Dear All,

This communication is designed to introduce you to and tell you all you need to know about Monster Travel and our affiliate programme. If you require information not contained in this post – please drop us a line via our account manager at Affiliate Future Victoria.mcquillan@affiliatefuture.co.uk

In this post

- About Monster Travel
- Reasons to promote monster Travel
- Top selling destinations and landing pages
- Monster Travel affiliate offering
- Voucher Code information
- Programme resource
- Coming soon
- Incentives – commission increase and Barbados place up for grabs.

About Monster Travel

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. Our 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 us 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. Our entire product is fully online transactional.
We 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 our portfolio offering short breaks at great prices. We have just launched our 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.

We 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 us the buying power of the largest UK independent travel agency. Our 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 we offer -Monster Choice, Monster Value!

Our Top Selling Destinations (based on recent sales data)

Balearics – Sun http://www.monstertravel.co.uk/count…ds&destair=PMI
1. Majorca http://www.monstertravel.co.uk/count…ds&destair=PMI
2. Ibiza http://www.monstertravel.co.uk/count…ds&destair=IBZ
3. Menorca http://www.monstertravel.co.uk/count…ds&destair=MAH

Canaries – Sun http://www.monstertravel.co.uk/count…untry=canaries
1. Tenerife http://www.monstertravel.co.uk/count…ds&destair=TFS
2. Gran Canaria http://www.monstertravel.co.uk/count…ds&destair=LPA
3. Lanzarote http://www.monstertravel.co.uk/count…ds?destair=ACE
4. Fuerteventura http://www.monstertravel.co.uk/count…ds&destair=FUE

Greece – Sun http://www.monstertravel.co.uk/country_greece.phtml
1. Corfu http://www.monstertravel.co.uk/count…ce&destair=CFU
2. Crete http://www.monstertravel.co.uk/count…ce&destair=HER
3. Kos http://www.monstertravel.co.uk/count…ce&destair=KGS
4. Zakynthos http://www.monstertravel.co.uk/count…ce&destair=ZTH

Caribbean – Sun http://www.monstertravel.co.uk/count…an&destair=BGI
1. Jamaica http://www.monstertravel.co.uk/count…an&destair=MBJ
2. Barbados http://www.monstertravel.co.uk/count…untry=barbados
3. Dominican Republic http://www.monstertravel.co.uk/count…republic.phtml
4. Cuba http://www.monstertravel.co.uk/count…ba&destair=CCC

Turkey – Sun http://www.monstertravel.co.uk/count…country=Turkey
1. Dalaman – Main resorts: Marmaris, Olu Deniz, Fethiye , Icmeller, Hisaronu http://www.monstertravel.co.uk/count…ey&destair=DLM
2. Bodrum – Main resorts: Altinkum, Bodrum, Gumbet, Kusadasi, Turgutreis http://www.monstertravel.co.uk/count…country=Turkey
3. Alanya – Main resorts: Alanya, Antalya, Belek, Side, Kemer http://www.monstertravel.co.uk/count…country=Turkey

Egypt - Sun http://www.monstertravel.co.uk/count…?country=egypt
1. Sharm el Sheikh – Main resorts: Na’ama Bay, Sharks Bay, Sharm el Sheikh, Nabq, Dahab http://www.monstertravel.co.uk/count…pt&destair=SSH
2. Taba http://www.monstertravel.co.uk/resort_taba.phtml
3. Luxor – Main resorts: Aswan, Luxor (Nile cruises leave from Luxor also) http://www.monstertravel.co.uk/resor…?country=Egypt

Ski/Snow
1. France http://www.monstertravel.co.uk/ski_f…rance%20class=
2. Italy http://www.monstertravel.co.uk/ski_i…?country=Italy
3. Austria http://www.monstertravel.co.uk/ski_a…ountry=Austria
4. Switzerland http://www.monstertravel.co.uk/ski_s…ry=Switzerland
5. Andorra http://www.monstertravel.co.uk/ski_a…ountry=Andorra
6. Bulgaria http://www.monstertravel.co.uk/ski_b…untry=Bulgaria
7. USA http://www.monstertravel.co.uk/ski_u…ml?country=Usa
8. Canada http://www.monstertravel.co.uk/ski_c…country=Canada

For regular commercial info, please log into your account and Monster programme to access. Documents up-dated weekly.

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. We are unable to automate additional commission at this stage – therefore, if you customer books a hotel on its own, we will 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 30th April 2009 on bookings departing prior to 30th 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 offer 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 30th April 09.

Programme resource

- Range of banners covering a number of product areas and special offers
- 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

- Inclusion in AF travel services (available as full meta search or dynamic search form – from April 09)
- Stand alone html creative (WC 16th March)
- Hotel level landing pages (in progress – est. completion April 09)

Incentives and promotions

Here at Monster Travel we really want to look after our affiliates. Not only is there an extra 1% commission up for grabs on flight & hotel (Tailor made hols) and traditional package holidays – until end April 09, but there is also a chance for one lucky affiliate to win a place on the infamous Affiliate Future Barbados trip.

In order to be in with a chance of winning, all we ask is that you place a monster travel creative on your site and/or a text promotion for the duration of the incentive, directing traffic to www.monstertravel.co.uk . Each sale you deliver will then be entered into the pot, to be drawn at the end of the promo. 1 sale = 1 entry.
The promotion starts on 12Th March and finishes at 12pm on 30th April 09.
The winner will be draw at random on 30th April 09 and their site checked for promotion – If its there, we have our winner!

Ok – That’s it for now. 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

Thanks and very happy promoting!

Monster Travel Team