elifetravel

Project goal

Create a top-tier market platform that will unite more than 60,000 tours and 2,200 tour operators, providing travelers with the widest possible choice of trips and a convenient process from search to booking in one place.

160+countries
60 000+tours
2 200+tour operators

160+countries
60 000+tours
2 200+tour operators

Result of our work

ElifeTravel is a global service for searching, comparing, and booking organized tours.

A global tour service with the capabilities of market leaders.
The whole world of group travel in one service.

Fast business entry into the global market
A stable, modern service with the capabilities of a global leader (TourRadar)
Functionality expanded for the local market
10+ million departure dates implemented
Continuous support and system optimization

TourRadar Certification

The team presented the created service, acting as representatives of the client from the development side.
The project successfully passed the TourRadar certification on the first attempt.
Correct API integration and compliance with all technical requirements were demonstrated.
The system’s readiness for scaling and handling a global flow of tours was confirmed.

Key tasks

UI/UXfully redesign the interface and make it intuitive
TourRadar Integrationimport and structure large volumes of data
Search and catalogimplement fast and accurate smart search

User accountview and manage bookings, documents, online chat
Admin panelmanage tours, bookings, content, and users
Performanceensure high speed and stability
SEObuild the correct structure for promotion

UI/UXfully redesign the interface and make it intuitive
TourRadar Integrationimport and structure large volumes of data
Search and catalogimplement fast and accurate smart search
User accountview and manage bookings, documents, online chat
Admin panelmanage tours, bookings, content, and users
Performanceensure high speed and stability
SEObuild the correct structure for promotion

Global challenges and solutions

Group travel: the whole world in one place. This is a global tour service with the capabilities of market leaders.

ElifeTravel is a global service for searching, comparing, and booking organized tours.

large nested structures
a large number of unoptimized images
data volume: 60,000+ tours, 2,200+ tour operators, 10+ million dates
part of the TourRadar business logic did not match the ElifeTravel logic
high system load

we built a local database with its own structure
images were moved to a separate S3 storage with CDN
data from the API is synchronized in background queues and in batches
we reconsidered the approach and transformed it to achieve business goals in relation to working with the TourRadar API
search query indexing and caching were enabled

large nested structures
we built a local database with its own structure
a large number of unoptimized images
images were moved to a separate S3 storage with CDN
data volume: 60,000+ tours, 2,200+ tour operators, 10+ million dates
data from the API is synchronized in background queues and in batches
part of the TourRadar business logic did not match the ElifeTravel logic
we reconsidered the approach and transformed it to achieve business goals in relation to working with the TourRadar API
high system load
search query indexing and caching were enabled

Technical Documentation Development

Detailed documentation was prepared for backend and frontend in GitHub Wiki, as well as API documentation in SwaggerHub.

The documentation includes a full description of the architecture, booking processes, and work with the TourRadar API. It is used for fast onboarding of new developers and for project maintenance.