{"id":3475,"date":"2022-11-22T08:23:19","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T21:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kovena.com\/?p=3475"},"modified":"2022-11-22T08:23:21","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T21:23:21","slug":"caribbean-hotel-payments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kovena.com\/es\/blog\/caribbean-hotel-payments\/","title":{"rendered":"Improving the Caribbean Hotel Payments Experience in the Region"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3475\" class=\"elementor elementor-3475\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-881ab00 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"881ab00\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-478636c\" data-id=\"478636c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6130630 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6130630\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.9.0 - 06-12-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>According to the World Bank and the World Travel and Tourism Council, the Caribbean&#8217;s tourism industry accounts for a large share of its GDP, and the region attracts over 57 million tourist arrivals every year. It also, directly and indirectly, provides over 2.3 million jobs in the region. Interested in looking into different options to enhance the Caribbean hotel payments experience for guests? We&#8217;ll uncover how to do so in this article.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4aa85f8b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4aa85f8b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-450297de\" data-id=\"450297de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e12f785 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e12f785\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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.elementor-blockquote__content{text-align:right}.elementor-blockquote--align-right .elementor-blockquote footer{flex-direction:row-reverse}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote{text-align:center}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote__author,.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote footer{display:block}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote__tweet-button{margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto}<\/style>\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tTourism is certainly one of the Caribbean's main economic sectors as It is even referred to as 'the most tourism-dependent region worldwide.'\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<footer>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0f2e83\" data-id=\"a0f2e83\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcf3cd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcf3cd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Caribbean has a naturally strong tourism potential because of its large, beautiful tourist areas with diverse geographic qualities. From forests to beaches, the Caribbean definitely holds innate beauty and robust tourism advantage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">However, in recent years, Caribbean tourism\u2019s growth rate has stalled, and the region\u2019s global market share has started to decline. Since tourism is the main driver of the Caribbean\u2019s economic growth and employment, there\u2019s now a growing need to explore opportunities for strengthening the Caribbean&#8217;s tourism industry, such as enhancing the Caribbean hotel payments flow for guests. The region usually caters to sophisticated clientele from advanced countries, and this calls for higher standards in terms of service, utilities, and infrastructure. One of the often overlooked but very important aspects of maximising tourism revenue is the booking flow and Caribbean hotel payments.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f965f51 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f965f51\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-541a02f\" data-id=\"541a02f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5127083 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5127083\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Caribbean Hotel Payments Challenges<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4c144d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4c144d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5e22d9\" data-id=\"b5e22d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad1c233 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad1c233\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 1rem; font-family: Poppins !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; font-size: 16px !important; color: #121212; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">Independent studies show that international tourists are more likely to spend money if the mode of payment is made easy and secure. When it comes to improving the travel experience in the Caribbean, there\u2019s definitely room to grow. And for that, let\u2019s explore some of the\u00a0<strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;\">biggest challenges for hotels getting payment facilities in the Caribbean:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Unable to get an online payment facility- only offline merchant accounts are available through the local banks which impede the process.<\/li>\n<li>Hotels are unable to store card details securely, thus opening up huge liability and risk.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Hotels are unable to take deposits or check card validity before a guest is physically present.<\/li>\n<li>If using Paypal, payouts are sent in the form of a physical check and can at times, take up to 6 weeks to receive<\/li>\n<li>Hotels are unable to receive instant payouts\/disbursements into their accounts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The good thing is that there already are existing payments and hotel technologies for better managing everyday hotel operations.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e471e7b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e471e7b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e39801\" data-id=\"9e39801\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2017dd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2017dd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Property Management Systems (PMS&#8217;s) and Embedded Payments<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64dbdc3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64dbdc3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-abeeebf\" data-id=\"abeeebf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4001753 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4001753\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Making use of a Property Management System (PMS) with <a href=\"https:\/\/kovena.com\/blog\/why-hotel-property-management-systems-need-embedded-payments\/\" style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">embedded payments<\/a> can generate a more refined and convenient Caribbean hotel payments experience for tourists within the region. With a PMS powered by a robust embedded payment infrastructure such as <a href=\"https:\/\/kovena.com\/\" style=\"font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">Kovena<\/a>, hoteliers can process guest cards or the VCC that travel agencies supply more efficiently. Once the guest makes the booking, the VCCs will be tokenised in the PMS dashboard, and the PMS can even establish non-refundable stays which can reduce no-show rates and increase hotel room occupancy.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to security, a Kovena-powered PMS will also have an advantage since all card details will be securely stored in Kovena\u2019s&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kovena.com\/blog\/the-cost-of-a-pci-travel-vault\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PCI Travel Vault<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By activating online payments, guests can sort payments before their arrival, which can help them have more time to enjoy as they arrive\u2013 instead of having to wait in line to make payments at the front desk. This is especially convenient during busy peak seasons.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, hoteliers can improve their cash flow as they won\u2019t have to wait for days to receive payouts and disbursements.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a huge bonus, hoteliers also love Kovena\u2019s white label feature, so they can offer a more branded experience to guests and generally elevate the guest&#8217;s overall travel and payment experience. This can easily encourage guests to book direct to also ditch the high fees Online Travel Agents (OTAs) charge.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0ee585 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b0ee585\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.9.0 - 06-12-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-divider{--divider-border-style:none;--divider-border-width:1px;--divider-color:#2c2c2c;--divider-icon-size:20px;--divider-element-spacing:10px;--divider-pattern-height:24px;--divider-pattern-size:20px;--divider-pattern-url:none;--divider-pattern-repeat:repeat-x}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider{display:flex}.elementor-widget-divider .elementor-divider__text{font-size:15px;line-height:1;max-width:95%}.elementor-widget-divider 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