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A live accommodation marketplace where hosts pay one flat monthly fee instead of the 15-25% per-booking commission charged by Booking.com and Airbnb. Designed, built and deployed solo.
Full description
tripspace.global is a two-sided accommodation marketplace built around a different pricing model. Hosts pay a flat subscription (R450 per 5 rooms) and keep 100% of their booking revenue. The platform never touches guest payments, which keeps the model simple and avoids payment-facilitator regulation.
I designed and built the whole product myself: frontend, backend, security rules, admin tooling and growth systems. It includes:
Host and traveller experiences with listings, search and real-time messaging
A tiered Partner and Affiliate referral system with automated commission tracking
A role-based admin system with enforced Firestore security rules, not just hidden UI
TripGuard, an AI-driven traveller trust and safety feature built on Gemini
A lead-generation tool that uses the Google Places API, with hard spend caps to prevent runaway API costs
Subscription billing handled through serverless Cloud Functions
I built it with AI-assisted development (Claude and Claude Code) as my core working method. I direct, review and test every change, and I disclose that openly.
Tech stack
React, TypeScript, Vite, Firebase (Firestore, Auth, Hosting, Cloud Functions on Node.js), Google Cloud Platform, Cloudflare, PayPal, Google Places API, Gemini API, Resend
Suggested skill tags
Full-Stack Development, React, TypeScript, Firebase, Serverless, Web Security, API Integration, AI Integration
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