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Interchange Fees, Explained for Tour and Charter Operators
What is an interchange fee? A plain-English breakdown of the three-layer card fee stack, with a worked tour deposit vs. balance payment example.
Why Tour and Charter Operators Keep Getting Flagged as 'High-Risk' Merchants (and What Actually Fixes It)
Tour and charter bookings get coded MCC 4722 — here's why that reads as high-risk, what Visa/Mastercard chargeback rules mean, and what actually fixes it.
GetYourGuide vs Viator: which to list on first
GetYourGuide vs Viator for Caribbean operators: audience, commission, cancellations, payouts and calendars, and why I'd list on one first.
Food Tour Booking Software: What I Would Compare Before I Pick One
A practical way to compare food tour booking software: test the guest booking, host handoff and guide's day-of list before you choose.
Checkfront Pricing: What You Actually Pay (2026)
Checkfront costs $99/month plus a 3% booking fee — and that's before payment processing. Here's what you actually pay at real booking volumes.
Charter Boat Crew: 1099 Contractor or W-2 Employee? A Plain-English Guide
Captain, mate, or dockhand — 1099 or W2? A plain-English test for charter crew, plus the seaman exemption and what misclassification actually costs.
Boat Rental App vs Booking Software: What I Would Actually Compare
A boat operator's practical comparison of guest apps, booking software, shared availability, payments, crew handoffs, and a two-week test.
Tap to Pay on iPhone for Tour and Charter Operators: Is It Worth Ditching the Card Reader?
Tap to Pay on iPhone costs the same as a reader but needs signal for every sale. Here's when it works dockside and when charter operators still need a reader.
Checkfront Alternatives for Caribbean Tour Operators: What I Would Compare
My practical comparison for Caribbean operators: test the booking handoff, payment path, partner bookings, and weather-day changes before you switch software.
Ticketing System vs Booking System for Tour Operators: What I Would Use
A practical comparison of ticketing systems and booking systems for tour operators, from guest handoffs to weather days.
Economic Nexus Sales Tax: A Guide for Tour Operators
Running trips across state or island lines? Learn when economic nexus sales tax kicks in, the Texas/NY/Florida traps, and what multi-state operators should do.
Tour Booking Software vs a Spreadsheet: What Actually Breaks First
I compare the spreadsheet with the handoffs a tour booking system has to own, using the operator problem that started me building software.
Jurassic Canyon Costa Rica: What I Would Compare Before Booking an Adventure Tour
A boat operator's take on what to compare before selling an adventure tour in Jurassic Canyon Costa Rica.
The 1099-K Threshold Rollback: What It Means for Your Tour Payouts in 2026
OBBBA raised the 1099-K threshold to $20K/200 transactions — but card payments have no minimum. Here is what tour operators actually need to know for 2026.
Credit Card Surcharge Laws by State: 2026 Guide
A plain-English, state-by-state look at where credit card surcharges are banned, capped, or disclosure-only in 2026 — and how tour operators add one compliantly.
Adventure Tour Booking Software: What Has to Work When the Weather Turns
The ugly-day test I would use before choosing adventure tour booking software for a weather-sensitive operation.
Peek Pro Pricing: The Number I Would Actually Compare
A practical way to compare Peek Pro pricing: count the real cost of bookings, payment handling, refunds, and your own time.
Accounting Software for Tour Operators: Payouts, FX & Tax
A practical guide to reconciling OTA payouts, handling multi-currency sales, and staying tourism-tax compliant — for small tour and charter operators.
Tour Operator Software Reviews: What I Look For Before I Believe One
Michael Rouveure explains how he reads tour operator software reviews: test the handoff, payment trail, bad days, and real operator fit.
Fishing Charter Booking Software: What Actually Matters on the Dock
Fishing charter booking software should handle deposits, weather changes, crew capacity and dock-day reality - not just put a calendar online.
Xola vs FareHarbor for tour operators
An operators honest take on Xola vs FareHarbor - who each one really fits, where they diverge on price and philosophy, and how to pick without wasting a season.
Checkfront vs Fareharbor for tour operators
One is a booking system. The other is a distribution machine that happens to include a booking system. An operators honest take on both.
Tour operator booking software: what to compare
A demo-day playbook: features are commodity. Here are the six questions that flush out real fit from expensive mistake in five minutes.
Tour operator vs travel agent: the operator's view
Tour operator vs travel agent from someone who has run both: who owns the boat, who eats the refund, and why operators treat agents as a channel.