PHPTRAVELS
Self-hosted travel booking software for agencies and OTAs
E-Commerce·Operations & Logistics
What is PHPTRAVELS?
PHPTRAVELS is a travel technology company that builds one product: a travel booking platform that connects to the GDS, NDC, hotel and activity suppliers a travel business already works with, and runs its B2C website and B2B agent portal from one admin panel.
Key features:
- Flights (GDS and NDC: Amadeus, Sabre, Travelport), hotels (Hotelbeds, TBO), tours, cars and transfers, buses, trains, ferries, visa and Umrah modules
- B2C storefront, white-label B2B agent portal with agent wallets, credit limits and markups
- Payment gateways including Stripe, PayPal and Adyen
- Native Android and iOS apps, built-in CMS, blog, offers and newsletter
- Available in 24 languages
Customers install the platform on their own server under a commercial licence that includes the full source code, paid once. The team that writes the code also handles customisation and support. Offices in Lahore, Pakistan, and London, United Kingdom.
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Most conversion happens in the first 7 days, then trickles
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