Tag Archives: Travel Affiliate Programs

Things I Think I Think – July 20, 2009

This week’s musings, reflections and observations about travel affiliate marketing… 1. I think that American Airlines (AA) needs to ‘wake up and smell the travel affiliate roses’.  AA just released its second quarter financials, and – surprise, surprise – they reported a net loss of $390 million. In a prepared statement to employees, Gerard Arpey, […]

Linking Travel Affiliates and Luxury Travelers

Although the failing economy has taken its toll on the luxury travel market, for travel affiliates, this super-niche still represents one of the most lucrative segments in the global travel industry.  Perhaps the best opportunity for travel affiliates wishing to sell to luxury travelers is to ‘link-up’ with Luxury Link, one of the world’s leading […]

Travel Affiliates Could Play a Big Role in getaroom.com’s Success

The founders of hotels.com, Bob Deiner and David Litman, today announced the launch of getaroom.com, a new hotel booking site which aims to offer travel consumers the benefits of hotel discounts offered by opaque travel sites, but in a far more transparent process.  Getaroom.com promises not only to be a boon for travel consumers, but […]

Hot Summer Deals Add-Up for Travel Affiliates

For the travel industry, summertime connotes peak season, the time of year when many American and European travelers head off to take their main vacation.  Whether it’s a leisurely stay at some beach-side resort for ‘sun & fun’, a traipse to take in the culture and history of some storied city or countryside in a […]

Things I Think I Think – July 6, 2009

This week’s musings, reflections and observations about travel affiliate marketing… 1. I was thinking recently about the short- to medium-term fate of the US dollar and its subsequent impact on the travel and travel affiliate industries, particularly in light of the recent run-up in the price of oil, the seemingly bottomless pit that is referred […]

Exploring Travel Affiliate Opportunities with iExplore

What might make the ‘perfect’ adventure travel affiliate partner site?  Thousands of pre-packaged adventure and experiential tours to choose from?  Exclusive content that can be customized into privately-guided tours?  A personalization engine?  Telephone access to real, live expert and non-biased adventure consultants and seasoned world travelers for advice?  Low price guarantee?  A travel affiliate program […]

Capitalizing on US Traveler Vacation Trends – Insights for Travel Affiliates

The short-term prospects for the US vacation market seem a bit more promising, according to two just released surveys from Ypartnership, the travel and leisure industry advertising and public relations agency specialist.  This is good news for travel affiliates and travel suppliers alike, and a look at the two survey’s findings can help both groups […]

Why Hostels Are a Good Play for Travel Affiliates: Follow-Up

Last Friday, June 26th, we published a feature story on the burgeoning hostel industry which included an overview of several of the major booking sources for hostels worldwide, and the opportunities this travel niche represents for travel affiliates.  We received a lot of positive feedback about the post, as well several comments from our readers […]

Sports Toursim: A Ready Market for Travel Affiliates

If you are involved in the sport tourism travel affiliate industry, or are interested in doing so, you should consider booking travel reservations to Johannesburg, South Africa for July 5th – 9th, 2010.  That’s when the World Sport Destination Expo, the first-ever international sports tourism conclave, is scheduled to be held immediately preceding the biggest […]

Things I Think I Think – June 29, 2009

This week’s musings, reflections and observations about travel affiliate marketing… 1. I think it’s great that more and more executives in travel companies up and down the travel value chain are jumping head-first onto the ancillary revenue bandwagon…for many companies, this is a ‘no brainer’ as selling ancillary revenue sometimes is the difference between making […]