Travel Experiences marketplace (NDA)
Discover a world of endless aquatic adventures where unforgettable experiences are just a click away.
Overcode has created a marketplace that provides a unique experience of water adventures: from yacht rental and surfing to kayaking and snorkeling. No more boring weekends — you’re one click away from a vivid experience.
About Project
Project Highlights- According to Phocuswright (global travel industry research authority), the gross revenue of the tours, activities, and attractions (TAA) industry in 2024 will surpass that of 2019, when global gross bookings will reach $260 billion. The in-destination industry, which comprises day tours, activities, attractions and related leisure experiences, has long been one of the largest and most important sectors in travel and tourism.
Marketplace gives you access to tours, highlights, and visits to exciting attractions. A convenient portal for fulfilling traveling and events.
Has anyone counted how many clicks you need to make before you go on your day out? Opening a third-party experiential search service, creating a chat with friends, having endless discussions and sightseeing searches... admit it, are you tired yet?
Read our case study on how the Overcode team, along with the creators of the experiential platform, changed the industry!
Requirements
The global travel market is experiencing rapid growth, with travelers increasingly seeking unique and accessible adventures, particularly in warm-weather locations.
Do you agree that sometimes searching for and booking activities discourages the desire to organize them? This is where the marketplace solves the challenge!
Planning a holiday often means juggling multiple platforms — finding activities, booking reservations, coordinating with friends, and finalizing itineraries. This process not only takes time but also amplifies stress, making the excitement of a trip fade before it even begins.
We conducted an in-depth survey to rethink the approach to finding and booking activities. The challenge for the Overcode team was complex: to create a platform that not only offers a full range of water activities but also brings together all the features needed to plan a holiday in one place. Here’s a detailed functionality:
- Creating an experience for the event’s host role — adding all the necessary information about the location, desired visitors, booking times, available slots, etc
- Integration of a payment system to collect payments for the experience;
- Interface for the host, where he can view the stats of his income and withdraw the funds from the system;
- Search and book experience for the traveler’s role - by different locations, categories of experience, and length of experience. Cancellation Policy with refunds (full or partial) as well as the ability to leave public feedback on the experience;
- Recommendation system for travelers based on AI & ML;
- Real-time chat between event host and travelers;
- Referral system to attract a new audience;
- Integration with geo map services.
Solution
The development of the marketplace required a technical foundation that would guarantee the platform’s flexibility, scalability, and high level of performance.
We applied a technology stack focused on system stability and modularity: React.js on the client side and Node.js on the server side.
If you are interested in the choice of technologies, let’s move on to the detailed description:
The React.js stack was used to build a highly performant and stable frontend interface. The server side of the platform is written in Node.js and Express, which allowed us to create a scalable backend architecture. Node.js provides asynchronous processing and high responsiveness, which is especially important for keeping a constant stream of requests coming from users.
Using Python and Machine Learning capabilities, we developed a recommendation module that helps users find activities that best suit their interests and preferences.
