Direct bookings + GCash for experience operators
Take GCash deposits, kill no-shows, own every customer
Give your tours a booking link that takes a GCash deposit, confirms instantly, and drops every guest into one dashboard. You run the trips — the platform runs the bookings, the payments, and the no-shows.
Built for cooking classes, dive shops, island-hopping, and local experiences. Already running a live operator end-to-end — now onboarding operators across the Philippines.
The problem
Running tours is a job. Running your Messenger shouldn’t be one.
If your booking system is a chat app, a notebook, and your memory, every busy weekend leaks money.
Bookings live in Messenger and Facebook
Every booking is a chat thread. Dates, head counts, and “send to our GCash” promises are buried in messages you have to scroll back to find.
No-shows you can’t charge for
“Pay on arrival” guests cancel last minute or never turn up. The seat sat empty when you could have sold it twice.
Chasing GCash payments by hand
Send your number, wait for a screenshot, check if it actually landed, then confirm. For every booking, every single day.
The same questions, all day
“Available Saturday?” “How much for four?” “Where do we meet?” — answered manually, dozens of times a week.
Availability lives in your head
A notebook or a chat nobody else can read. Double-bookings happen exactly on your busiest weekend.
Klook and GetYourGuide own your customer
OTAs take 20–30% commission, hide the guest’s contact behind a relay, and list you right next to your competitors.
The fix
Turn one link into a booking and GCash payment engine
One platform replaces the chat threads: guests see real availability, pay a GCash deposit, and get confirmed instantly — classes, dives, and private charters alike.
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A link that takes the GCash deposit for you
Guests tap your link, pick a slot, pay a GCash deposit, and get confirmed — no back-and-forth, no checking screenshots by hand.
- 02
Real-time slots that can’t double-book
Seats are counted per session and locked during checkout, so two customers can never grab the last spot twice.
- 03
Money straight into your own account
Checkout runs through PayMongo — GCash, Maya, and cards — into your own account. A booking only confirms after the payment actually lands.
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Your guests, your list, 0% commission
Every customer’s contact and history is yours to rebook directly. No marketplace cut on bookings from your own link.
Features
Everything a booking operation needs. Nothing it doesn’t.
Serious booking infrastructure under a simple surface — GCash-native, overbooking-proof, and fast on a phone.
Online booking calendar
Schedule sessions and departures per tour with recurring timeslots. Guests see only what is genuinely bookable.
GCash deposits & payments
Take a GCash, Maya, or card deposit to lock the seat — or the full amount up front. The rails your customers actually use.
Payment-verified bookings
A booking is confirmed only after the payment verifiably succeeds. No “pay on arrival”, no fake holds.
Overbooking-proof capacity
Per-session seat counts that are concurrency-safe. Overbooking is prevented at the database level, not by luck.
Beautiful activity pages
Conversion-focused, mobile-first pages for every tour — photos, highlights, meeting point, live availability.
Customer list that’s yours
Every guest with contact details, booking history, and notes — searchable when they message you again next season.
Auto confirmations & reminders
Instant confirmation email with a calendar invite attached, plus reminder emails before the day of the tour.
Mobile-first checkout
Most travellers book from a phone on the beach. The whole flow is built for that, not adapted to it.
Run every activity in one place
Cooking classes, dive trips, island-hopping, private charters — side by side, each with its own schedule and pricing.
Private & group bookings
Per-person group sessions or whole-boat / whole-class private bookings — both supported out of the box.
Operator dashboard
Today’s manifest, upcoming sessions, revenue, and who has paid — dense, fast, built for daily operations.
Shareable link + embeddable widget
Drop your booking link into your Facebook page, or embed the widget on the website you already have — one script tag.
Who it’s for
Built for every experience business in the Philippines
If you sell seats, slots, or whole boats — this works the way you already do.
- Cooking classes
- Island-hopping
- Diving & freediving
- Snorkeling trips
- Muay Thai & fitness
- ATV & buggy tours
- Canyoneering
- Firefly & river cruises
- Dolphin & whale-shark trips
- City & heritage tours
- Private charters
- Day tours & transfers
How it works
From zero to bookable in an afternoon
- 1
Add your tours or classes
Add each tour with photos, descriptions, meeting points, and pricing — per person or per group.
- 2
Set schedule, price & capacity
Define sessions and seat limits per timeslot. Choose a GCash deposit or full payment to secure the booking.
- 3
Share your link — or embed it
Post your hosted booking link on Facebook, or embed the widget on the website you already have.
- 4
Get paid and run your day
Payments land in your account via PayMongo. You work from the manifest: who is coming, who has paid, who needs a reschedule.
The dashboard
Your whole day on one screen
Who is coming, who has paid via GCash, which sessions still have seats — the operator dashboard is built for the beach, not the boardroom.
Why switch
Marketplaces take a cut. Legacy software takes a month.
You don’t need a 25% OTA listing or an enterprise booking suite that only speaks cards. You need your own bookings, paid into your own GCash.
Commission on each booking
- Marketplaces
- 20–30%
- Legacy booking suites
- Booking fees
- SaaS for Tours
- No commission
Paid into your own GCash
- Marketplaces
- Pays in arrears
- Legacy booking suites
- Cards only
- SaaS for Tours
- Yes
Your brand on the booking page
- Marketplaces
- No
- Legacy booking suites
- Their templates
- SaaS for Tours
- Yes
You own the customer relationship
- Marketplaces
- No
- Legacy booking suites
- Yes
- SaaS for Tours
- Yes
Setup time
- Marketplaces
- Days of review
- Legacy booking suites
- Weeks of config
- SaaS for Tours
- An afternoon
Built for small operators
- Marketplaces
- No
- Legacy booking suites
- Enterprise-first
- SaaS for Tours
- Yes
Live in production
Molamola runs its boat tours on this platform
Our first operator sells coastal cruises, sea kayaking, and private charters through their hosted booking page — live availability, online payments verified before confirming, instant confirmations, and a day-of manifest for the crew. The exact same flow runs for a cooking class or a dive shop in Panglao, with GCash at checkout.
- Verifiedpayment before any booking confirms
- Instantconfirmation email + calendar invite
- Zerodouble-bookings — capacity is enforced
What changes
Less admin. More direct bookings.
24/7
Bookings while you sleep
Guests book and pay by GCash at midnight without you touching your phone. The manifest is updated when you wake up.
0%
Commission on your own bookings
Bookings through your own link are yours. No 20–30% Klook or GetYourGuide cut, no competitor listed next to you.
~2 min
From link to paid booking
A short, mobile-first checkout means fewer abandoned bookings and fewer “I’ll pay on arrival” no-shows.
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Place to run the whole operation
Schedules, customers, GCash payments, cancellations, reschedules — one dashboard instead of five chats and a notebook.
Pricing
Simple pricing. No commission on your bookings.
We’re onboarding operators during our pilot — early operators get in free and help shape the product.
Starter
Freeduring the pilot
Everything you need to take your first direct bookings.
- Hosted booking page
- Up to 5 tours
- GCash, Maya & card via PayMongo
- Email confirmations + calendar invites
- Day-of manifest
- Most popular
Growth
Coming soonearly access pricing
For operators running a full season of tours.
- Everything in Starter
- Unlimited tours & schedules
- Shareable link + embeddable widget
- GCash deposits & payment rules
- Reminder emails & reschedule flow
Pro
Contact ustailored to your business
For multi-tour operators and agencies with bigger needs.
- Everything in Growth
- Multiple team members & roles
- Priority support
- Onboarding done with you — we set up your catalog
- Custom requirements considered
Standard payment-processing fees apply at checkout. Final plan pricing will be announced after the pilot.
FAQ
Questions operators actually ask
Can customers pay with GCash?
Yes. Checkout runs through PayMongo, so guests pay with GCash, Maya, or card in pesos. A booking is only confirmed after the payment has verifiably succeeded — no “pay on arrival” promises.
Can I take a deposit instead of the full amount?
Yes — each tour can require a GCash deposit to lock the seat or the full amount up front, with the balance collected by you before the day of the tour.
Does the money go into my own account?
Yes. Payments settle to your own PayMongo / GCash account. You connect your account during setup, and a booking only confirms once payment lands — we never hold your money for you.
Can it replace my Messenger booking workflow?
That is the point. Guests self-serve: live availability, GCash payment, instant confirmation with a calendar invite, and self-service cancellation — so your inbox stops being your booking system.
Can I manage multiple tours and schedules?
Yes. Run as many tours or classes as you like, each with its own schedule, capacity, pricing, and deposit rules, all managed from one dashboard.
Can I embed booking on my Facebook page or website?
Yes. You get a hosted booking page out of the box, plus a shareable link and a lightweight widget you can embed on your current site with a single script tag.
Does it work on mobile?
The whole guest flow is mobile-first — most travellers book from a phone — and the operator dashboard works on your phone for day-of operations.
Is it suitable for a small operator like me?
It is built for exactly that. No enterprise onboarding, no weeks of configuration — add your tours, connect GCash, and share your booking link the same day.
Start taking direct bookings today
Add your tours, connect your GCash, share your link. Your next booking can arrive while you’re out on the water.