Merchant accounts for tour operators
If you are considering applying for a merchant account for your tourism related business, you will want to ensure that you are not a travel agency, sell airline tickets or GDS hotel accommodations. Most merchant processing companies including our partners Credit Card Transactions Inc. and Beanstream cannot issue merchant accounts for companies that fall into these high risk restricted business types. For more information about restricted business, please take a look at: http://www.beanstream.com/website/support/restricted.asp You may want to consider getting a PayPal business account. The discount... Read more »
Creating Special Tours or Products
We were recently asked if the system will support special tours or products that are hidden from general view but can still be booked online. The answer is “YES!”. To create a special product that can only be viewed directly through a link, go to the product edit view of the product you want to hide and check the “Hide from view:” checkbox. The product will no longer be displayed on your website or in Dealer portals but remains available for booking. Send the link to your product directly to your customer or post it on your website as a “Special” item. Read More →
