This interview is our initiative to get to know our users a little bit better. We want to hear about your experiences with WP Travel Engine. We want to share your stories with all our users.
To that end, we bring you an interview with Nikos Mocanu, a happy user of WP Travel Engine, who will be sharing his journey and his thoughts on our product.
Join us as we explore Nikos’s tale of transformation, all on his website!
Can you tell us about yourself and your travel business?
My name is Nikos. I run a small and new travel agency in Santorini.
When and how did you start your travel business?
I have worked in the tourism industry since 2005. In 2023, I decided to start this company with my wife.
We began by offering private tours and transportation in Santorini. This year, we expanded our business to include professional photography sessions, such as Flying Dress, Casual, Wedding, and Proposal photoshoots in Santorini.
What has been the biggest challenge you have overcome in your business?
The island is quite small, yet it faces significant competition, especially in the tour and transfer industry.
I built our company website myself using YouTube tutorials, which was a considerable challenge. However, discovering WP Travel Engine dramatically simplified the process.
The three Pro Themes included with the plugin saved me a lot of time and streamlined the workflow.
What advice would you like to give fellow travel business owners about running a successful travel agency?
Keep trying and get out of your comfort zone.
What must-have features in a travel website would you suggest to fellow travel business owners?
Several features from WP Travel Engine are essential for those operating a tourism business.
However, the ones that significantly improved our operations include: Partial Payment options, Group Discounts, seamless payment gateways like PayPal and Stripe, a variety of Extra Services, and, of course, Trip Reviews.
The Trip Reviews feature is particularly valuable, as it allows for the inclusion of numerous customer testimonials.
How did you hear about us?
I got to know about WP Travel Engine through YouTube.
Why did you choose WP Travel Engine?
We chose WP Travel Engine for its extensive range of extensions and versatile elements.
The platform offers a wide variety of tools that has allowed us to customize our website precisely to our needs.
Its diverse extensions and elements made it easier for us to add unique features to our page and enhance our overall user experience.
What are the three things you love the most about WP Travel Engine?
The three things I love the most about WP Travel Engine are:
- Exceptional Support: The support team is highly responsive and effectively resolves any issues.
- Seamless Elementor Integration: The ability to easily add elements to our website through Elementor significantly simplified our customization.
- Comprehensive Feature Set: The platform offers a wide array of options, providing flexibility and control over our website’s functionality.
Which add-ons have you used, and how have they benefited you?
I’ve used the following add-ons from WP Travel Engine for my travel website:
- Partial Payment: This feature is invaluable for securing bookings, as it allows clients to reserve their spot without the immediate pressure of full payment.
- Group Discount: This add-on enables us to offer tiered pricing based on the number of participants, which is useful when charging per person for trips or services.
- Pattern Engine: This tool significantly enhances our website’s design capabilities. It provides a wide range of elements and layout options, which has let us create visually appealing and functional pages.
How satisfied are you with our products/services?
I am very satisfied and will keep working with this product.
What suggestions do you have for improving our product and services and offering a better user experience?
So far, I can’t think of anything.
On a scale of 1 to 10, please rate WP Travel Engine based on:
- Support: 10
- Tutorials and Documentation: 10
- Features: 10
- Design: 10
- Usability: 10
Would you recommend our plugin to your friends or colleagues? (and why)
I would not recommend to my colleagues if they do the same job, because I don’t want them to have something so good like I have 🙂
They are my competitors, you know :))
Please share your brief testimonial about your experience with us and our products.
This is my second year working with the best product so far, and I will keep using it.
Thank you, Mr. Nikos, for sharing your story with us. We hope this inspires our readers.
If you have been using any of our free or premium themes and the WP Travel Engine plugin for more than three months and want to share your story, please feel free to submit it here.
