Share Mauritius your way.
Ayo will be the app for travellers planning their stay in Mauritius. Sign up before launch: your listing will be ready when the first travellers arrive.
The team calls you within 48 hours, then comes to see you.- No subscription12 to 18% depending on business type, only when a traveller books.
- You’re paid every weekBy bank transfer, with a detailed statement.
- Confirmed straight awaySlot available: the booking will arrive on its own, nothing to approve.
Choose your business type, we’ll show you everything.
Tap your business type: you’ll see what changes for you, and the whole page adapts, worked examples included.
An app that knows your business.
What changes for you
TodayBookings by message, and customers who don’t turn up.
With AyoCustomers who’ll have paid alreadyThey’ll book and pay online: no unpaid bills, and you’ll still be paid if a customer doesn’t turn up.
TodayA notebook, messages, calls: everything is scattered.
With AyoEverything from your phoneSchedule, offers, reviews and payments, all in one place.
TodayDistant platforms, with no one to talk to.
With AyoA team that comes to see youBetween France and the island, the team answers you in French.
Choose your business type: you’ll see a booking from start to finish, figures included.
Ayo share12 to 18%depending on business type, included in the price shown. For restaurants, a monthly invoice. Nothing to pay until someone books.
You’re paid every week.
One bank transfer a week, with a detailed statement.
They’ll plan their trip in Ayo. They’ll find you.
A stay in Mauritius is planned well before leaving. With Ayo, travellers will do it all in a single app, in French, and your place will be on their way. These are screens from the app in development; the places are examples.
They’ll explore the island, and come across you.
From Lyon, Brussels or Réunion, they’ll browse Mauritius in postcards, district by district. Your offer will be there, in your corner of the island.
The Bulbul will be able to tell them about you.
The app’s assistant will know their hotel and their days. When your place matches what they’re looking for, it’ll suggest it at the right moment, and say why.
They’ll book, and it’ll already be paid.
A free slot, a payment in euros, and it’ll be confirmed. When they arrive, you’ll scan their Ayo Code. And if you choose to offer a little extra, a cocktail or a dessert, it’ll be waiting for them.
Your place, in their plans.
My trip will keep track of their days, on Mauritius time. What they’ve booked with you will be there, in its place in the day.
Promises we’ll keep, from opening day.
Six commitments, the same for a skipper in Trou d’Eau Douce as for a table d’hôte in Chamarel.
- No. 1No joining feeNo subscription either: Ayo will only earn when a traveller comes to you.
- No. 2No exclusivityYour regulars and your other platforms stay yours.
- No. 3You’re paid every weekA bank transfer, with a statement. At a restaurant, the bill stays yours.
- No. 4No-shows never cost youTravellers will pay when they book: if they don’t turn up, you’ll still be paid.
- No. 5Verified reviewsOnly a customer who came with their Ayo Code will be able to leave a rating. You’ll be able to reply.
- No. 6A team that comes to see youBetween France and the island, in French and on WhatsApp. Who we are
The Ayo label
Before your listing goes live, the team comes to see you and checks, with you, the commitments you declare. Those that are confirmed will show on your listing: travellers will see them before they book.
- Mauritian businessRegistered in Mauritius: the money stays on the island.
- Committed to the environmentRecycling, water, energy: habits shown to the team.
- No single-use plasticRefillable bottles and real glasses, no straws or plastic cups.
- Lagoon-friendlyAnchors kept off the coral, fish never fed.
- Local impactProduce from the nearby market, the island’s craftspeople.
You’re probably wondering…
How much does it cost?
No joining fee, no subscription. Ayo will keep a commission of 12 to 18% depending on your business type, included in the price shown, and only when a traveller books. Restaurants will receive a monthly invoice instead, based on the number of customers we bring them. The little extra offered to Ayo customers (a cocktail, a dessert…) is optional: it’s up to you whether to offer one or not.
I run a restaurant: how does it work?
Your menu as photos, nothing to type. Travellers will book on your WhatsApp and pay the bill at your restaurant, as usual. Ayo will send you a monthly invoice based on the number of customers we bring you, with no cut of the bill.
I’m an independent guide with no company: is that possible?
Yes, welcome. No need for an agency or a business: your phone is enough. Enter your BRN if you have one; if not, the team will talk it through with you on the call.
I’m a taxi driver: how is the price of a ride set?
No meter, no haggling on arrival. You set your pick-up fee, your price per km and your minimum fare: the price of each trip will be fixed at booking, rounded to the nearest MUR 50, and the traveller will have paid it before getting in. Full and half days with a driver, if you offer them, have their own fixed price.
What about rides I get outside Ayo?
You’ll enter them in the app: the car will be blocked, and Ayo won’t sell that time again. An Ayo ride will arrive confirmed if a car is free during your hours. Something comes up? You’ll suggest another time, same trip, same price, or cancel with a reason: the traveller will get a full refund.
How do I get paid?
The traveller will pay online, in euros, when they book. You set your price in rupees: every week, Ayo will transfer that price to you, minus the commission, in rupees, with a detailed statement in the app.
What if the traveller cancels?
Up to 24 hours before (before arrival for accommodation, before the car is collected for car hire, before pick-up for a taxi), they’ll be able to cancel free of charge: they’ll be refunded and their spot will open up for someone else. A boat trip cancelled because of the weather will always be refunded. If a customer doesn’t turn up, though, you’ll still be paid. At restaurants, nothing is paid in advance: nothing changes for you.
What if I’m not available, or the weather turns?
Your availability will be what counts: a full or closed slot won’t be bookable, so close it as soon as you fill it elsewhere. A last-minute problem, rough seas, heavy rain, a cyclone warning: you’ll close the day in one tap, and each customer will choose another slot or a full refund.
Do I have to be exclusive to Ayo?
No, there’s no exclusivity. You keep your customers, your word of mouth and your other platforms. For accommodation, your Airbnb and Booking calendars will be imported: nights booked elsewhere will close in Ayo.
How does Ayo choose its places?
On site, not on paper. Before anything goes online, the team comes to see you, discovers what you offer and goes through your declared commitments with you. It’s the places and the offers that are chosen.
I don’t have good photos.
Three are enough to start with, taken on your phone. And if you prefer, the team takes them during its visit.
Do I need a computer?
No: everything is done on your phone. And on a computer if you prefer a bigger screen, with the same account.
What language is it all in?
In French: the app, the team and the travellers Ayo will bring you. On your listing, you also add the other languages spoken at your business, English or Kreol.
Ready to share Mauritius your way?
- Your listing, in seven short stepsYour business type, your account, a first offer, a few photos, from your phone or your computer. Your bank details can wait until your first payout.
- The team calls you, then comes to see youA WhatsApp call within 48 hours, then a visit to your business. Nothing is visible to travellers before that.
- Your listing, ready for launchWith the Ayo label. A free slot will book itself: the booking will arrive already confirmed.