Availability and reservation system suitable for hotels, B&Bs, guest houses, inns & self-catering

Payment Methods

To operate the THOR online reservation system does not mean that you have to take advance payments or deposit.

You, like many accommodation providers, may prefer to take customers on trust that they will turn up on the agreed date and time – so you can use the online reservation system in the same way that you agree a booking on the telephone without money changing hands.

However, customers are becoming more used to the idea of making a deposit. Moreover, it gives them more confidence that a reservation has indeed been made and that they will not be turned away on arrival.

Modern banking methods and the widespread use of credit/debit cards give rise to several options which may be used in conjunction with the THOR reservations system. Note that THOR does not take online payments itself but is a facilitator of payment by customer to accommodation provider.

You can set up THOR to operate with several methods at the same time.

THOR offers the following methods:

	Internet Banking Faster Payments: Payments up to £10,000 (depending on the bank) may be transferred to your account in a couple of minutes without cost to either party Normal transaction: Usually takes 3-4 working days
	PayPal PayPal, an e-commerce business, allows money transfers and payments to be made through the Internet. It's easy to set up your own merchant account and you don't need a credit card machine.
	Credit/Debit Card As THOR does not take payments on your behalf you need a merchant account and a credit/debit card processing machine/terminal. We can assist with this.
	Snail Mail THOR can be used in conjuction with traditional methods of payment sent through the post e.g. cheques and postal orders, even cash.