Rebuilt a ski travel platform with live packages and dynamic pricing

Powder Holidays is a ski and snowboard travel specialist operating since 1992, offering packages across resorts in Japan, the USA, Canada, and Europe. They connect travellers with curated itineraries, premium accommodations, and real-time resort options across dozens of global destinations.

Their goal was to modernise their platform to deliver live, accurate package data to users — with flexible payment options and a browsing experience that matched the quality of their trips.

• Tour packages and pricing required manual updates, creating delays and inaccuracies
• No integration with a live travel inventory API to pull current package availability
• Payment options were limited, preventing flexible or partial booking arrangements
• Frontend package displays lacked dynamic currency-based pricing adjustments
• No automated email marketing capability to engage prospects and past customers

1. Understand the booking journey first

We mapped how users browse destinations, compare packages, and complete bookings — then identified where outdated data and friction were costing conversions.

2. Automate what was previously manual

Rather than patching the existing update process, we built CRON-based automation to pull live package and pricing data from the Traveller API daily — removing manual effort entirely.

3. Build for the traveller's experience

UI decisions were driven by how users interact with travel options: interactive card layouts, smooth visual effects, and responsive design across devices were built to match modern travel platform standards.

4. Deliver end-to-end, then stay engaged

We handled the full build — from API integration to payment setup to Mailchimp configuration — and remained available for ongoing maintenance post-launch to keep operations running smoothly.

Platform & Integrations

• End-to-end Drupal platform built from scratch
• Traveller API integration for live package and pricing data
• CRON jobs for automated daily tour package updates
• Flywire and NAB payment gateway integration with partial and full payment support

Frontend & User Experience

• Dynamic pricing display updated in real time based on currency selection
• Interactive package card layouts with flip effects and responsive styling
• Destination and resort browsing across Japan, USA, Canada, and Europe
• Agent portal with dedicated signup and login access

Marketing & Operations

• Mailchimp setup and campaign management configuration
• Bitbucket-managed codebase with version control
• AWS-hosted infrastructure for performance and reliability
• Ongoing maintenance and support post-deployment

Powder Holidays now runs on a platform where tour packages, pricing, and availability update automatically — removing the manual overhead that previously kept content out of date. Users see accurate, currency-adjusted pricing in real time, and the booking flow supports flexible payment options that weren't possible before.

Business Impact

• Eliminated manual package updates through daily API-driven automation
• Improved booking flexibility with partial and full payment gateway support
• Real-time dynamic pricing across multiple currencies for international travellers
• Stronger customer engagement through integrated Mailchimp campaign capability
• More reliable platform operations through AWS infrastructure and ongoing maintenance