You're Probably Overpaying for Payments. Here's What to Do About It.

Most tour operators don't know what they're actually paying per booking when you stack software fees on top of processing fees. A few simple changes can put real money back in your pocket.

The number most operators never look at

Ask a tour operator their booking fee. They'll tell you. Ask what their payment processing costs on top of that. Most have to think about it.

That gap is where money disappears.

Between your reservation platform's per-booking percentage, your processor's transaction rate, and whatever monthly software fees you're carrying, the real cost per booking is usually higher than operators realize. Especially during peak season when volume is high and nobody's watching the math.

The good news: this is fixable

Integrated payments solve this by collapsing two separate cost centers into one. When your booking platform and your payment processor are connected, you get a single fee structure, cleaner reporting, and no more manual reconciliation at the end of the month.

You also get leverage. A processor built for your industry understands your business model. Tiered pricing, surcharging options, deposit workflows. Tools that a generic processor doesn't offer because they're not thinking about you specifically.

One question worth asking yourself

If you passed a small booking fee to your customer at checkout, could you cover most of your software cost? More operators are doing this than you'd think. It's becoming standard practice, and the right platform makes it simple to set up.

That's exactly what ActivityPay is built for.

[Learn how it works at activitypay.co/connect]