If you want to minimize the possibility of cancellation and charge for reservations in advance and to be assured that bookings are guaranteed and charged according to your policy, we advise you to implement a payment processor in your Booking engine.
Primarily, with the OTA Payments you can charge virtual cards from online sales channels, such as Booking.com, Expedia...
How to activate OTA Sync payment processor?
Activation of the payment processor is very easy. You will need to select the desired payment processor in the marketplace.
Note: In order to use the OTA sync payment processor, you need to have a registered legal entity, and to have your own website.
First, you will need to fill in the form on the following link in order to get started and wait for couple of days to be approved.
After we receive a response that your application has been approved, we will activate AXXCESSMS.COM in the Marketplace and you will be ready to go. Note: For activation of this option there is no setup fee.
For FAQ About OTA Payments click here.
How to start using the processor?
When you are done with the activation process, you will need to select that payment processor as the payment method in the Property policies settings if you want to use this Payment processor for your Booking engine reservations.
Go to All settings - Property policies and check the box payment required and then choose the desired payment processor from the drop down menu.
If you want to use Payment processor only for charging virtual cards, you can choose any other payment method in the drop down menu, which you will use for the Booking engine reservations.
Charging virtual cards
If you want to know how to charge virtual cards if you have active OTA Payments see the link.
Charging personal cards from the guests
If you want to use payment processor to charge cards from guests, there is Charge button in the system, when you enter reservation window.
Note: you can charge any guest card as long as they do not require 3D Secure (An authentication protocol that adds an extra layer of security to online credit card transactions. It verifies the cardholder's identity during online purchases, reducing the risk of fraudulent transactions)