Getting started · 9 min read
Turning a great experience into a real business comes down to a handful of decisions and one good booking system. Here's a practical path from idea to your first paid reservation.
Nail down exactly what you're selling: the duration, the group size, what's included, and the price. Clarity here makes everything downstream — pricing, capacity, marketing — far easier.
Sort your licensing, insurance and any permits for your activity and location. Decide whether you'll require a liability waiver (most activity operators do) and what intake you need from guests, like age, weight or experience.
Choose a headline price and decide on tiers (adult, child, senior) and optional add-ons (gear, photos, upgrades). Set a realistic capacity per departure based on your equipment, crew and safety limits.
Use booking software that takes payment online, prevents overbooking, and sends confirmations automatically. With Theybook, payments go to your own Stripe and there's no commission — so your unit economics work from day one.
Design a booking page that conveys the experience, then drive traffic from your social channels, local partners and Google. Collect reviews after each trip to build the proof that converts the next guest.
Key takeaways
Set up your booking page in minutes — flat monthly fee, 0% commission, payouts to your own Stripe.
Questions, answered
No — your Theybook booking page can be your site on your own domain. You can always add or embed into a bigger site later.
Connect a Stripe account; guests pay by card and funds land directly in your bank on Stripe's payout schedule.