Payments

How to Take Payments From Tourists (Cash, Card and Local Methods)

5 min read · for rental operators

A tourist standing at your counter with cash and no working card is a booking you should never lose. Yet “card only” systems turn them away every day.

Meet the market where it is

Different markets pay differently — cash and local wallets in much of LATAM and SE Asia, cards elsewhere. Accept all of it so payment method is never the reason you lose a sale.

Protect the money regardless of method

Even when a guest pays cash, you can still hold a card on file for the deposit — so flexibility on payment doesn't mean exposure on no-shows or damage.

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