Craftgate Generated 49 Million TL for Tourism

Craftgate, Türkiye's leading payment orchestration platform, announced online payment data for the beginning of the 2025 summer season in the tourism sector.

The analysis, covering the period between May 15 and July 31, 2025, revealed transactions conducted through Craftgate's infrastructure through contracted payment providers by member businesses operating in various areas, including hotel reservations, car rentals, ticket sales, and tour/event services. During this period, the industry's total online payment volume 17,5 billion TLMore than 5 million payment transactions were made, reaching . Due to the impact of high-amount transactions, the average basket size 3.425 TL was measured as .

Leading brands in the tourism sector have achieved significant cost and turnover advantages thanks to Craftgate technologies during the busy payment traffic at the beginning of the summer season. Smart and Dynamic Payment Routing feature automatically selects the virtual POS that offers the lowest commission rate for each transaction, reducing businesses' cost per payment. Autopilot ve Payment Retry technologies ensured that payments were completed uninterruptedly and cost-effectively, even in the event of interruptions or system problems occurring in virtual POS devices. In this way, Between May and July 31 By preventing possible turnover losses of Craftgate member businesses operating in the tourism sector, 49,94 million TL profit they were able to obtain.

Highlights of Payment Behaviors: Single Payments Preferred, 3, 6 and 9 Months Installment Term Preferred

According to data from Craftgate member businesses in the tourism sector, 58,36% of online payments were made as a single payment, while 41,64% opted for installment payments. 3, 6, and 9-installment payments were particularly prevalent for car rentals and accommodations.

When payment methods were examined, it was seen that the vast majority of payments (81,36 percent) were made by credit cards, while debit cards accounted for 14,23 percent. While international card usage was 3,71 percent, buy now pay later ve digital wallet The share of alternative methods such as was 0,29 percent. The share of prepaid cards was determined as 0,70 percent.

Leading Brands in the Tourism Sector Are Getting Stronger with Craftgate

Many tourism businesses, including leading brands in the industry, are increasing their turnover, reducing their operational burden, and optimizing their payment costs thanks to Craftgate's advanced payment orchestration.

Accelerating the digital transformation of the tourism sector with its superior technology, increasing turnover and providing cost advantages, Craftgate supports the sustainable growth of the sector by offering access to multiple payment service providers, international and alternative payment methods from a single center.