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Travel

Flexible payments for travel experiences

Let customers secure high-value trips, tours, and experiences with a deposit while you lock in revenue

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Challenges selling travel

If you sell trips, tours, or experiences that take months to plan and deliver, you’ve likely run into these challenges:

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High upfront costs

Large, one-time payments can stop customers from booking, even when they’re excited about the trip.

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Long planning timelines

Travel is often booked far in advance, leaving room for second thoughts and cancellations.

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Cash flow gaps before departure

You need committed bookings early to plan logistics, suppliers, and capacity, but full payment often comes late.

How we help
The deposit solution

Downpay lets you:

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Secure bookings with a deposit

Allow customers to reserve trips with a partial payment at checkout.

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Automate balance collection

Charge the remainder to the payment method on file closer to the departure date.

It’s a simple way for travel businesses to increase booking confidence and avoid the stress of chasing payments.

See how it works in the interactive demo.

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Use Cases

Built for how travel brands really sell

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Success Story
”Our use case is taking partial payments for group trips. We needed to set a specific date for the remaining payment to be made that wasn't tied to the original purchase date. We tried other apps but Downpay has solved that issue!”
Nellie Travel

BENEFITS

Why travel brands trust Downpay

Downpay lets you offer flexible payments that integrate natively with your Shopify store and travel booking workflow.

For merchants

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Higher booking conversions

Reduce hesitation by lowering the upfront commitment

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Predictable revenue

Secure deposits early to plan staffing, suppliers, and capacity

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No need to manually follow up on payments

For Customers

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Affordable commitment

Reserve a trip without paying the full amount upfront.

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Clear timelines

Know exactly when remaining payments will be charged, well before departure.

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Peace of mind

A straightforward booking process with transparent terms from the start.

Unlock Growth

Capture committed travelers and increase cash flow with partial payments.