endorsedOngoing

Django Backend, Payments & Waitlist Enhancements for Detours Travel

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development • Application Integration

Industry

Hospitality, Travel & Tourism

Duration

9 months

Budget

Confidential

Start Date

1 November 2025

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Nearshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

79/100

Good

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Client

Detours Travel

White Rock, Canada

Project Summary

Nimi supported Detours Travel by maintaining its Django backend and ensuring Salesforce syncing, implementing Plaid bank-transfer payments, and adding booking-flow features such as a waitlist, local-currency pricing, and a flight-booking step. These changes led to faster sales conversions and higher guest satisfaction. The engagement began in November 2025 and is ongoing.

Key Challenges

Build an automatic currency converter and display prices in local currency for foreign guests
Implement waitlist functionality for sold-out tours
Provide end-to-end support for the client's tech stack and ensure reliable backend-to-CRM syncing

Project Deliverables

Maintain Django backend database
Ensure proper syncing with Salesforce
Implement Plaid bank-transfer payments and related booking-flow changes
Add automatic currency display for foreign guests
Add a waitlist ("join the waitlist") button and a flight-booking step in the booking flow

Project Solution

Nimi maintained the client's Django backend and ensured proper syncing with Salesforce. The team implemented Plaid-based bank-transfer payments (with an associated $50 discount), added a flight-booking step to the booking flow, implemented local-currency price display for foreign guests, and added a waitlist button for sold-out tours. The engagement began in November 2025 and remains ongoing.

Project Outcome

Successfully completed requested deliverables, including payments and waitlist features.
Increased sales conversions (faster conversions from added waitlist) and improved guest satisfaction (noted higher satisfaction from Canadian guests).
Generally delivered on time with responsive and detailed communication.

Platforms

Web
Cloud
API/Integration Platform

Tech Stack

Django

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.88

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Nimi has completed the client's deliverables, resulting in faster sales conversions and higher guest satisfaction. The team usually delivers on time and is very responsive and detailed in their communication via email and Slack.”
Daniel Naughton
Owner
Date: 06/29/2026