Travel Agency Payment Processing: Why Calendar-Modeled Reserves Beat Flat Percentages

By Clay Shivers · May 19, 2026 · 9 min read

A travel agency on a flat 10% reserve is paying for the risk twice: in the reserve and in the working capital tied up. Calendar-modeled reserves at a travel-specialty acquirer release real money. The four dispute reasons, the ARC/IATA/BSP layer, and the $180K working capital recovery.