Trip planning, itinerary builder, bookings, and travel community — shipped in 3–5 weeks.
Timeline
3–6 weeks
Starting from
$5,000
Full platform
up to $45,000
Next.js + React Native
Web and mobile
Supabase
Trip data and social graph
Amadeus / Booking.com API
Flight and hotel data
OpenAI
AI itinerary generation
Travel content APIs (flights, hotels, activities) are expensive. Amadeus and Skyscanner APIs charge per search. Build a clear monetization model before committing to volume-based travel API costs.
AI itinerary generators are popular but produce hallucinated recommendations. Always combine AI suggestions with real data sources (Google Places API, TripAdvisor) to validate opening hours, existence, and relevance.
Affiliate commissions from hotel and flight bookings (3–6%) are the primary travel app revenue model. You need a clean tracking and attribution system to claim commissions from Booking.com or Expedia affiliate programs.
Rough estimates per feature. Our fixed-price MVP bundles all of these — see the full Travel App cost guide.
| Feature | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Trip creation + itinerary builder | $800 – $4,000 |
| Travel API integration | $1,000 – $5,000 |
| Collaborative features | $500 – $2,500 |
| AI itinerary suggestions | $600 – $3,000 |
| Maps + places | $400 – $2,000 |
| Social + reviews | $400 – $2,000 |
| Mobile app | $3,000 – $10,000 |
| Total estimate | $6,700 – $28,500 |
We ship production-ready travel app MVPs in 3–6 weeks at a fixed price. No hourly billing, no scope creep surprises.
A travel planning MVP (itinerary builder, basic search, collaborative planning) costs $15,000–$35,000. Apps with live flight/hotel booking, GDS integration, and affiliate commission tracking cost $50,000–$120,000.
Main models: affiliate commissions from hotel/flight bookings (3–8%), premium subscription for advanced features, B2B SaaS for travel agencies, and advertising. Most consumer travel apps use affiliate commissions.