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Basics
What is a branded site?
The branded travel site is your own Internet travel store open 24/7.
A branded site is a customized site which is hosted on TravelStoreMaker.com's web server and uses TravelStoreMaker.com's technology for online travel reservations but may have the look and feel of your website (company logo, background image, and colors). When your customers are finished shopping they return to your home page.
How does it all work?
After creating a branded site (customized according to your web design requirements or with default settings) we will provide you with a link to place on your website which points to your branded site. When visitors to your site purchase flight tickets, car rentals, or reserve hotel rooms with us you earn a commission. The status of your sales will be automatically reflected in your online activity report.
What do I have to do to have a branded site and receive payment for reservations made?
First, you have to agree with the terms and conditions in our Affiliate Agreement. Next you need to fill out and submit the Affiliate Application Form and to create a branded site for online travel reservations hosted on TravelStoreMaker.com's web server. Then you need to create a link on your website that points to your branded site. Finally, you need to assign an address in your user profile for receiving payment checks from TravelStoreMaker.com for sales made through your branded site. Your branded site will be enabled after you are approved for our Affiliate Program. Keep in mind that you are eligible to receive commissions only on sales, not on reservations, which is expressly stated in our Affiliate Agreement.
To begin the sign-up process, please go to our home page http://www.travelstoremaker.com and click on 'Sign-up' at the bottom, then on 'Apply Now'.
What types of travel reservations will I be able to offer to my visitors?
Customers can book flights, reserve hotel rooms, and rent cars online all over the world. Our travel system facilitates the sale of thousands of travel suppliers' products and services and includes more than 455 airlines, 200 hotel companies (representing approximately 39,000 properties), and 44 car rental companies (representing approximately 17,275 properties).
Not only can your customers purchase airline tickets at prices offered by the airlines but they will have access to thousands of consolidator and discounted tickets. These fares can be up to 70% off what the airline may charge. By becoming TravelStoreMaker.com's affiliate you will be able to offer these travel options to your customers.
Benefits
What are the benefits of becoming TravelStoreMaker.com branded affiliate member?
Creating a branded web site is FREE.
By becoming TravelStoreMaker.com branded affiliate member you will provide your visitors an extra service for purchasing travel online and will add valuable content to your site. This service will give your visitors a reason to keep coming back to your website as well as create revenue for you. We will handle all technical and customer support for your clients.
You will earn $4USD or $5USD per passenger every time visitors to your web site, including yourself and your company's employees, pay for a flight reservation; $20USD per every sold group air travel booking; $10USD per purchased vacation package and $1USD per hotel or rental car purchase. Our Internet Booking Engine integrates and supports both retail airline fares and consolidator, or special discounted airline fares to all worldwide destinations. When a client enters a request our system searches through all retail airline fares and special discounted airline fares we have in our database and provide the least expensive fares available.
As TravelStoreMaker.com branded affiliate member you will be able to brand an online travel site to match your unique web design requirements in terms of company logo, site name, background image, and colors. Your visitors will think you are directly offering the travel reservation service to them (most affiliate programs only allow you to place a link to their site with no branding feature).
Which languages and currencies are supported by TravelStoreMaker.com IBE?
TravelStoreMaker.com's Internet Booking Engine supports fifteen languages: English, Bulgarian, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Dutch, Russian, Romanian, Polish, Hungarian, Greek and Japanese. You can have your own travel store defaulted to a specific one of these languages or you can allow your visitors to select the language they prefer out of all the fifteen.
Similarly, you can pre-select a default currency or you can let your customers choose from the nine currency options we have available: Australian Dollar, British Pound Sterling, Canadian Dollar, European Union Euro, Hungarian Forint, Norwegian Krone, Swedish Crown, Swiss Franc and US Dollar.
Commissions
What is the commission and how can I calculate it?
Your commission is a flat amount of 4 USD per passenger per published air fare and 5 USD per passenger per consolidator air fare; 20 USD per sold group air travel reservation; 10 USD per sold vacation package; 1 USD per car or hotel booking. We have an online report page showing visits - including unique i.e. first time visitor figures, reservations and sales made through your branded travel site, and your commission earnings. This way you will know how effective and relevant your site is.
When do you send out commission payments and how often?
The branded travel site is your own Internet travel store open 24/7.
Commissions are paid monthly, but your commission earnings should be at least 50 USD. If they are less than 50 USD they will be rolled to the following month.
Conditions and Cost
What is the cost of becoming one of TravelStoreMaker.com branded affiliate members?
It's FREE and will cost you nothing!
Who can become one of TravelStoreMaker.com branded affiliate members?
Anyone operating a website or a homepage who accepts the terms and conditions stated in our Affiliate Agreement.
The only restriction is that you should be at least 18 years of age.
Do I have to run a travel agency to become one of TravelStoreMaker.com branded affiliate members?
No, all you need is a website. Customers who book and purchase travel through your branded site will be served by the TravelStoreMaker.com Customer Support Center. Please note that you are not liable for any travel issues, including overbooked flight reservations.
Can a web site based outside the United States be a TravelStoreMaker.com affiliate?
Yes. We partner with a variety of sites based all over the world and operating different types of activities.
Additional Services and Options
What is a Quick Search Form (QSF)?
The branded travel site is your own Internet travel store open 24/7.
The Quick Search Form is implemented straight into your home site to make it more user-friendly and easily accessible without extra clicks. It allows you to insert more travel content and advertisement, thus increasing the efficiency of your branded travel site. It drives more traffic and sales to your travel booking engine. Please, visit to see how this option works. To order a QSF, please write to
Will TravelStoreMaker.com promote my web site?
TravelStoreMaker.com will not promote its affiliate web sites but we would be happy to provide some advice on promoting your travel site yourselves through search engines and travel directories. We can also offer you several options to better implement your site - frames, quick search forms, and customization. In addition, you can choose a button or a banner from the Clipart page of our site and include it on your web page.
What is a Branding Technology?
The branding technology allows you to create your own branding site. Web site owners would be able to use it to create their own branded travel bookings sites, becoming affiliates of yours and helping you bring in more commissions.
Customer Support
How are tickets delivered?
80% of the tickets we issue are electronic tickets, which do not require shipping. The customer receives an email with his ticket and all that he/she needs at the airport is a government-issued picture ID. The other 20% are paper tickets, which are issued in one of our processing centers in the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, Sweden, Greece, or Bulgaria. In case the ticket is a paper one it will be delivered to the client by FedEx/UPS/TNT/regular post for a fee. It is practically impossible for the ticket to be lost in the mail.
Where are TravelStoreMaker.com's fulfillment centers located?
TravelStoreMaker.com has ticketing centers in the US, Italy, the UK, Sweden, Greece and Bulgaria, which take care of airline ticket fulfillment for all Affiliate websites joined our program. Our fulfillment center in the US is IATA and ASTA approved. Our fulfillment center in the UK is ATOL, ABTA and IATA approved. Our fulfillment centers in the rest of Europe are IATA approved.
Can passengers take advantage of frequent flyer programs?
Customers booking through our site can take advantage of any frequent flyer programs, frequent hotel guest programs or car rental cards they might possess. Frequent flyer numbers are entered automatically during the booking process on the Credit Card Information page. Hotel and car rental card numbers can be either emailed to us and we will manually put them in the PNR, or the customers can present their cards directly to the hotel or car rental company at the time of check-in or pick-up.
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