Dear all,
We’re almost in the third week of May and still no real sign of this great British summer we have all been promised….
Ok, so it’s early days – but not feeling particularly optimistic about the coming months, we believe that NOW is the time to be booking summer holidays whilst there are still some great prices around, and to avoid disappointment further down the line (when the rain keeps coming and there are no holidays left). .
Unlike mainstream tour operators who have cut capacity for this season, we are an independent travel retailer, with access to pretty much every airline – including the low-costs and tens of thousands of hotels across the globe. All at unbeatable prices.
The beauty of it all is that customers can marry pretty much any flight they like, with a hotel of their choice – giving flexibility, and quite literally something for everyone.
As our “virtual sales force”, we aim to provide affiliates with all the info needed to be able to run a successful affiliate campaign, and this includes resource, offers and incentives as well as a steer in the right direction in terms of what’s selling and where to focus you attention.
In this post:
- - New 7,000 hotels, property lists and landing pages
- - May Incentive Reminder
- - What’s selling
- - Coming soon (integration into AF Travel services)
- - On the Beach site rebrand
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Up-dated resource – 7000 hotels with landing pages
We have just this second up-loaded the next batch of properties to the AffiliateFuture interface. The spreadsheet contains 7,000 properties along with resort, star rating and deep links – to make your life easier.
Click here and log in to access: http://afuk1a.affiliate.affiliatefuture.co.uk/resourcecentre/documentupload.aspx?id=3400
There are another 3,000 on the way…..
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May Incentive Reminder
You still have 12 days left to take advantage of this promo…. Here’s a reminder of the incentive……
“Win a 5 star holiday in Egypt!”
The affiliate who drives the highest amount of sales in May wins a 5 star holiday (flights and hotel) to Egypt for 2 adults, 7 nights (holiday up to a value of £1,200).Incentive applies to bookings made between 1st and 31st May 2009.
NB: Prize is non transferable or refundable. Travel dates subject to availability.
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What’s selling?
Top 10 holiday destinations
- 1. Turkey – Dalaman
www.otbeach.com/cheap-holidays/turkey/dalaman/index.html
- 2. Egypt – Sharm el sheikh
www.otbeach.com/cheap-holidays/egypt/sharm-el-sheikh/index.html
- 3. Majorca – Palma
www.otbeach.com/cheap-holidays/balearics/majorca/index.html
- 4. Turkey – Bodrum
www.otbeach.com/cheap-holidays/turkey/bodrum/index.html
- 5. Costa Brava – Gerona
http://www.otbeach.com/cheap-holidays/spain/costa-brava/index.html
- 6. Tenerife
www.otbeach.com/cheap-holidays/canaries/tenerife/index.html
- 7. Lanzarote
www.otbeach.com/cheap-holidays/canaries/lanzarote/index.html
- 8. Portugal – Algarve
www.otbeach.com/cheap-holidays/portugal/algarve/index.html
- 9. Zakynthos (Zante)
www.otbeach.com/cheap-holidays/greece/zante/index.html
- 10. Ibiza
www.otbeach.com/cheap-holidays/balearics/ibiza/index.html
Top 10 hotels
Top 5 City Breaks
- 1. Amsterdam
www.otbeach.com/cheap-holidays/city-breaks/amsterdam/index.html
- 2. Barcelona
www.otbeach.com/cheap-holidays/city-breaks/barcelona/index.html
- 3. Paris – Charles de Gaulle
- 4. Rome
www.otbeach.com/cheap-holidays/city-breaks/rome/index.html
- 5. Milan
www.otbeach.com/cheap-holidays/city-breaks/milan/index.html
Top 10 departure airports:
- 1. London Gatwick
- 2. Manchester
- 3. Newcastle
- 4. East Midlands
- 5. Glasgow
- 6. Birmingham
- 7. Luton
- 8. Liverpool
- 9. Edinburgh
- 10. Bristol
General sales hints:
- - We now do slightly more flight and hotel only than previous year
- o 70 % of bookings are for hotel and flight
- o 15% of bookings are flight only and 15% hotel only
- - Over 80% of bookings are for the “late market” (summer 2009)
- o Site searches are currently split 20% for May, 23% June, 18% July, 15% August, 11% September, 13% other
- - Average basket Value is £1,100
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Coming soon to an AffiliateFuture travel search near you…
We are almost there in terms of integration into AffiliateFuture travel services, meaning that our results will be present in both the full white label offering provided and powered by AffiliateFuture and the “holiday search boxes” – available to pick up from your account. The estimated “live date” is W/C Monday 1st June.
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New site – New functionality
We’re really excited, we hope you’ll be. We are in the middle of refreshing our visual identity and our sites look and feel. Timing wise, we’re looking to launch towards the end of 2009 for a January 2010 launch. We’ll keep you posted on exact timings and we will give you a heads up over the next few months on what to expect, what the site looks like and what tools and applications we’re creating that will improve online conversion.
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We have all the resource you need to help you promote On the Beach effectively, as well as a dedicated account manager at AffiliateFuture. If you need any help, advice or wish to provide feedback – please contact Victoria.mcquillan@affiliatefuture.co.uk
To sign up to the programme, click here: http://afuk.affiliate.affiliatefuture.co.uk/merchants/AddProgramme.aspx?PID=2617FC594046
Thanks and a very happy promoting!
On The Beach and AffiliateFuture
