Great news, Itsy community! 🚀 I am celebrating the addition of a fantastic new client to our travel tech family while launching some game-changing features that are already making waves! The showstopper? Our elegant new availability calendar for multi-departure trips that's transforming how travel options appear on websites! Though navigating the solo founder journey sometimes means taking the scenic route, these moments of reflection have sparked our most innovative solutions yet. As I move into 2025, I'm thrilled to see how these thoughtful features are connecting more travelers with unforgettable adventures! Questions or feedback? Drop me a line at hi@itsy.so – I'd love to hear from you!

Short list of updates ↓

• Better errors: Better error handling in the public booking process
• Find Order: A new public api endpoint to find orders
• Infrastructure Updates: Changed some things around deep in the bowels of Itsy
• Updated order overview: Updated the order overview page to improve usability and clarity
• Filter trip update: Filter trips by tags, and weather it's active or inactive
• Deposit updates: Better settings for order deposits, when and how they are available for clients
• Departure calendar: Be able to get an availability calendar based on trip tags
• New icons! Update icons from 'heroicons' to 'lucide'

Updates from January & February ↓

Big news from our little corner of the travel tech universe! We're thrilled to welcome a new client to the Itsy family this month – another fantastic partner joining our mission to revolutionize how travel agencies operate! Meanwhile, our development journey has been buzzing with activity, including the launch of our game-changing booking code workflow that lets your customers access their booking details with just a code and email. Early adopters are already reporting fewer manual inquiries and smoother customer experiences – a true win-win!

Behind the scenes, we've been turbocharging our infrastructure with significant performance improvements that have our systems running like a well-oiled jet engine! Database optimizations, enhanced caching, and streamlined processes mean you'll notice zippier searches, faster load times, and a more responsive experience across both customer-facing interfaces and back-office operations. We've also given the public order overview page a much-needed makeover, making booking management more intuitive than ever.

The crown jewel of our recent updates has to be the brand-new availability calendar for multi-departure trips! This elegant solution transforms how you showcase travel options on your websites, creating a more intuitive booking experience for your customers. By leveraging trip tags, we've made displaying your adventures simpler and more visually appealing – the perfect way to entice eager travelers in 2025!

While balancing client work and product development as a solo founder sometimes means taking the scenic route rather than the direct flight, these quieter moments have actually sparked some of our best innovations. I've been using these periods of reflection to carefully plot our product roadmap, ensuring every feature we build truly serves your needs. After all, the most meaningful progress comes from understanding how Itsy can better help you connect travelers with unforgettable experiences!

Here's to another exciting chapter of innovation at Itsy – where every update brings us closer to transforming the travel business experience! As always, I'd love to hear your thoughts and feedback at hi@itsy.so.
Happy travels!

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