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Built for independent hosts in East Africa

Take direct bookings on WhatsApp. Get paid by M-Pesa.

Traveate answers guest questions, sends a secure checkout link, and blocks your Airbnb and Booking.com calendars as soon as a booking is paid. Keep more of every stay and never double-book.

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No setup fee. No monthly fee on the pay-per-booking plan.

Live with Hope Homestay and Rock Hyrax Hotel in Kenya.

Everything you need to win direct bookings

Live with real properties in Kenya, from an entire-house homestay to a multi-room conference hotel.

No more double bookings

Connect Airbnb and Booking.com in minutes. Traveate keeps your calendars in sync both ways and reads your confirmation emails to fill in guest names, phone numbers, headcounts and payouts.

  • Two-way calendar sync with no echo blocks
  • Works with a Gmail app password, or just paste the email
  • Direct bookings block your OTA calendars automatically

An assistant that answers like you would

A guest concierge on your website and WhatsApp handles questions and prepares bookings, and you approve before anything changes. Correct it once and it remembers for next time.

  • Answers FAQs from your own house rules
  • You approve before anything is booked or changed
  • Handles late arrivals and early check-in your way

Get paid by M-Pesa or card

Guests pay in KES or USD. The booking confirms itself and a PDF receipt is ready, plus an accommodation letter for visa applications.

  • M-Pesa STK push and international cards
  • Instant confirmation and PDF receipt
  • Visa accommodation letter in one click
PAYMENTS

How guests pay you

Guests pay through a secure checkout link, by M-Pesa or card, in KES or USD. Once you connect your Paystack subaccount, the payment is split automatically and your share settles to your bank or M-Pesa account on the next business day (T+1 in Kenya).

1. Guest asks

They check dates on your website or WhatsApp and get a checkout link instantly.

2. Guest pays

By M-Pesa STK push or card, with 3D Secure protection.

3. You get paid

The payment is split automatically: 95% to you and 5% to Traveate on the pay-per-booking plan (0% on the monthly plans).

4. Calendars update

The booking confirms, your Airbnb and Booking.com dates are blocked, and the guest gets a PDF receipt.

Simple pricing. Start free.

Pay only when you get a direct booking, or switch to a flat monthly fee when it works out cheaper.

Start here · $0 upfront

Pay per booking

5% per direct booking + payment fee

Pay nothing until you get a paid direct booking through your website widget, WhatsApp concierge or payment link. OTAs typically charge 15–20%.*

  • $0 setup fee and $0 monthly fee
  • Free two-way Airbnb and Booking.com calendar sync
  • Built-in M-Pesa and card payments
  • Automatic 95% / 5% split via Paystack
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0% commission

Monthly: Homestay / Villa

$19 / month · 0% Traveate commission

For busy homestays and villas that prefer one flat fee. You only pay standard Paystack payment fees on top.

  • 0% Traveate commission on direct bookings
  • Website and WhatsApp AI concierge
  • Your house rules remembered by the AI, plus PDF letters
  • Guest CRM and reviews in one place
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Up to 50 rooms

Hotels

$49 / month · 0% booking fee

For multi-room hotels with shared inventory, BB/HB/FB meal plans and conference packages.

  • Up to 50 rooms, shared and single-unit room types
  • BB, HB, FB and conference rate plans
  • Team access keys and an activity log
  • Export all your data in one click
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*Based on standard Booking.com (15% host commission) and Airbnb (14–16% combined service fee) rates in Kenya.