steps. No surprises.

  1. Strategy call

    We learn your goals, how you work today and what success looks like.

  2. Written proposal

    Scope, price and timeline in writing before any work begins.

  3. Design and build

    Built in phases with regular check-ins, so you see progress early.

  4. Launch and support

    We launch, train your team and stay on for updates and improvements.

Recent work

Built for real businesses.

See all our work

Questions

Good questions. Straight answers.

Something else on your mind? Ask us on WhatsApp.

Can a booking system handle my specific schedule or fleet?

Yes. That’s the point of building it custom. We map how your trips, vehicles, rooms or appointments actually work, then build the rules around them.

Can customers pay online when they book?

Yes. We connect your booking system to your bank’s payment gateway so customers can pay in full or leave a deposit when they book. See our online payments service for how that works.

Will I pay a commission on every booking?

You won’t pay per-booking commission to a booking platform, because the system is yours. Standard card processing fees from your bank or payment gateway still apply.

Can it connect to the tools we already use?

Usually, yes. We’ve synced bookings into Airtable and can connect to calendars, CRMs and accounting tools through their APIs.

Can you handle waivers and check-in?

Yes. We can add digital waivers and customer forms to the booking flow, plus QR tickets or boarding passes for fast check-in.

Can you add booking to my existing website?

Often, yes. We’ll look at your current site and recommend whether to add booking to it or rebuild around it.

Start a project

Tell us what you want your business to do better.

A sharper website, an app your customers use, a system that gives your team hours back. Tell us the goal and we’ll tell you plainly whether we can help, and what it would take.

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Based in Nassau, The Bahamas. Working with businesses wherever they are.