Industries · Travel

Advance bookings shouldn’t mean advance risk.

Future-dated bookings, a long gap between the charge and service delivery, and cancellations or refunds. PayWavez underwrites travel businesses individually, so your account is built around how your business actually operates — not a generic template.

Get my travel business reviewed — 2 Minute Approval

No sales call required to apply. Free terminal placement for qualifying merchants.

How it works for travel

Built around how travel businesses actually get paid

How you get paid

Your payment pattern

Future-dated bookings, a long gap between the charge and service delivery, and cancellations or refunds.

What we look for to get you approved

Key approval factors

Your booking lead time, refund policy, and IATA/ARC accreditation if applicable.

Application speed

About two minutes to apply

2-Minute Instant Boarding: Move through identity verification and start accepting payments in as little as two minutes.

How self-signup works

From application to accepting payments

Application

Tell us about your travel business — structure, estimated volume, and contact info. Takes about two minutes.

Underwriting Review

We review your business against the specific factors that matter for travel — not a generic checklist.

Approval & Setup

Once approved, your dedicated Merchant ID is issued and your terminal or gateway is configured and ready to take payments.

Have this ready

Documents to have on hand before you apply

Having these ready up front is the single biggest thing you can do to speed up underwriting review.

Business license
Refund/cancellation policy
Supplier agreements

Locally owned and based in Gulf Shores, Alabama — PayWavez works one-on-one with travel merchants instead of routing you through a call center.

Common questions

Frequently asked questions

How fast is approval?

2-Minute Instant Boarding: Move through identity verification and start accepting payments in as little as two minutes.

What if a customer disputes months after they booked?

Long lead times between booking and travel date are a known characteristic of the industry, and underwriting accounts for it rather than treating every late dispute as a red flag. A clear, prominently posted cancellation policy at the time of booking is your best protection.

Do you surcharge debit cards?

No. Debit is never surcharged. Debit transactions still carry normal processing cost like any other card, but a surcharge is never applied to them.

What is this actually going to cost me?

You get the real quoted rate and the monthly account fee in writing before you sign anything, with interchange and card brand fees shown as their own pass-through line. If a number on your statement is not something we control, we say so rather than folding it into a headline rate.

Do I have to cancel my current processor first?

No. You stay on your current setup until the PayWavez account is live and tested. Nothing about your ability to take payments changes during the switch.

When do funds hit my bank account?

Next-day funding is available on standard accounts, subject to your batch cutoff time and your bank's posting schedule. We will tell you the cutoff that applies to your account so you can plan around it.

Is there a long-term contract or early termination fee?

The term and any termination terms are stated in the agreement you sign, and we walk through them with you before signature. If a hardware program carries a term, that is disclosed at the same time.

What happens if my terminal fails during business hours?

You get a named point of contact rather than a general queue, and replacement hardware ships before the failed unit is sent back so you are not closing the register while you wait.

Get my travel business reviewed

Apply online in about two minutes. No sales call, no obligation.

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See every industry PayWavez supports on the Industries directory, including our High-Risk Specialists pages.