Question about travel programs

Discussion in 'Affiliate Programs' started by Christian Little, Oct 19, 2009.

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    I've strictly done straight ecommerce/product sales affiliate work in the past, but I'm thinking about putting together a travel site for a change.

    Now from what I've read on various program pages, you get paid after the customer finishes their trip. So here's a question to those of you that have experience in this field:

    Do the programs show you all of your orders and how long before they are due to be used? Or do they only tell you when you actually get credit for it?

    I.e.

    Suppose you made 5 sales, 1 of which has completed and the customer did their vacation.

    Will you see:

    4 pending orders, 1 completed

    OR

    1 completed order
     
    Christian Little, Oct 19, 2009 IP
  2. dfourss

    dfourss Well-Known Member

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    Not all of them pay that way. Some pay per lead. Check out CJ...they have a lot of travel related affiliates
     
    dfourss, Nov 1, 2009 IP
  3. internetmarketingiq

    internetmarketingiq Well-Known Member

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    I have yet to see any programs report the same way. Totally depends on who you are working with. Even companies like Expedia/Hotels.com have different channels and programs that are not operating the same way.

    Pick the one you want... and give it a shot. Travel is a brutal niche with few major players and a ton of competition. You need to really focus tightly on a niche.
     
    internetmarketingiq, Nov 1, 2009 IP