Bowline Labs

For tour operators and DMCs

Stop quoting on WhatsApp at midnight. Take bookings while you sleep.

We turn "message us for a price" into a booking with a date, a group size and a deposit, and send everything your team needs automatically.

Sound familiar?

The work that eats your week

01

Every enquiry needs a human

Someone has to reply, check the date, work out a price and send it, often in the middle of the night for guests abroad.

02

Availability lives in someone’s head

Guides, vehicles and slots are tracked in a spreadsheet or a group chat, and double bookings happen.

03

Chasing deposits

Guests say yes, then go quiet. Without a deposit, the slot is held for nobody.

See it working

What it looks like when it is done

An example with sample data.

Sunset desert safari · 4 hours

Choose a date

Mon 14
Tue 15
Wed 16
Thu 17
Fri 18
Guests2
Total$240
Deposit today (25%)$60
Pay deposit

Sample booking flow

What we build

Built on the tools you already use

Booking flow with deposits

Guests pick a date and group size, see the price and pay a deposit. The booking arrives complete.

Quote builder

Custom trips priced in minutes from your own rates, sent as a clean link instead of a long message.

Itineraries sent automatically

Pickup times, what to bring and the guide’s number, sent to the guest at the right moment.

WhatsApp enquiry handling

Common questions answered at once, and every enquiry routed to the right person with the details filled in.

Guide and vehicle scheduling

See who is free, assign them to a booking, and send them the details without a phone call.

One place for every enquiry

A simple CRM so nothing gets lost between WhatsApp, email and your website.

Connects to

FareHarborBókunRezdyPeekCheckfrontWhatsAppStripeGoogle SheetsHubSpot

Where most start

Automation Sprint

Most operators start with a booking flow and deposits, or with WhatsApp enquiry handling. Need a full booking system? That is an MVP Sprint at $4,999.

See all pricing
$1,999

10 working days

Questions we hear

We already use FareHarbor or Bókun. Is this still useful?

Yes. We build around them: quotes for custom trips, WhatsApp handling, guide scheduling and reports they do not cover.

Can guests pay in their own currency?

Yes, through Stripe or your current payment provider, with the deposit amount you choose.

Have you built for travel before?

Yes. We built a 300+ page travel website with its own CRM, which captures leads, drafts replies with AI and routes every enquiry to the right person. References on a call.

Tell us what you keep doing by hand.

In 15 minutes we will tell you what we would build first, what it costs and when it goes live.