Is the Expedia are the best affiliate program for travel site?

Hi there, I'm launching new travel website and find many ways to monetize it. Adsense is my first choice and I'm interesting in Affiliate program too. I found that Expedia offer affiliate program for travel related sites. Is it worth to join? How much revenue will I get from them? Give me some suggestion.

Regards,
Sxperm

 

EXPEIDA? AHHHHH. Maybe you can make some money but you might want to know that EXPEDIA is listed in the top rip off link at the "bad business bureau" and has two dedicated websites due to poor customer support and lies. Search for "EXPEDIA complaints" or "EXPEDIA Victims" in Yahoo or Google and you will read horrible stories from customers.
Expedia is not reputable at all as people believe.

Good luck

 

Thank you for your info. I'll search for those term you given and If this true. I may find another ways to monetize my site.

Regards,
Sxperm

 

Lots of affiliates like www.ian.com which offers several travel affiliate programs like hotels.com and others.

 

Thanks I'll take a look.

Regards,
Sxperm

 

You may also try Travelaffiliatepro or Hotelscombined.They are quite reputed in the travel affiliate business and offer the highest commisssion-70%.
I have good experience with Travelaffiliatepro.They are prompt in payments has 2nd tier referral program with 10% commission.

 

I also used Expedia, they did not bad for me. Another good white label would be Booking.com, however, they are more suited for European traffic.

You can find more hotel affiliate programs at travelaffiliates.org. This site focuses on travel webmasters.

 

The problem with travelaffilatepro is that they offer no flights of vacation packages, only hotes.

 

I want to inform you all, Don't use Expedia Affilate Travel system (www.ian.com) Because we have copmplaint against them, we have $250 + Commission, when we send them request to payout, they are not responding.

Be Carefull they will distroy your efforts.

I hate these baster people who is playing with people times.
nawal@anktravel.com

 

There are also some inhouse affiliate programs, as well as travel affiliate programs from the likes of CJ

 

so,what program will be the best? then!?
to have all in one ,airfare,hotel,car rental ,vacation deals?

thanks

 

I use Expedia (IAN) and from my research they are the best one stop shop. they have the most products to work with and nice web templates and widgets.
my site is not ranking due to he fact that its so new so i cant tell you if it makes money.

 

at expedia,what option is better as they have like 4 of them the first one or the second one,what will it work better?
thanks

 

It depends if you want to use your own name (private label) and have them book on your site or send visitors to Expedia.
I like to keep them on my site. you dont want to put in a lot of work to bring people to your site, and then they leave.
I think you can make more with expedia ean private label. its also more work.

 

Hi there, someone knows if expedia pay commission for returned customers to affiliate websites? I've just read that on expedia official site:

Competitive commission rates from the first sale (up to 6%, depending upon the travel products)

SO the question is: if a returned customer comes to my affiliate website and then book a room for a second time, there are no commissions because it is not a first sale?

 

Hi All,
I also want to share my experience, Don't use Hotelscombined.com Because I have complaint against them, I have $200 + Commission, when we send them request to payout, they are not responding and also stopped my login from their server. I have sent more than 300+ visitors in one month

Be Carefull they will destroy your efforts. I suddenly received this email from them -

Hello Prashant,
As part of our continued commitment to our suppliers and Affiliate Partners, HotelsCombined conducts regular traffic audits on all Affiliate accounts. Our suppliers provide us with booking conversion data which we use to determine the conversion rate for each Affiliate Partner's traffic. We do this to ensure that quality traffic is delivered to our suppliers and maximum Lead Value is maintained for all Affiliate Partners.
Unfortunately, during our last review we identified an issue with the traffic originating from your account. Specifically, we analysed 152 leads tracked through your account so far and found that none of your leads converted into bookings for our suppliers.
We cannot charge our supply partners for such leads. As your account generated no booking revenue, as per our Affiliate Agreement Clause 11.2, please consider this to be your Affiliate Account Closure notice effective immediately. Your remaining unpaid balance will be forfeited.
Please reply to this email if you wish to discuss further.
Regards,
HotelsCombined Affiliate Support



I hate these stupid people who is playing with people times.

 

Some suggestions, perhaps more related to Europe, but still giving a persepctive on the industry.
Why not try some of the large or local airline operators? These days theu usually provide full package of services,
flight, car, hotel, insurance etc.
Ryanair.com is popular in Europe.
In terms of OTAs booking.com seem to be conquering the market, they have over 200,000 hotels and growing.
And if you`re looking for first hand information and networking why not visit the greatest tourism trade fair in the world
ITB, over 10,000 hotels and OTAs were available when I last attended in Berlin.

 

I also used Expedia, they did not bad for me. Another good white label would be Booking.com, however, they are more suited for European traffic.


You can find more hotel affiliate programs at travelaffiliates.org. This site focuses on travel webmasters.