Expedia's Travel Agent Affiliate Program has added new payment capabilities and expanded an agency service charge feature, the Expedia Group announced.
New payment capabilities include enabling advisors to pay for hotel bookings via bank transfers, which helps advisors serve clients in regions where card payments are not practical, according to Expedia. The capability is live in select European markets, including Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain.
Expedia TAAP also has expanded its deferred payment capabilities, with travel advisors able to defer payments for trips up to one year in advance, an increase from the previous time limit of 280 days. In addition, it added capabilities to make post-booking changes to deferred payment bookings rather than requiring advisors to cancel and rebook.
Expedia TAAP announced an agency charge feature earlier this year, with which travel advisors can apply a charge of up to 30 percent of a total lodging booking within the platform. That feature now is available in more than 20 markets, including the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Mexico, Australia, Germany, France and United Arab Emirates.
Both business and leisure agents use Expedia TAAP, according to Expedia.