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New features, improvements, and fixes shipped to your Vacation Labs account.

Nov 4, 2025 Automated Reminders for Payment Links

Automated Reminders for Payment Links

Automated reminders for payment links With this new update, the Vacation Labs platform can now automatically send reminder emails to your customers — based on the schedule you define while creating a payment link in the Backoffice. You can configure multiple reminder intervals — for example, 30, 14, 7, 3, and 1 day before the deadline […]

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Sep 1, 2025

Send Ad-Hoc Emails to Departure Participants New

You can now send ad-hoc emails to all participants of a specific departure — directly from the departure details page. This is perfect for sending last-minute updates, logistics information, or custom communications to everyone on an upcoming trip.

Rich text editor: Compose your email with formatting, links, and images.
Template variables: Use merge tags like passenger name, trip name, and departure dates — they auto-fill for each recipient.
Flexible recipients: Choose to send to primary booking contacts only, or all participants.

To send an email, go to Backoffice > Departures, open a departure, and click Send Message in the sidebar.

Aug 1, 2025

See Who’s Logged Into Your Account with Session Tracking New

Your admin profile page now shows a list of active sessions — including the IP address and browser for each login. This makes it easy to spot unauthorized access or see if someone else is logged into your account.

Active Sessions table on the admin profile page showing IP address and browser columns for each login session.

Go to Backoffice > Your Profile (click your name in the top-right corner) to view your active sessions.

View active sessions on your account →

Jun 19, 2025 Boost conversions with the new photo gallery on tour pages

Boost conversions with the new photo gallery on tour pages

Photo gallery / slider on tour pages You can now add a Photo Gallery / Slider section directly to your tour pages using our travel website builder. Unlike the existing “Photo Gallery” button (which opens a popover/lightbox), this new section displays your tour photos right in the main content area — helping customers visualize the […]

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Apr 11, 2025

New Automation Triggers: Booking Updated, Cart Abandoned, Payment Abandoned New

Three new automation triggers are now available for your WhatsApp messages and Zapier integrations:

Booking Updated: Fires whenever a booking is modified — useful for sending a WhatsApp notification when dates, participant count, or other booking details change.
Cart Abandoned: Fires when a customer starts the booking process but leaves before completing payment — great for sending a follow-up reminder to recover the booking.
Payment Abandoned: Fires when a customer reaches the payment step but doesn’t complete the transaction — another opportunity to nudge them back.

Previously, automation rules could only trigger on “Booking Created” and “Booking Cancelled.” These new events open up powerful workflows like abandoned cart recovery via WhatsApp — which can directly help recover lost revenue.

You can configure these triggers in Backoffice > Settings > Automation Rules.

Feb 5, 2025

Passenger Pricing and Tax Recalculation Fix Fix

Fixed an issue where tax amounts were not being recalculated when passengers were added to or removed from a booking in the backoffice, and where the passenger form link would stop working after editing a booking.

Jan 20, 2025 Boost Tour Inquiries with Downloadable PDF e-Brochures

Boost Tour Inquiries with Downloadable PDF e-Brochures

Downloadable PDF e-Brochures for your tours With a recent update to our travel website builder, you now have the option of providing PDF e-Brochures for your tours which customers can download. There are multiple ways in which this can benefit your tours business: Set-up PDF e-Brochures for your tours → Urgency triggers are available only […]

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Dec 23, 2024 Increase booking conversion with “Urgency Triggers”

Increase booking conversion with “Urgency Triggers”

Urgency Triggers With a recent update to our booking engine, you now have the option of displaying short messages, like Selling fast, or Last seat left, instead of the actual seats left at various places in the booking flow. This is especially useful to create a sense of urgency and drive conversions, especially during the […]

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Dec 16, 2024 WhatsApp Chat Icon; and WhatsApp Transaction & Marketing Messages

WhatsApp Chat Icon; and WhatsApp Transaction & Marketing Messages

WhatsApp Chat Icon With a recent update to our website builder, you now add a floating WhatsApp chat icon to all pages on your website natively. Clicking the chat icon will initiate a conversation with your business using the WhatsApp app (on mobile) or WhatsApp Web (on desktop). Before this update, one was forced to […]

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