The Challenge

Client Situation:

  • Rapidly growing luxury travel agency
  • Manual booking processes taking 45+ minutes per client
  • High operational costs and overhead
  • Fragmented customer data across multiple spreadsheets
  • Inability to scale without hiring massive amounts of staff

Business Pain Points:

  • 45 min average booking time
  • High error rate in manual data entry
  • No real-time inventory visibility
  • Poor customer data retention
  • Limited mobile accessibility for agents on the go

Our Solution

Platform Features:

  • Automated booking engine integrated with major GDS
  • Centralized CRM for high-net-worth individual profiles
  • Real-time inventory and pricing sync
  • Automated itinerary generation
  • Mobile-first agent dashboard

Technical Performance:

  • Page load time: 1.2s (target <2s) ✓
  • API response time: 0.3s average ✓
  • Uptime: 99.9% ✓
  • Zero critical bugs post-launch ✓
  • Handled Black Friday (15,000 concurrent users) ✓

Customer Satisfaction:

  • NPS Score: 72 (industry avg: 45)
  • 5-star reviews: 4,500+
  • Repeat booking rate: 45%
  • Customer support tickets: -60%

Results

ROI: 380% in 18 months

Key Metrics:

  • Booking time: 45 min → 3 min
  • Operational costs: -75%
  • Staff productivity: +400%
  • Revenue growth: +120% (new revenue stream)

Client Testimonial

“Squalltec transformed our business. What used to take 45 minutes now takes 3 minutes. Our customers love the new platform, and we’ve cut operational costs by 75%. The team’s expertise in travel technology was evident throughout the project. Best investment we’ve made.”

— CEO, Luxury Travel Company


Technology Stack Details

Frontend:
- React 18
- Next.js 14
- TypeScript
- Tailwind CSS
- Zustand (state management)
- React Query (data fetching)
- Framer Motion (animations)

Backend:
- Node.js 20
- NestJS framework
- PostgreSQL 15
- Redis 7
- RabbitMQ
- Elasticsearch

DevOps:
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- AWS ECS
- GitHub Actions
- Terraform

Monitoring:
- DataDog
- Sentry
- LogRocket
- AWS CloudWatch