Monster Travel – Merchant Profile

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

About Monster Travel (Member of the Freedom Group)

www.monstertravel.co.uk

Monstertravel.co.uk is a new online holiday company that puts customer choice, individuality, booking and service experience at the forefront of its ethos, whether that’s online or after sale.  Their usp is to offer the consumer the ultimate choice in holidays by offering traditional package holidays and tailor-made holidays using different flight, hotel and transfer providers, all at everyday low prices.

This makes Monster Travel almost unique in the travel sector versus specialist online travel agents who generally ignore traditional package holidays and tour operators who prefer to market only their own stock. Their entire product is fully online transactional.

Monster Travel provide holidays to all European, Caribbean, Far East and African destinations from all major UK departure airports.  City breaks are also a big part of their portfolio offering short breaks at great prices. Monster have just launched a brand new ski site, Monstersnow.co.uk (can be accessed via main site, and tracked as part of the main programme), for all those ski and snowboarding addicts out there. 

They cover all grades of accommodation and Board bases from cheap self catering breaks in a 2* apartment in Turkey up to 5* Luxury in Dubai.

Being affiliated with Co-op Travel, gives Monster Travel the buying power of the largest UK independent travel agency.  Their suppliers range from the traditional charter tour operators – such as Thomas Cook, Thomson, Cosmos and First Choice (providing package holidays), through to hotel suppliers such as Hotels 4 U, Low Cost beds and You Travel, with flights on sale from low cost carriers such as Jet2 and Easyjet; scheduled airlines such as BA and Emirates; and charter airlines such as Thomson and Thomas Cook. 

 

So why promote Monster Travel

• Widest possible range of product with great supplier relationships – Including the big names such as Thomas Cook/Thomson etc.
• Everyday low pricing – very competitive, conversion focused model
• Expertise in sales, commercial, product and service
• Real Service Ethos (during and post sale)
• 100% financial guarantee – Full ABTA and ATOL protection on every holiday sold.
• One stop shop for flights, hotels, “build your own holidays” and traditional tour operator packages.
• Above average online conversion rates – due to competitiveness of products.
• Competitive commission rates and incentives (see below)
• Willingness to work closely with affiliates
• To sum up -Monster Choice, Monster Value!

  

What Monster Travel can offer you as a valued affiliate?

• Flight and Hotel (Tailor made – build your own holidays); 3% commission. With an average booking value of £1100, average commission earning = £33 per booking. Dynamically packaged holidays equate to 60% of all online bookings.
• Hotel Only; 6% commission. With an average booking value of £450, average commission earning =£27. Hotel only equate to 10% of all online bookings. Their are unable to automate additional commission at this stage – therefore, if you customer books a hotel on its own, AFwill bonus your account for the additional 3%. Please note: bonus payments will be collectively calculated at the end of each month, and credited before the payment run.
• Package (Tour operator packages): 3% commission. With an average booking value of £1100, average commission earning £33. Tour operator packages equate to 30% of all online bookings.

 

Note: Monster Travel are paying an extra 1% on flight + hotel and package holidays until 30^th April 2009 on bookings departing prior to 30^th Sep 2009.

 

Affiliates, who go the extra mile, may be invited to join the bonus programme. If you would like to be considered for this programme, contact Victoria.mcquillan@affiliatefuture.co.uk  with details of your site and proposed/current activity and Monster Travel will review your application.

 

Voucher Code Sites

Monster Travel offers a separate programme for voucher sites, with a closed user group discount code. Commission for this programme is lower than the standard programme, however utilising voucher codes, will increase conversion.     

This programme is hidden and by invite only. If you would like information on this programme, or wish to sign up please contact Victoria.mcquillan@affiliatefuture.co.uk .

The extra 1% commission is also applicable to the voucher programme until 30^th April 09.

  

Programme resource

• Range of banners covering a number of product areas and special offers
• Inclusion in AF travel services (available as full meta search or dynamic search form -  from April 09)
• Regularly updated offers and advertising opportunities
• Regular weekly update on top selling and top converting destinations
• Over 200 destination and resort level landing pages set up and available to link to with pre-populated search fields.
• List of destinations and all possible route combinations.
• Ability to create e-shots and tailored offers listings, all deep linked (contact Vicki M for details).
• Offer Landing pages
• Customer review pages

 

To take advantage of the programme resource available, log into your account, go to the Monster Travel programme and click to view documents.

 

Coming Soon

• Stand alone html creative (WC 16^th March)
• Hotel level landing pages (in progress – est. completion April 09)

 

If you would like more details on Monster Travel, how best to promote or just want to give feedback on the site or programme – please drop a line to Victoria.mcquillan@affiliatefuture.co.uk 

 

To Sign Up to the Monster Travel programme – click here:

http://afuk.affiliate.affiliatefuture.co.uk/merchants/AddProgramme.aspx?PID=CA9FD45D1FBD

  

Thanks and very happy promoting!

 

AffiliateFuture and the Monster Travel Team

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Olympic Holidays – Merchant Profile

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

Olympic Holidays www.olympicholidays.co.uk

 

About Olympic Holidays

Olympic Holidays are the leading specialist tour operator to Cyprus & Greece.

In recent years Turkey, Bulgaria, Tunisia, The Red Sea Riviera, Luxor, Nile Cruises, Goa & Mexico have been added as this tour operator has grown in stature among consumers. Croatia, Montenegro, Malta & Mauritius were added to the portfolio in 2009. The traditional destinations of Spain and the Spanish islands and Portugal are now also on sale. European short breaks by Eurostar are featured by this expanding travel company. Olympic are now widely recognised as one of the best known names in leisure travel.

Flights & holidays can easily be booked on-line with an amazing range of simple 2 star properties to 5 star deluxe hotels, as well as a comprehensive programme of villas with private pools.

With over 40 year’s experience, Olympic Holidays is a name you can rely upon for the perfect escape. From the beginning, their success has been built on expertise and dedication in providing excellence in service and choice. Over the years millions of British holidaymakers have come to know they can trust Olympic Holidays to give them a quality holiday at a competitive price.

 For complete peace of mind they are licensed by the CAA and they hold an ATOL license that protects you financially and is your guarantee of security. They are also members of ABTA.

Olympic Holidays make exceptional effort to convert customer referrals and offer a variety of discounts, on top of their already competitively priced holidays and flights to find consumers the best deal.  You can rest assured that Olympic Holidays will do their up-most to convert your traffic.

 

Olympic Holidays Destination Portfolio (in order of sales):

Greece: http://www.olympicholidays.com/greece/q.s.4347.2.q.html

Cyprus: http://www.olympicholidays.com/cyprus/q.s.4348.2.q.html

Turkey:  http://www.olympicholidays.com/turkey/q.s.4704.2.q.html

Egypt: http://www.olympicholidays.com/egypt/q.s.4512.2.q.html

Bulgaria: http://www.olympicholidays.com/bulgaria/q.s.4670.2.q.html

Tunisia: http://www.olympicholidays.com/tunisia/q.s.4658.2.q.html

Croatia: http://www.olympicholidays.com/croatia/q.s.4791.2.q.html

Montenegro: http://www.olympicholidays.com/montenegro/q.s.4792.2.q.html

Malta: http://www.olympicholidays.com/malta/q.s.4790.2.q.html

The Gambia: http://www.olympicholidays.com/gambia/q.s.4591.2.q.html

Goa: http://www.olympicholidays.com/goa/q.s.4513.2.q.html

Mauritius: http://www.olympicholidays.com/mauritius/q.s.4819.2.q.html

France:  http://www.olympicshortbreaks.com 

Belgium: http://www.olympicshortbreaks.com

Mexico: http://www.olympicholidays.com/mexico/q.s.4549.2.q.html

New – Canary Islands http://www.olympicholidays.com/canary-islands/q.s.4812.2..q.html

New – Balearic Islands http://www.olympicholidays.com/balearic-islands/q.s.4842.2..q.html

 

So why Promote Olympic Holidays?

Key selling points and handy hints to help your promotions

 

• Average selling price per person is £462, with an average booking value approx £1000. At a 3% commission rate, you could be earning £30 for every sale you deliver.
• Affiliate conversion rate is above industry standard at 1.5% (for holidays), which is increased by the ability to deep link to destination, resort and hotel level landing pages.
• 85% of bookings are for package holidays – meaning higher booking value and MORE commission.
• Low deposits of just £49pp for summer 2009.
• Regular customer discounts and booking incentives. Currently offering 10% off summer 09 holidays and 5% off flight only, on top of the existing 7% online discount & £40 per person summer discount.
• “Live chat” facility, for customer support (brand new service).
• Excellent “informative” travel guide landing pages, allowing customers to research destinations before they book.
• Lowest Price Guarantee (T&Cs apply)
• FREE Redundancy cover – does exactly what it says on the tin!
• ATOL protection – book your holiday with 100% protection.
• Online brochure search and book landing pages. Allowing customers to peruse the brochure of their choice and simply click to book – sending traffic to these pages increases conversion.

 

Top three brochure landing pages (and products) are…

All Inclusive Holidays: http://www.olympicholidays.com/brochures/all-inclusive-holidays/180

Family Holidays: http://www.olympicholidays.com/brochures/family-holidays/181

Budget Holidays: http://www.olympicholidays.com/brochures/budget-summer-holidays-smart-choice-2009/173

Resource available for affiliates

• Inclusion in AF travel services (available as search panel or full meta search)
• Full list of destination landing pages
• Hotel list and landing pages
• Resort level landing pages
• Interactive search banners (coming soon)

 

Log into you account to access.

Affiliate Commission

Olympic Holidays pay the following competitive commission rates for affiliate bookings:

• 3% for Package holidays bookings
• 2% for Flight only bookings
• 7% for Hotel only bookings

 

 

If you would like any information on the Olympic Holidays programme, or wish to provide feedback, please contact Victoria.mcquillan@affiliatefuture.co.uk

 

To sign up to the Olympic Holidays programme, please click here: http://afuk.affiliate.affiliatefuture.co.uk/merchants/AddProgramme.aspx?PID=06BD84483EDD

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