Expedia
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- Commission
- Between 12% and 1%
- Referral period
- 30 days
Description
Merchant website: www.expedia.co.uk
Description:
Whether you know exactly what trip you want, need ideas, or want help narrowing down your search, Expedia.co.uk makes it easy to find the holiday that is right for you. Launched in November 1998, Expedia.co.uk is operated by Expedia, Inc., the world�s largest online travel company. The award winning, Expedia.co.uk is the largest online travel provider for the UK, serving millions of travellers every year. At your finger tips are:
- Millions of published and discounted fares on over 450 airlines
- A directory of more than 80,000 accommodation properties world-wide and 4 million rooms
- Car hire from the top rental companies
- Build-your-own holiday packaging technology
- A choice of pre-package holidays
Commission rates:
General: 1-25 Sales
- Flight 1% per transaction (typically this would earn you between � 4 and � 5)
- Car 5.5% per transaction (typically this would earn you between � 8 and � 10)
- Hotel 6% per transaction (typically this would earn you between � 10 and � 12)
- Flight+Hotel 3.5% per transaction (typically this would earn you between � 16 and � 20)
- Packages 3.5% per transaction
- Activities 12% per transaction
Silver: 26-100 Sales
- Flight 1% per transaction (typically this would earn you between � 4 and � 5)
- Car 6.9% per transaction (typically this would earn you between � 10 and � 12)
- Hotel 6.5% per transaction (typically this would earn you between � 12 and � 14)
- Flight+Hotel 3.5% per transaction (typically this would earn you between � 16 and � 20)
- Packages 3.5% per transaction
- Activities 12% per transaction
Gold: Over 100 Sales
- Flight 1% per transaction (typically this would earn you between � 4 and � 5)
- Car 7.2% per transaction (typically this would earn you between � 12 and � 14)
- Hotel 7.25% per transaction (typically this would earn you between � 14 and � 16)
- Flight+Hotel 3.5% per transaction (typically this would earn you between � 16 and � 20)
- Packages 3.5% per transaction
- Activities 12% per transaction
Please be aware that the tiers always apply to the next month. For example, you make 50 sales in January, this will put you to the Silver tier for the whole of February.
Cookie length: 30 days
Promoting Expedia
- Creative: Standard, offer and flash banners are available. Offer banners are updated regularly to reflect the most recent site promotions.
- Deeplinking: Deeplinking to specific products/offers is possible. Deeplinks can be created in the Link Engine section of the Management Area.
- Feed: Expedia has a Hotel XML feed
- Communications: Affiliates receive weekly emails including the latest deals and products plus a monthly affiliate newsletter.
Brand guidelines:
Before joining the Expedia Affiliate Program, please ensure your website does not display or sell advertising on any website that contravenes any law or regulation governing false or deceptive advertising
Expedia is the exclusive licensee of the Expedia trademark and get-up
The contents of Expedia literature and all websites owned by Expedia, are protected by the law relating to trademark and copyright. including but not limited to Expedia, are protected by the law relating to trademark and copyright. Affiliates must not directly or indirectly bid on the Word Mark ' Expedia ' or derivatives or confusingly similar words
No Doorway pages to be built around searches for Expedia No Masked URL's (inc add to favourites buttons) Must be able to navigate using the browsers back button
Unsuitable content:
By entering into an affiliation with Expedia.co.uk you comply with the following:
My Site does not promote sexually explicit, violent or deflamatory material nor does it promote illegal activities My Site does not promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, natural origin, physical disability, sexual orientation or age.
Account manager contact details:
If you would like to discuss any aspect of the programme further or require additional information, please contact Nadia Hulkhory 0207 553 2484
Specific Terms
What the merchant should pay for:
- Does the transaction value that commissions are paid on include VAT? Yes
- Does the transaction value that commissions are paid on include delivery charges? N/A
- Does the transaction value that commissions are paid on include credit card fees? No
- Does the transaction value that commissions are paid on include gift wrapping or other service charges? N/A
- Are commissions not paid out on some products or product categories? Yes, Activities and Package holidays
- Breach of programme terms and conditions
- Duplicate order
- Other
- CashBack
- Community
- Content
- Discount Code
- Loyalty
- PPC
PPC Terms
Do you allow affiliates to promote you via PPC? Yes If yes:
- Are affiliates allowed to send traffic directly to your website? No
- Are affiliates allowed to use your brand name in their display URL? No
- Are affiliates allowed to use your brand within their title & description? No
- Are affiliates allowed to bid on your brand terms? No
- Are affiliates allowed to bid on misspells of your brand name? No
- Should affiliates add your brand name into their negative keyword list?Yes (Thus preventing affiliates appearing on brand + generic keyword searches)
- Are affiliates able to send traffic from their PPC ads to their own site before sending the traffic to your website? Yes
- Are affiliates allowed to use your brand name in the ad text or display URLs of their PPC ads? No
- Are affiliates allowed to display their ads when your brand name or variations of your brand name are entered as search keywords? (e.g. vodafone, voda fone) No
- Are affiliates allowed to display their ads when misspellings of your brand name are entered as search keywords? (e.g. vodofone) No
- Are affiliates allowed to display their ads when your brand name and another word are entered as search keywords? (e.g. Vodafone Mobile) No
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- Bing
- Other