Built for Hawaiʻi tour & activity operators
Born in Hawaiʻi in 2013, FareHarbor is the all-in-one platform built to grow your island business. From surf schools and snorkel charters on Maui to luau experiences on Oʻahu and zipline adventures on the Big Island, we have everything you need to succeed in Hawaiʻi’s world-class tourism market.
- Trusted by 23,000+ operators
- Founded in Hawaiʻi · 2013
- No monthly fees
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Born in Hawaiʻi, trusted by Hawaiʻi’s tour & activity operators
Everything you need to capture Hawaiʻi bookings year-round
Our powerful features and dedicated support help you streamline operations and grow your business—from Oʻahu and Maui to Kauaʻi and the Big Island. Capture more reservations every week of the year, whether guests plan months ahead or book the morning of their adventure.
Maximize your availability
Get your calendar, capacity, and crew schedules dialed in before demand stacks up. Manage high-volume days across multiple Hawaiʻi locations from one dashboard.
Streamline bookings
Make it easy for visitors to book Hawaiʻi adventures online or in person. Seamless checkout on any device keeps your boats, tours, and rentals full.
Stay better organized
Centralize guest info, waivers, staff assignments, and daily manifests. Spend less time on admin and more time delivering unforgettable Hawaiʻi experiences.
Reach more guests
Tap into Hawaiʻi’s distribution ecosystem with FHDN, Affiliate Dashboard, and DESK—tools that help partners sell your tours and grow your bookings.
Unforgettable Hawaiʻi deserves a platform that gets it.
Born here in 2013—for surf schools, sunset sails, helicopter tours, and everything in between. More bookings, less backend, and a team that knows these islands.
Manage multi-vessel schedules, weather holds, and private charter bookings in one place.
Select your experience type to explore how FareHarbor supports operators like you.
Built for Hawaiʻi operators managing complex schedules
Whether you run surf lessons in Waikīkī, snorkel tours off Molokini, or sunset sails along the Nā Pali Coast, FareHarbor handles the complexity of island demand, weather holds, and multi-resource scheduling—the same challenges our founders set out to solve when they couldn’t book a boat charter online in Hawaiʻi.
- Flexible scheduling for tours, rentals, and private charters
- Real-time availability across all your Hawaiʻi locations
- Automated guest communications and reminders
Booking calendar & scheduling
Distribution tools
Reach more guests through Hawaiʻi’s largest distribution ecosystem
Hawaiʻi’s tourism industry runs on relationships. Hotels, concierge desks, activity desks, destination management companies, and local operators recommend experiences every day. FareHarbor helps you tap into that network with a complete suite of distribution tools that make it easy for partners to sell your tours.
- FareHarbor Distribution Network (FHDN) — Connect with hundreds of trusted local affiliates across Hawaiʻi through a single agreement and start receiving bookings.
- Affiliate Dashboard — Give your reseller partners real-time access to your inventory with booking links, QR codes, commission tracking, and reporting.
- DESK — The enterprise concierge platform used by hotels, resorts, activity desks, and DMCs to seamlessly book your FareHarbor experiences.
Whether you work with one hotel concierge or hundreds of reseller partners, FareHarbor gives you everything you need to expand your distribution, manage referrals, and grow bookings—all from one platform.
Explore FareHarbor’s distribution tools →More direct bookings, less reliance on OTAs
Hawaiʻi’s tourism market is competitive—and OTA commissions eat into your margins. Drive more direct bookings through your own website and keep more revenue in your business, just as our founders envisioned when online booking barely existed for island operators.
- Mobile-optimized booking flow for on-the-go travelers
- Secure payment processing with encrypted checkout
- Real-time availability updates across all channels
Direct mobile bookings
DESK powering the concierge network that sells your tours faster
Powering your local concierge network to help you generate more real-time bookings.
Many travelers decide what to do after they arrive, so your success doesn’t stop with your booking page. That’s why FareHarbor built DESK—to empower hotels, concierge teams, activity desks, and DMCs with real-time access to your inventory, making it easy to recommend and book your experiences. By giving your local partners better tools, we help you reach more guests and drive more in-destination bookings.
- Live availability and instant booking
- Seamlessly connected to your FareHarbor dashboard
- Built-in commissions, reporting, and partner management
FareHarbor Desk
Trusted by partners including: Pleasant Activities · HGV · Hawaii Tickets For Less · Pure Kauai
Connect with the tools you already use
Integrate FareHarbor with your marketing, accounting, and communication stack. Reach more visitors planning their Hawaiʻi trip through distribution partners while keeping everything synced in one place.
- Marketing & analytics integrations
- Accounting & finance connections
- Communication & CRM tools
Distribution partners
Operators like you
How Hawaiʻi operators grew with FareHarbor
Real numbers from island businesses — and the FareHarbor tools behind them. Yours could be next.
Sea Maui
Sea Maui joined the FareHarbor Distribution Network and let other Hawaiʻi operators sell their sails. Partner bookings poured in while they kept running tours.
Fill your boats with partner bookings →“Everyone should be on FHDN. It’s controllable, easy, and it works.”
Captain Phil Le Blanc, COO
Kona Honu Divers
Kona Honu Divers turned on FareHarbor Dynamic Pricing and Google Ratings at checkout. Demand shifted to high-margin slots — bookings climbed 60% without adding headcount.
Grow bookings with dynamic pricing →“Try a new strategy in FareHarbor. If it works, keep it. If not, turn it off.”
Byron Kay, Owner
Kona Snorkel Trips
Kona Snorkel Trips bundled their bay snorkel and night manta tours with FareHarbor Combos. Guests added both in a single booking flow — multi-item orders nearly quadrupled.
Bundle tours and grow order size →“Combos present add-ons right after the first item hits the cart — upselling that actually works.”
Kona Snorkel Trips
Dive Kauai
Dive Kauai launched a Black Friday promo with FareHarbor Promo Codes — 20% off select dives, smart blackout dates, pushed through Google Ads. Mostly new customers, $14K in three weeks.
Run promos that convert →“We didn’t invent the sale — we put it in front of people and let FareHarbor handle the rest.”
Kevin Abernathy, Director of Sales and Marketing
Why Hawaiʻi experience operators trust our booking software
Real-time availability
Keep every tour slot accurate across your website, OTAs, and walk-up desk—even on your busiest Hawaiʻi weekends and holiday weeks.
Digital waivers
Collect signed waivers before guests arrive. Perfect for surf schools, snorkel tours, helicopter flights, and high-liability Hawaiʻi activities.
24/7 customer support
Phone and email support around the clock—because visitor bookings don’t keep business hours.
Mobile-friendly
Manage bookings from the dock, the beach, or the trailhead. Your dashboard works beautifully on any device—whether you’re on Maui or managing multiple islands.
Powerful reporting
Track seasonal trends, revenue by tour type, and channel performance to plan smarter for every Hawaiʻi season—from winter whales to summer surf camps.
Integrations
Connect with 1,000+ distribution partners and the business tools you rely on every day.
Secure payments
PCI-compliant checkout with encrypted transactions so you and your guests can book with confidence.
Fast setup
Our onboarding team builds your dashboard and migrates reservations so you’re ready from day one.
FareHarbor vs. regular alternatives
| Category | FareHarbor | Regular alternatives |
|---|---|---|
| Booking software | ✓ Purpose-built for tours & activities | — Generic e-commerce or spreadsheets |
| Pricing | ✓ No monthly fees, pay per booking | — Monthly subscriptions + hidden fees |
| Support | ✓ 24/7 phone & email support | — Business hours only, ticket queues |
| Features | ✓ Waivers, reporting, multi-location | — Limited or requires add-ons |
| Integrations | ✓ 1,000+ distribution partners | — Few or no OTA connections |
| Heritage | ✓ Founded in Hawaiʻi, 2013 — built by operators, for operators | — No roots in the experiences industry |
From Hawaiʻi roots to a global leader
Over a decade ago, our founders weren’t able to book a boat charter online in Hawaiʻi—so they built the booking system for it. Today, FareHarbor powers billions of experiences for 23,000+ companies across the globe, with the same mission we started with: make experiences better for everyone.
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Frequently asked questions
It depends. FareHarbor was built in Hawaiʻi for tour and activity operators — businesses that sell timed experiences, manage capacity, and run complex schedules across crews, equipment, and weather.
Hawaiʻi operators of all kinds use FareHarbor — surf schools, snorkel charters, boat tours, luaus, zipline adventures, rentals, attractions, and many more. What matters most is that you want to grow your business: more bookings, smoother operations, and less time lost to phone calls and spreadsheets. If that’s you, schedule a conversation with our team.
There are no monthly fees. FareHarbor charges a small fee per booking, so you only pay when you earn revenue. Talk with our team for a custom quote tailored to your Hawaiʻi operation’s volume and tour types.
Most operators are live within 7-10 days. Larger operators are live in as little as 3 weeks. Our onboarding team builds your dashboard, configures your tours and pricing, and helps migrate existing reservations—so you’re ready to start capturing bookings right away.
Absolutely. FareHarbor supports multi-location operators with centralized reporting, per-location availability, and staff permissions—ideal for businesses with docks, storefronts, or tour bases across the islands.
FareHarbor gives you a mobile-optimized direct booking engine for your website, plus distribution to major OTAs when you want the reach. You control where you sell and keep more margin on every direct booking.
24/7 phone and email support, every day of the year. When a swell changes your surf schedule or a weather system reschedules your week, our team is available to help you keep operations running smoothly.
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Discover how the booking software founded in Hawaiʻi can help you grow before your next wave of bookings. Get your questions answered live by one of our industry experts.
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What to expect when you talk with us
- 15-minute personalized walkthrough
- No obligation — just answers
- Talk to a specialist who knows Hawaiʻi operators
- See how FareHarbor fits your operation