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 from May 15 to July 31, 2025, revealed transactions made through Craftgate's infrastructure by member businesses operating in various fields such as hotel reservations, car rentals, ticket sales, and tour/event services, via contracted payment providers. During this period, the sector's total online payment volume reached 17,5 billion TL , with over 5 million payment transactions. Due to the high value of these transactions, the average basket value was measured at 3.425 TL.

Leading brands in the tourism sector achieved significant cost and revenue advantages thanks to Craftgate technologies during the peak payment traffic at the start of the summer season. The platform's Smart and Dynamic Payment Routing feature automatically selected the virtual POS offering the lowest commission rate for each transaction, reducing the cost per payment for businesses. Furthermore, Autopilot and Payment Retry technologies ensured uninterrupted and cost-effective completion of payments even in the event of interruptions or system problems with virtual POS systems. As a result, Craftgate member businesses operating in the tourism sector prevented potential revenue losses and achieved a total saving of 49,94 million TL between May 15th and July 31st .

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.

An examination of payment methods revealed that the vast majority of payments (81,36 percent) were made with credit cards, while debit cards accounted for 14,23 percent. The use of international cards was 3,71 percent, while alternative methods such as buy now and pay later , and digital wallets, accounted for 0,29 percent. Prepaid cards made up 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.