--- title: "Getting paid" description: "Junglebee guides on getting paid for tour, charter and rental operators." url: https://junglebee.com/blog/category/getting-paid --- # Getting paid Guides on selling, getting paid and running the day, from operators in the Caribbean and beyond. [ Getting paid7 min read ### 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. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/interchange-fees-explained-for-tour-and-charter-operators)[ Getting paid10 min read ### 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. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/why-tour-charter-operators-flagged-high-risk-merchants)[ Getting paid5 min read ### 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. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/getyourguide-vs-viator-tour-operators)[ Getting paid5 min read ### 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. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/food-tour-booking-software-what-i-would-compare)[ Getting paid9 min read ### 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. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/checkfront-pricing-what-you-actually-pay-2026)[ Getting paid11 min read ### 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. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/charter-boat-crew-1099-contractor-or-w2-employee-a-plain-english-guide)[ Getting paid5 min read ### 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. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/boat-rental-app-vs-booking-software-what-i-would-compare)[ Getting paid7 min read ### 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. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/tap-to-pay-iphone-tour-charter-operators-card-reader)[ Getting paid5 min read ### 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. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/checkfront-alternatives-caribbean-tour-operators)[ Getting paid4 min read ### 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. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/ticketing-system-vs-booking-system-tour-operators)[ Getting paid10 min read ### 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. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/economic-nexus-sales-tax-tour-operators)[ Getting paid4 min read ### 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. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/tour-booking-software-vs-spreadsheet-what-breaks-first)[ Getting paid5 min read ### 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. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/jurassic-canyon-costa-rica-adventure-tour-review)[ Getting paid8 min read ### 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. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/1099-k-threshold-rollback-tour-payouts-2026)[ Getting paid11 min read ### 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. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/credit-card-surcharge-laws-by-state-2026-guide)[ Getting paid5 min read ### 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. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/adventure-tour-booking-software-weather-turns)[ Getting paid4 min read ### 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. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/peek-pro-pricing-number-compare)[ Getting paid14 min read ### 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. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/accounting-software-for-tour-operators-payouts-fx-tax)[ Getting paid4 min read ### 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. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/tour-operator-software-reviews-what-i-look-for)[ Getting paid5 min read ### 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. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/fishing-charter-booking-software-what-matters-on-the-dock)[ Getting paid5 min read ### 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. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/xola-vs-fareharbor-tour-operators)[ Getting paid5 min read ### 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. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/checkfront-vs-fareharbor-tour-operators)[ Getting paid5 min read ### 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. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/tour-operator-booking-software-what-to-compare)[ Getting paid5 min read ### 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. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/tour-operator-vs-travel-agent) **One useful email a month.**New guides for operators. No spam, unsubscribe in one click.