The booking platform that works for you — not the OTA.
Trailhead is AI-native booking software for tour, boat, and attraction operators. Keep your customers, keep your data, and keep every dollar you earn. No surprise fee on your guests' checkout. No middleman holding your money.
Built for the operator. On purpose.
The biggest booking platforms are owned by the OTAs you compete with. Trailhead isn't. Three things we refuse to compromise on.
You own your money & your data
Payments settle straight to your own Stripe account — your bank, your name on the statement. We never hold your funds or claw fees out of your payouts. Your customer list is yours, never fed to a competing OTA.
AI-native, not AI-added
Our AI doesn't just answer FAQs. It closes bookings and takes payment in the chat, recovers abandoned carts automatically, prices for demand, and works across email, SMS, and social — in any language, 24/7.
Switch in an afternoon
One-click import reads your existing FareHarbor catalog — items, schedules, pricing, add-ons — and rebuilds it inside Trailhead in minutes. No spreadsheets, no re-keying, no lost season.
See what fees are really costing you
FareHarbor looks "free" because the fees are hidden — added to your guests' checkout and skimmed off your OTA sales. Slide in your numbers.
Estimate based on FareHarbor's published fee ranges: up to ~6% added to your guests at checkout on direct bookings, plus a 2% fee you pay on OTA/API bookings. Trailhead charges a flat monthly subscription, a 0% booking fee, and card processing at cost (the same ~2.9% + 30¢ you already pay either way).
Trailhead vs FareHarbor
Same job. Two very different deals for the operator.
| Trailhead | FareHarbor | |
|---|---|---|
| Fee added to your guests' checkout | ✓None — your price is the price | Up to ~6% surcharge |
| Fee you pay on OTA bookings | ✓0% | 2% of every OTA booking |
| Who holds your money | ✓You — direct Stripe payouts | Flows through FareHarbor's account |
| Your branding at checkout | ✓White-label — your name only | "Powered by FareHarbor" on every page |
| AI | ✓Closes bookings, prices, recovers carts | Answers FAQs |
| Owned by an OTA you compete with? | ✓No — independent | Yes — Booking.com & Kayak's parent |
| Pricing | ✓Flat monthly, published up front | "Free" — real fees hidden until a demo |
| Moving in | ✓One-click import, ~an afternoon | Manual setup |
The whole operation, modernized
Match for everything FareHarbor does — then a clean, fast, genuinely modern take on the parts they let go stale.
Real-time availability
Recurring slots, blackouts, seasons, capacity caps, age & weight rules — set up in a guided builder, not a support ticket.
White-label booking widget
Drops into your existing site — even page builders and iframes — and looks like you, not us.
Stripe Connect payments
Your own merchant account. Next-day payouts, deposits, gift cards, Apple & Google Pay.
AI guest agent
One inbox for email, SMS, chat, and social — that books, upsells, and recovers carts on its own.
Smart manifest
Per-guest check-in, automatic guide & resource assignment, offline QR scanning in the field.
Real POS
Walk-up sales with tips, cash drawer, retail and gift cards — not just a booking kiosk.
Reports you build yourself
Self-serve report builder, scheduled exports, clean CSV/Excel and an open API. No phone calls.
OTA distribution — independent
Sync to Viator, GetYourGuide, Tripadvisor and Google. Reach the channels without feeding a competitor.
Native growth tools
Abandoned-cart recovery, promo engine, review requests and Reserve-with-Google, built in.
Bring your whole catalog with you
The reason most operators stay unhappy is the dread of moving. We built the move to be the easy part.
Point Trailhead at your FareHarbor page and our AI does the rest — then you go live on your own schedule, no lost bookings in between.
- 1Paste your FareHarbor linkWe read your items, schedules, pricing, add-ons and policies automatically.
- 2Review & tweakEverything lands in your new dashboard. Adjust anything in a clean editor.
- 3Flip the widgetSwap one snippet on your site. Money now lands in your own Stripe account.
What operators ask
What is Trailhead?
Trailhead is AI-native booking software for tour, boat, and attraction operators. It handles online booking, payments, availability, and guest communication while letting operators keep their customers, their data, and every dollar they earn.
How is Trailhead different from FareHarbor?
Trailhead charges no surprise booking fee to your guests and no API fee on OTA bookings. Payments settle directly to your own Stripe account, the booking widget is white-labeled to your brand, and Trailhead is independent — not owned by an OTA. You can migrate from FareHarbor in an afternoon with one-click import.
Can I switch from FareHarbor to Trailhead easily?
Yes. Trailhead's one-click import reads your existing FareHarbor catalog — items, schedules, pricing, and add-ons — and rebuilds it inside Trailhead in minutes, so you can switch in an afternoon without losing bookings.
What does Trailhead cost?
Trailhead uses a flat monthly subscription with a 0% booking fee and card processing at cost. Founding-operator plans start at $99 per month.
What types of businesses use Trailhead?
Tour operators, boat and cruise operators, attractions, rentals, and activity providers — from river and lake cruises to trail rides, ATV tours, and seasonal attractions.
Get early access — and founding pricing for life.
We're onboarding a first group of tour, boat, and attraction operators now. Join the waitlist and we'll migrate you personally.
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