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Inspiring Vacations offers multiple payment opt(Travel Agents AU/NZ only)ions to accommodate customers across different regions.
There will be up to 7 payment options available on the invoice depending on the store.
BPay - Only for AU store
Direct deposit - AU, NZ, IN, CA, US
Account balance - where account credit is there
Credit card - Braintree payment
Credit card - Mint payment
Debit card
PayPal
MintEFT (Travel Agents AU/NZ only) (no surcharge)
BPAY
Eligibility: Available only for customers booking from the Australia (AU) store.
How It Works:
Customers receive a Biller Code and Reference Number upon selecting BPay at checkout.
Payment must be made via the customer’s bank (either online banking or mobile app).
Processing times may take 2-5 business days before the payment reflects in the booking system.
It will also have a field to capture the receipt number for the BPAY payment. Customers can provide a receipt number or just the payment date in case they can’t locate the receipt number to Register payment.
When the payment is registered, the payment status at the top of the invoice will change to “Payment Registered” and we will suppress pre invoice due date email and sms payment reminders to the customer.
It will also reflect on the Management tab on Perseus against the Instalment/ Final payment.
Note: If the actual payment is not received on file after the due date has passed, the payment will be marked overdue and the existing operational process to chase payment will kick in, including the post due date reminders.
DIRECT DEPOSIT / BANK TRANSFER
Eligibility: Available for customers booking from the Australia (AU), New Zealand (NZ), India (IN), Canada (CA), and United States (US) stores.
How It Works:
Customers receive Inspiring Vacations' bank account details at checkout once invoice is available.
They need to manually transfer funds from their bank account.
Reference numbers must be used correctly to match payments to bookings.
Processing times vary but usually take 2-5 business days.
It will also have a field to capture the reference number for the Direct Deposit payment. Customers will need to provide a reference number to Register payment.
When the payment is registered, the payment status at the top of the invoice will change to “Payment Registered” and we will suppress pre invoice due date email and sms payment reminders to the customer.
Note: If the actual payment is not received on file after the due date has passed, the payment will be marked overdue and the existing operational process to chase payment will kick in, including the post due date reminders.
ACCOUNT BALANCE/CREDIT
Eligibility: Available to customers who have received account credit from previous transactions/bookings.
This will be as per existing process.
How It Works:
If a customer has unused travel credit (from cancellations, promotions, or adjustments), they can use it to pay for their new booking.
Account balance will automatically apply if the credit is sufficient for the total cost.
If the credit is insufficient, the remaining balance must be paid using another method.
PAYPAL
Eligibility: Available to US and Canadian (CA) and NZ stores only.
This will be as per existing however, the page level submit button will be called “Pay now”.
How PayPal Works for Inspiring Vacations Bookings:
Select PayPal – At checkout, choose PayPal as your preferred payment method.
Log in to PayPal – You will be redirected to the PayPal login page to authorize the transaction.
Confirm Payment – Once confirmed, you will return to the Inspiring Vacations website, and your booking will be processed.
Receive Confirmation – A payment confirmation email will be sent by both PayPal and Inspiring Vacations.
Surcharge: 2%
CREDIT CARD - BRAINTREE PAYMENT
Eligibility: Available for all customers
When mint is not enabled on the store, both Customers and Backend users will be able to use the existing Braintree payments widget to make credit card payments.
How It Works:
A new payment gateway (Mint Payments) processes transactions securely.
Supports credit card payments from major providers such as Visa and MasterCard.
Payment is processed instantly, and booking confirmation is sent upon successful transaction.
CREDIT CARD - MINT PAYMENT
Eligibility: Available only for Australia (AU) and New Zealand (NZ) stores.
When mint payments are enabled on a store (initially it will be enabled on single store only), the credit payments will open a payment page with the following fields pre-filled:
Payment Amount = Amount specified by the customer in the “ENTER AMOUNT BEING PAID” field on the invoice
Email Receipt to = Email id of the account owner on the booking
Customer Reference = Invoice number
Invoice Reference = Invoice number
Total Amount = Payment amount + mint surcharge (set-up against IV’s mint profile) based off the payment amount
How It Works:
A new payment gateway (Mint Payments) processes transactions securely.
Supports credit card payments from major providers such as Visa, Mastercard, and American Express.
Payment is processed instantly, and booking confirmation is sent upon successful transaction.
Key Considerations:
This is a newer payment option; customers should verify if their bank supports Mint Payments.
Similar to Braintree, credit card surcharges may apply.
If the payment is successful on the payment page, it will return to the invoice with the amount successfully paid reflected under the Paid field on the invoice and with the payment options enabled if there is further outstanding.
If the payment is not successful on the payment page, it will return to the invoice with the amount not reflecting as paid under the Paid field on the invoice and with the payment options enabled for the customer to try again using the same or alternate payment option.
DEBIT CARD
Eligibility: Available for all customers across AU, NZ, IN, CA, and US stores.
How It Works:
Customers enter their debit card details at checkout.
Payment is processed through Braintree or Mint Payments, depending on location.
Funds are instantly deducted from the customer’s bank account.
Key Considerations:
Some debit cards may have daily transaction limits, so customers should check with their bank before making large payments.
If a debit card is linked to a savings account, processing times may be slower than credit card transactions.
MintEFT
Eligibility: Travel Agent only (AU and NZ)
update as of 25/06/25
Travel agents now have the option to choose MintEFT as their preferred payment option on the checkout page.
WHAT IS MintEFT?
A business-to-business payment solution from Mint Payments offering travel agents in Australia and New Zealand a fast and secure bank transfer method for paying their suppliers.
HOW TO USE MintEFT IN THE CHECKOUT PROCESS?
The process for MintEFT is very similar to BPAY.
1. MintEFT will be displayed as a payment option to agents on the checkout page:
2. MintEFT will be displayed in Perseus as a payment option if sales team are making a booking for a Travel Agent:
3. The booking will be created with a status of ‘pending’ until the payment is received.
4. Agents will see MintEFT as a payment option on their invoice with further instructions on how to submit their payment via their MintEFT portal:
5. Once the deposit payment has been registered, the payment status on the invoice and in Perseus will be updated to reflect this.
Please note that MintEFT will only be available as per the below eligibility criteria:
AU & NZ stores only
Travel Agents only (and they will need to have a MintEFT account set up in order to register payments with us via this payment method)
Not available for departures that are less than or equal to 70 days from today
WHAT IS THE TURNAROUND TIME FOR A MintEFT PAYMENT TO REFLECT ON THE INVOICE?
It may take approximately 2-5 business days.
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