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title: Hospitality & Travel Software Development
description: Custom software for hotels, resorts and vacation rentals: direct sales of stays and packages, booking platforms, day-to-day operations and applied AI.
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# Hospitality and travel software development

We build custom platforms for hotels, resorts and vacation rental operators — direct sales of stays and packages, booking management and the day-to-day operation behind them.

## What hospitality needs from software today

Travel across Latin America keeps growing, and for the first time half of all bookings happen online. For a hotel or resort, that's both an opportunity and a problem: selling more without becoming dependent on online travel agencies, which take a significant cut of every booking.

Behind every stay there is also an operation guests never see: units turned over between guests, staff, supplies, contracts and notifications. When all of that lives in spreadsheets and notebooks, growth stalls. A system of your own lets you sell direct and keep operations in order as the business grows.

- $79.2B in travel bookings projected for Latin America in 2025, a record high and up 17% year over year. (Phocuswright — Latin America Travel Market Report 2025, https://www.phocuswire.com/supplier-shift-latin-america-travel-growth-phocuswright-research)
- 1 in 2 travel bookings in Latin America now happen online, a first for the region. (Phocuswright — Latin America Travel Market Report 2025, https://www.phocuswright.com/Travel-Research/Market-Overview-Sizing/Latin-America-Travel-Market-Report-2025)
- 15–30% commission online travel agencies take on every booking they bring in. (Cloudbeds — OTA commissions guide, https://www.cloudbeds.com/online-travel-agencies/commissions/)

## How we help hotels and travel operators

- **Direct sales of stays and packages**: A store of your own to sell packages and experiences without relying on online travel agencies, fully managed by the hotel's team.
- **Booking and rental platforms**: Bookings, vouchers, contracts, confirmations and email and WhatsApp notifications, with every unit's availability always up to date.
- **Day-to-day operations**: Unit turnover and maintenance, staff and supplies in a single system instead of spreadsheets and notebooks.
- **AI applied to the business**: An AI Opportunity Map that shows what to automate (like guest inquiries or booking follow-up) and where to start.

## What we've built for this industry

- [Sofitel La Reserva Cardales](https://www.tupaca.com/en/success-stories/sofitel): We designed and built Sofitel La Reserva Cardales's website and online store on WordPress and WooCommerce, so the hotel can sell promotional packages straight to guests: a fast, intuitive purchase flow on a platform its team runs entirely on its own.
- [Haciendo Punta](https://www.tupaca.com/en/success-stories/haciendo-punta): We built from scratch the platform Haciendo Punta uses to run short-term rentals at Green Park in Punta del Este, and delivered its AI Opportunity Map: 8 ranked opportunities, with the first quick wins projected to return more than 10x their cost.

## Frequently asked questions

**What kind of software do you build for travel and hospitality?**
Direct booking platforms for stays, packages and experiences; reservation and short-term rental systems with vouchers, contracts and email and WhatsApp notifications; and systems for day-to-day operations: unit turnover, staff and supplies.

**Can it help us sell without relying on OTAs?**
Yes, that's one of the most common reasons. Your own e-commerce site lets you sell stays, packages and experiences directly, without paying an OTA commission on every booking, and your hotel team runs it entirely.

**Can we manage availability for each unit?**
Yes. The platform keeps each unit's availability up to date and brings together bookings, vouchers, contracts and confirmations, with automatic email and WhatsApp notifications.

**Do you have travel and hospitality experience?**
Yes. We built the e-commerce site Sofitel La Reserva Cardales uses to sell promotional packages, and the platform Haciendo Punta uses to run short-term rentals at Green Park in Punta del Este.

## Testimonials

> Working with Tupaca has been a great experience. The team truly understood what we needed and delivered an e-commerce platform that has streamlined our operations and grown our online sales.
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> — Sebastián Jovanovich, General Manager, Sofitel La Reserva Cardales

> I want to share how satisfied we are with Tupaca's services. Choosing Tupaca as our IT services provider has been one of the best decisions we've made. Tupaca helped us scale our development team quickly, bringing in strong talent efficiently, which allowed us to hit every goal we set. Tupaca is more than a vendor — it has become a true strategic partner for our company. We deeply value their commitment and outstanding work.
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> — José Jones, Sr Manager Software Engineer, The Walt Disney Company

> Tupaca helped us quickly bring in strong talent with exactly the right technical skills at a pivotal moment, while we were building La Nación's data engineering team. From day one they showed a deep understanding of what we needed, which gave our team a solid foundation to succeed.
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> — Gonzalo Leon, Head of Data Architecture, La Nación

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