Booking Travel Through Chat — Introducing GoChatTravel
👉 Try it now → gochattravel.com
We’re launching our blog. Here we’ll share product updates, engineering decisions, and travel tips from building a chat-first booking platform.
The Problem
Booking travel means: download an app, create an account, fill out forms, compare tabs, get redirected. Every trip starts with friction.
What We Built
A platform that lets you book hotels, flights, tours, and trains directly in your messaging app — WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook Messenger, WeChat, or Instagram.
No new apps. No registrations. No redirects. Search, payment, and confirmation all happen inside the chat.
How It Works
- Open your favorite messenger
- Describe where you want to go (or just say “warm getaway with ocean views”)
- Get options, pick one, pay — all in the same conversation
- Instant confirmation in the chat thread
Available Platforms
| Facebook Messenger | Telegram | ||
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How It’s Built
- Deterministic Rust engine — all business logic, pricing, and fulfillment run on a modular monolith built in Rust. LLM handles only the conversational interface
- Stripe payments — credit card data goes directly between the user and Stripe. We never see card details
- Wholesale pricing — we work with hotels and distributors directly, without the overhead of legacy OTA marketing budgets
What’s Next
- Product updates and new features
- Travel destination guides
- Engineering deep-dives
- Behind-the-scenes of building a chat-first travel platform
| 👉 Try it → gochattravel.com | Questions? info@gochattravel.com |