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Travelsphere — holidays of a lifetime
Upgrading a 60-year escorted tour specialist from Umbraco 7 to 13, rebuilding their community platform, and delivering a mobile-first booking experience fit for modern travellers.
A digital upgrade
60 years in the making.
Travelsphere, the renowned escorted tour specialist with a legacy spanning 60 years, embarked on a transformative journey to enhance its digital footprint and provide travellers with a more modern and functional online experience.
The project centred on a full upgrade from Umbraco 7 to Umbraco 13 — a complex migration requiring meticulous preservation of decades of content — alongside a revitalised Community platform to bring together Travelsphere's loyal customer base.
The result is a faster, more secure, and genuinely mobile-friendly platform that empowers travellers to explore and book tours wherever they are, while giving the editorial team modern tools to publish and manage content.
60+
Years of heritage preserved
3
Core platforms delivered
100%
Content integrity maintained
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Minimal downtime during go-live
Umbraco 7 to 13 upgrade
A meticulous platform migration preserving years of travel content, tour itineraries, and customer data while gaining the latest security features and modern CMS capabilities.
Mobile-first booking experience
A fully responsive booking journey that lets travellers explore destinations, compare tours, and complete reservations from any device — with intuitive filtering and fast page loads.
Revitalised community platform
A refreshed forum with improved categories, efficient search, and an intuitive gallery for travellers to share photos and stories — turning customers into brand ambassadors.
Content integrity at scale
Every content block moved and recreated with precision — historical tour data, editorial pages, and rich media preserved intact through the full migration lifecycle.
Modern CMS
Latest & secure
↑ Speed
Page load improvement
60 yrs
Content preserved
Migration milestones
Solution
Precision-engineered for continuity.
Every aspect of the upgrade was planned to ensure zero data loss, maximum performance, and an improved experience for both travellers booking tours and editorial teams managing content.
Meticulous Content Migration
Every content block was moved and recreated with precision, preserving valuable historical data and tour information accumulated over 60 years.
Backend Optimisation
The backend codebase was revamped to align seamlessly with Umbraco 13, improving performance, maintainability, and developer experience.
Enhanced Security
Umbraco 13 brought enhanced security protocols, safeguarding Travelsphere's digital presence and protecting sensitive customer booking data.
Minimal Downtime Strategy
A carefully planned migration strategy ensured minimal website downtime during the transition, keeping the booking engine live throughout.
Outcomes
A platform ready for the next 60 years.
The migration delivered a more secure, performant, and user-friendly platform — while preserving every piece of content and customer data that defines Travelsphere's decades of experience.
For Travellers
Explore and book from anywhere.
An enhanced mobile experience lets customers effortlessly browse destinations, view detailed itineraries, check flight options, and complete bookings on the go — with a clean, fast interface designed around how people actually travel today.
For the Community
A home for shared travel stories.
The revitalised community platform gives Travelsphere's loyal customers a richer space to connect — with improved categories, smart search, and an intuitive gallery for sharing photos and videos from their journeys around the world.
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