The booking payment information is provided in the Notes of the booking.
The payment information is also included:
- in the bookings email confirmation from NightsBridge
- on Quick View under Recent bookings
Additional information (from SafariNow) on the topic of payments is available here.
Booking Payment
- SafariNow takes the deposit payment, according to the deposit policy set on NightsBridge.
- SafariNow pays out the deposit to the property, less the SafariNow commission total for the full booking amount, within 5 to 8 working days.
- The property must collect the balance of the payment, plus any additional charges (for extras) directly from the guest.
- Contact SafariNow directly for all payment queries.
Example:
For a 50% deposit policy:
Example totals:
- Booking total: R1000.00
- Deposit total: R500.00
- Total commission: R150.00 (1000 x 15%)
- VAT (on commission): R22.50 (150 x 15%)
Example payment flow:
- SafariNow collects R500.00 (Deposit total)
- SafariNow pays out R327.50 to the property (Deposit less commission and VAT)
- Outstanding booking payment balance of R500.00 to be collected from the guest directly by the property.
Here is a breakdown on how this is calculated:
- On the total in this example, 15% commission is R150.00
- 15% VAT of the commission only is R22.50
- The total commission + VAT is R172.50
You may have a different arrangement with SafariNow on payments so you can contact them if you have any more questions using the contact details here.
Have an alternative arrangement directly with SafariNow?
If you have a different payment arrangement with SafariNow and need assistance, please contact SafariNow directly.
International properties
Receiving payment from SafariNow
- To receive payments from SafariNow, international properties are required to provide SafariNow with an invoice that includes their banks SWIFT code.
- SafariNow does to transact (pay out) to foreign bank accounts with these conditions:
- payments are on made in ZAR
- any potential fees incurred (associated to the transaction) will be for the propertys own account.