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Case study · Travel & Hospitality

MeraHomeStay

A homestay marketplace built to remove the 18 to 25% commission that online travel agencies take on every booking, with a direct booking engine and a host dashboard.

Zero-commission direct bookings

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Client
MeraHomeStay
Sector
Travel & Hospitality
Category
Marketplace platform
Scope
Full-stack web app, Direct booking engine, Host dashboard, WhatsApp confirmations

01

The problem

Hosts listed on online travel agencies paid 18 to 25% on every booking and never saw the guest's contact details. The relationship belonged to the aggregator.

Availability lived in several calendars at once, so double bookings were routine and confirmations were typed by hand.

02

The approach

Build a direct booking engine hosts control: synced inventory, online payment, and instant WhatsApp confirmation to guest and host.

Give hosts one dashboard for rooms, rates, availability and guests, so the marketplace works for them rather than around them.

03

Technology

  • React
  • Node.js
  • Razorpay
  • Redis
  • WhatsApp API

React front end on a Node.js API. Razorpay handles payment, and bookings are confirmed by webhook rather than by trusting the client. Redis holds availability locks so two guests cannot book the same night. The WhatsApp Business API sends confirmations to both sides.

04

The solution

Guests search, pick dates, pay and receive a WhatsApp confirmation. Hosts manage rooms, rates and availability from one dashboard and see every guest's details.

Inventory stays in sync between the marketplace and each host's calendar, so a night booked anywhere is booked everywhere.

05

The outcome

Zero-commission direct bookings

Zero-commission direct bookings, with the guest relationship owned by the host.

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