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Travel & Tour Mobile Apps Design

Mobile App Design — booking, itineraries and offline guides in one calm, fast app.

Project Overview

Booking a Trip in Under a Minute.

A regional tour operator was losing mobile bookers to a clunky five-screen checkout. We redesigned the journey around three actions — search, customize, pay — and rebuilt the app natively for iOS and Android with offline itineraries for travelers on the move.

  • Client: Wanderline Tours, operating 40+ guided routes.
  • Timeline: 12 weeks from prototype to store launch.
  • Stack: Native iOS & Android with a shared booking API.
Travel team testing the new booking app together
Designers reviewing the app checkout flow
Challenge & Approach

The Challenge.

Two-thirds of visitors browsed on phones but booked on desktop — or not at all. Analytics showed drop-off at payment and no way to access bookings without signal on tour day.

Our Solution.

A three-tap checkout with mobile wallets, downloadable offline itineraries with maps, and push reminders for meeting points. Prototype tested with 18 real travelers before engineering began.

Deliverables & Outcome

What Shipped.

  • iOS & Android appsSearch, live availability, wallets, offline itineraries and in-app support chat.
  • Results after one seasonMobile bookings up sharply, checkout abandonment cut nearly in half, 4.8-star store rating.

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