Just wrapped up a travel agency site last month and Gofly was the theme that finally didn’t make me want to throw my laptop out the window. Most booking themes feel like they were built in 2014 and never updated. Gofly actually understands how modern tour operators work.
What makes it different?
It’s not just a pretty face with a “Book Now” button slapped on. The built-in booking management handles seasonal pricing, tiered group discounts, and deposit payments without needing five extra plugins. The itinerary builder is the real MVP drag-and-drop days, add galleries, embed maps, and it spits out a clean, mobile-friendly timeline. Plus, the availability calendar syncs with Google Calendar, which saved my client from double-booking nightmare emails.
How to grab it
ThemeForest exclusive, no surprises there. Search “Gofly – Tour Booking and Travel Agency WordPress Theme” and pay the $49. The download package is massive because it includes the booking engine plugin (required), Revolution Slider, and a few premium addons they bundle. Extract the main ZIP and look for gofly-installable-theme.zip—that’s your upload file.
License lowdown
One regular license = one live domain. The standard Envato rules apply: localhost development is free, but if you run a public staging site on a subdomain, you’re technically supposed to buy a second license. I’ve never seen this enforced, but worth knowing if you’re paranoid about compliance.
What $49 gets you:
- Lifetime updates (the author, Elated Themes, pushes them fairly often)
- 6 months of support, extendable to 12 months for ~$14.50
- Use it on a client site as long as they own the license
If you’re white-labeling for an agency client, just factor the license cost into your quote and register it under their name. Way cleaner for handoff.
Installation reality
Upload theme, install bundled plugins, run the demo importer. The booking system setup takes an extra 10 minutes you’ll need to configure payment gateways (Stripe/PayPal), email notifications, and tour categories. Demo content is actually usable, not just placeholder lorem ipsum garbage.
Bottom line
Building a custom booking engine from scratch would cost you 40+ hours. Gofly gets you 90% of the way there for $50. The code isn’t perfect had to tweak some CSS for mobile breakpoints but it’s solid enough for production. Don’t pirate it; the booking plugin phones home for updates and breaks on nulled versions anyway.
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