Custom apps for the travel trade — built around how the trade works.
A travel-trade app earns its place when people keep coming back to it — a sales-rep tool, a portfolio, a partner portal, a trade booking platform, a trade-show companion. We build fast, bespoke iOS and Android apps for the trade — offline-capable where remote connectivity matters — and for hotels and lodges directly. Not white-label templates.
Apps that make your team faster and your trade partners closer.
A well-built app gives a travel trade business a faster team and closer trade partners — booking and itinerary tools, push notifications, offline content and internal operations in one place. For hotels and lodges building directly, the same toolkit covers booking, guest services and staff operations.
We build iOS and Android apps designed specifically for the tourism environment — including offline capability for remote safari lodges with limited connectivity.
Trade & Booking Platforms
Itinerary tools, trade portals and booking platforms — built around how operators and partners actually work.
Push Notifications
Reach your trade network directly on their lock screen with availability, product launches and rate updates.
Offline Ready
Works without internet — critical for remote regions. Content stays accessible even in the bush.
Staff Operations
Internal apps for housekeeping, maintenance and operations. Reduce radio traffic and improve service.
Apps that open doors and win meetings.
Hotels, lodges and tour operators are not the only tourism businesses that need apps. Sales representation companies need a sharp portfolio in their pocket when they walk into a meeting. Multi-property groups and DMCs need a single app that lets buyers explore the entire collection. Tourist boards, PR agencies and brand custodians need media kits that journalists and trade buyers actually use.
These are sales tools and showcase tools — built for use at trade shows, in client meetings, at FAM trip dinners, and on press trips. They work offline. They look beautiful on a phone in a buyer's hand. And they give the people you are selling to a reason to remember you after the conversation ends.
Sales Rep Portfolio Apps
For representation companies showcasing the properties they rep — fact sheets, image galleries, rates, contacts, and a meeting-ready deck on a phone. Update centrally, every rep sees the latest version.
Multi-Property Showcase
For lodge groups, hotel collections and DMCs — a single branded app that lets travel buyers explore your entire portfolio with full property detail, comparison views and direct enquiry routing.
Trade Show & FAM Kits
Sales kits built for global flagships, regional trade shows and curated luxury showcases — pre-loaded with appointment lists, rate cards, hero imagery and offline-ready brochures. Tap and share, no signal needed.
Brand & Media Kit Apps
For tourist boards, DMOs, PR firms and luxury brands — branded press kits with downloadable imagery, fact sheets and journalist-friendly resources. Replaces the press USB stick that nobody plugs in.
Built for hotels and lodges too.
Booking & Reservations
In-app direct booking for rooms, activities and dining.
Digital Check-In
Skip the front desk. Mobile check-in and digital room keys.
Itinerary & Activities
Game drives, excursions, spa — all bookable from the app.
In-App Messaging
Direct chat with reception and concierge from anywhere.
Travel trade websites · Push notifications · Website hosting · Sales & marketing technology
Common questions
How much does a travel trade app cost?
Pricing is bespoke to each project — we tailor a proposal after a discovery conversation. We work in GBP, USD or ZAR. Apps with push notifications, portfolio content management, booking tools and offline capability sit towards the higher end.
Do your apps work offline?
Yes. We build offline-capable apps so a sales team can access portfolio content, fact sheets and rate cards at a trade show or in transit without a connection. Offline capability also matters for any app used in remote, signal-poor regions.
What can a travel trade app do?
A Charnette Labs trade app can include: a sales-ready portfolio with image galleries, fact sheets and rate cards; trade booking and itinerary tools; push notifications to your trade network; partner-facing portals; offline access for trade shows; and centrally-updated content so every team member always has the latest version. We scope each app to your business.
Can a small travel trade business afford an app?
For smaller businesses, push notifications via a web app can deliver much of the value of a native app at a fraction of the cost. We often recommend starting with push notifications and upgrading to a full native app as the business grows.
Do you build apps for sales representation companies?
Yes. Sales rep portfolio apps are a core part of what we build — branded apps for representation companies that put the entire portfolio of represented properties into a sales-ready format on a phone. Image galleries, fact sheets, rate cards, contact details and offline access for trade shows. The content is updated centrally so every rep on the team always has the latest version.
Can you build a multi-property showcase app for a lodge group or DMC?
Yes. Multi-property showcase apps are designed for lodge groups, hotel collections and DMCs that want a single branded app letting travel buyers explore the entire portfolio. Comparison views, deep property pages, route planning across the collection, and structured enquiry forms that route to the right team member.
What is a trade show or FAM trip kit app?
A trade show or FAM trip kit app is a sales tool built for use at global flagships, regional powerhouses and curated luxury showcases and similar shows, or on FAM trips and roadshows. It is pre-loaded with the content the rep needs to walk into a meeting prepared — appointment lists, rate cards, hero imagery, brochures and contact details — all available offline because show halls and remote lodges have terrible signal. Tap-to-share keeps the buyer engaged after the meeting ends.
Do you build digital media kit apps for tourist boards and PR agencies?
Yes. Branded media kit apps for tourist boards, DMOs, PR firms and luxury brands replace the press USB sticks and PDF brochures that nobody opens. The app gives journalists, travel writers and trade buyers downloadable hi-res imagery, fact sheets, story angles and contact information — searchable, offline-ready, and updateable centrally so the content never goes stale.
Ready to put your business in every buyer's pocket?
Tell us who your app is for — sales reps, trade buyers, journalists, your team, or your guests — and we'll scope it and give you a clear, honest quote.
hello@charnette.io