How to grow your payments app with rafting and zip line operators
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
White-water rafting, zip line, canyoning and other adventure operators sell trips to tourists, school groups, stag and hen parties and work outings. Many bookings come the day before through hostels and hotels, others are bought on the spot, and groups often want to split the cost. Operators also sell photos, videos and transport on the day. A payments app that takes bookings and deposits by link, lets each person pay their share and takes payment for extras on the day can win these operators, and every customer who pays sees your app.
Talk to adventure operators
Ask local rafting, zip line and canyoning operators:
- How do customers book and pay, online, through hotels or on the day?
- Do groups ask to split the cost between them?
- Do you sell photos, videos or transport on the day, and how do people pay?
- What happens to bookings when the weather or river cancels a trip?
Take bookings and deposits by link
A payment link sent when a group books secures their places, and a clear record of who has paid makes moving a trip after bad weather simpler.
Let groups split the cost and pay for extras
Letting each person pay their own share, and pay for photos or videos by phone at the end of the day, means no one is chasing friends for money.
Grow through hostels, hotels and tour desks
Adventure operators get much of their business from hostels, hotels and tour desks. One operator on your app can bring the businesses that sell its trips.
Build it
Create your own financial platform.
Pick a template, name it, brand it, preview every page before you pay. Your brand, your users, your fees.
Build my platform →Questions people ask
What about surf and dive schools?
The surf and dive schools guide covers taking bookings and deposits from visitors, often on the beach far from a card machine.
Surf and dive schools →What about kayak and paddleboard hire?
The kayak and paddleboard hire guide covers renting boards and boats by the hour, running guided trips and lessons, and working at the water's edge.
Kayak and paddleboard hire →Can I call it a bank?
In most countries "bank" is a protected word you can only use with a banking licence. Call it an account, a wallet, an app or a platform. The accounts and payments behind a SendPay Business platform are powered by licensed partners.
Is there a step-by-step plan I can follow?
Yes. The free launch checklist takes you from picking your people and naming your app to setting fees, going live and winning your first ten customers.
Digital bank app launch checklist →How do I start?
Pick a template, name it and preview every page before you pay. Your platform can be live on your own domain within 24 hours of confirmation.
Build my platform →Read next
This guide is general information, not legal or financial advice. SendPay Business is a technology company, not a bank, and does not take deposits; regulated services on the platforms are provided by licensed partners. PayPal, Patreon and Substack are named as reference points only and are not affiliated with SendPay Business.