Travel UK
A corporate travel app for booking UK trains, flights, and hotels with live platform alerts and automatic receipts.
How Did PLEXA Engineer the Travel UK Solution?
Travel UK is a corporate travel management application built for companies whose employees travel regularly across the United Kingdom. PLEXA designed and engineered a cross-platform mobile application on iOS and Android alongside a centralized web administration portal using React Native, TypeScript, Node.js, and live UK National Rail transit data feeds. The platform consolidates UK train schedules, domestic flight routes, and hotel reservations into a single 60-second booking flow with corporate billing and automated VAT expense invoice generation. By replacing fragmented third-party booking websites with live platform delay alerts, offline digital ticket wallets, and automatic accounting software synchronization, Travel UK reduced corporate expense filing time by 50 percent. PLEXA delivered the complete application in three weeks with custom role-based approval workflows, corporate spending policy enforcement, and 100 percent client intellectual property ownership.
About The Project
Travel UK is a business travel booking app designed for companies whose staff travel regularly across the UK for client meetings and on-site projects.
Booking UK trains, flights, hotels, and cabs across multiple different websites creates disorganized travel plans, lost receipts, and wasted administrative time. Travel UK brings all UK transport and hotel booking into one easy app with live schedule updates and automatic company invoicing.
Key User Groups & Features
Business Travelers
Search and book UK trains, flights, and hotels in under a minute with company billing and tickets saved to their digital wallet.
Team Managers
Set department travel guidelines, view upcoming team trips, and approve special booking requests in one place.
Finance & Accounts
Receive itemized monthly VAT invoices automatically and sync travel expenses directly into accounting software.
Main Challenges & Goals
All-in-One Booking in 1 Place
Combining UK train schedules, domestic flights, and hotel availability into a single fast search without confusing tabs.
Live Journey Updates
Providing employees with instant push alerts for train platform assignments, departure delays, and gate changes.
Automatic Company Invoicing
Eliminating manual paper expense receipts by generating digital VAT business invoices after every trip.
Key Features & Functionality
Combined Journey Search
Compare train and flight travel times, ticket prices, and routes side-by-side in one search.
Interactive Seat Selection
Choose airplane seats with live availability indicators and class details.
Digital Ticket Wallet
Save rail barcodes and airline boarding passes directly in the app with full offline access.
Live Train Platform Alerts
Real-time notifications for train platform changes, delays, and alternate route options.
Company Policy Rules
Set allowable hotel nightly rates and travel classes to ensure bookings follow company budgets.
Automatic VAT Receipts
Download detailed PDF invoices with company tax details immediately upon booking.
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Platforms & Tech Stack
Mobile Application (iOS & Android)
Mobile travel booking app for employees on iOS and Android to search trains, domestic flights, and hotels, store digital tickets offline, pick airplane seats, and get live delay alerts.
Web Version & Portal
Company administration portal for managers and finance teams to set travel spending policies, approve team trips, and download consolidated monthly VAT invoices.
How We Built It
Travel Pain Point Analysis
Identified the main hassles in corporate UK travel booking and receipt filing.
Streamlined UX Design
Designed a quick 3-step booking flow and clean mobile ticket view in Figma.
Transit API Integration
Connected live UK rail, flight, and hotel booking data feeds into the mobile app.
Field Testing
Tested ticket barcode scanning, live platform delay alerts, and automatic invoice generation.
Company Rollout
Released the mobile app to corporate client teams with user guides and company setup.
Results & Client Feedback
“Booking business trips across the UK used to take multiple websites and endless receipts. Now our entire team does it in one app in under a minute.”