Marketplace Development in Gold Coast
Marketplace development for Gold Coast tours and experiences platforms
The Gold Coast and its hinterland have hundreds of small operators, including surf schools, rainforest tours, fishing charters, food experiences and wellness retreats. Many are too small to market themselves well. Platforms that bring them together for visitors solve a real problem on both sides.
We build experience marketplaces with operator onboarding, live availability, bookings and payments, automatic payouts and reviews.
Live availability or nothing
Experience platforms fail when availability is wrong. Operators manage their own calendars and capacity on the platform, or connect existing booking systems, so visitors only book slots that exist.
Operators paid automatically
Visitors pay once; operators receive their share automatically after the experience, using Stripe Connect. Your commission is calculated and invoiced on every booking, and records are kept for the ATO's platform reporting rules.
Sound familiar?
The problems we hear most often about this, why they happen and what we would do first.
Why this happens
Availability is updated by hand and goes out of date.
What we would do first
- Give operators their own calendar and capacity tools
- Connect operators' existing booking systems
- Hold a slot only once payment is confirmed
Why this happens
Payouts are calculated in a spreadsheet and sent by bank transfer.
What we would do first
- Calculate payouts automatically after each experience
- Pay through Stripe Connect
- Give operators a payout history
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Work we've published that's closest to this
Frequently asked questions
- Can operators keep their existing booking system?
- Where it has an API, yes. Otherwise they manage availability on the platform.
- How long does a first version take?
- Usually ten to sixteen weeks for listings, availability, booking, payments and basic operator tools.
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