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How to Boost Your Travel Affiliate Income with Travelpayouts (Review)

Last Updated: July 14, 2023 · Blogging

As a full-time travel blogger and blogging coach, I am always on the hunt for the best tools and resources to make my job flow a little better.

Enter, Travelpayouts for travel bloggers.

Why apply for dozens of affiliate programs separately when you can join the most trusted and popular travel affiliates (such as Booking.com, GetYourGuide, Viator, Busbud, etc) all under one house?

Female travel blogger sitting on couch working remotely on laptop reviewing the Travelpayouts affiliate network.

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links that may earn me a small commission should you decide to click through and make a valid purchase (at no extra cost to you). Thanks so much for your support!

That is, in a nutshell, why Travelpayouts is so easy to monetize your travel experiences as a travel blogger and content creator—you have all the best affiliate travel programs at your fingertips!

But that’s not all! There are a handful more pros to using the platform versus applying to each affiliate program individually (more on those details below!).

I have been using Travelpayouts since late 2020 and in this review, I will spill the tea about why I wish I had discovered it sooner.

Read more below to learn everything you need to know about the Travelpayouts affiliate network and why you should sign up ASAP (like, yesterday).

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A Complete Travelpayouts Review for Travel Bloggers
What Is the Travelpayouts Partnership Program?
How Do You Use Travelpayouts to Make Money?
Honest Pros & Cons of Using Travelpayouts
Travelpayouts Pros
Travelpayouts Cons
How Much Can Travel Bloggers Earn with Travelpayouts?
My Final Thoughts — Is Travelpayouts the Best Travel Affiliate Network?

A Complete Travelpayouts Review for Travel Bloggers

What Is the Travelpayouts Partnership Program?

Without getting too technical here, Travelpayouts is simply an affiliate partner network through which you can apply to the most in-demand travel affiliate programs.

Unlike other affiliate networks, Travelpayouts is ALL about travel.

This gives you—as an aspiring or established travel blogger and travel content creator—the wonderful opportunity to easily monetize your travel content by promoting hotels, car rentals, tours, and so on—basically, the travel you already do!

Inside the Travelpayouts Partnership Program for travel bloggers.
Inside the Travelpayouts dashboard for finding affiliate partners

Thanks to the Travelpayouts Partnership Program, you can find and apply directly for travel affiliate programs across the travel spectrum:

  • Activities & Tours (Viator, GetYourGuide, Tripadvisor, Klook, etc)
  • Hotels & Accommodation (Booking.com, Vrbo, Trip.com, etc)
  • Flights & Rental Cars (Kiwi, DiscoverCars, RentalCar.com)

Plus cruises, insurance, travel packages, and more! And all under one dashboard, so you don’t have to apply to each affiliate program separately.

Essentially, Travelpayouts is the middleman between you and these renowned travel brands.

Currently, there are over 110+ travel affiliate programs you can join under the Travelpayouts partner network.

Here are even more fancy stats about Travelpayouts:

  • 10 years in the travel niche
  • 395,000+ partners
  • $49M+ total payout since 2011
  • $13M+ paid out to partners in 2022

How Do You Use Travelpayouts to Make Money?

Female travel blogger sitting on couch working remotely on laptop reviewing the Travelpayouts affiliate network.

Let’s break down how Travelpayouts and affiliate marketing work:

  1. 👩‍💻 As a travel blogger or content creator, you can sign up for Travelpayouts. It is particularly enticing for new bloggers/creators as there is a no-entry threshold. Anyone can join, even if you are just getting started (which means you can monetize faster!).

  2. ✅ Once in your dashboard, you can search and apply to multiple programs, like Booking.com or GetYourGuide.

  3. 🔗 After you get approved for each program you apply to, you can begin to create tracked links, banners, or widgets.

  4. 💻 Then, you can take those links/widgets and share them with your audience! Integrate them into your travel blog guides, Instagram Stories, YouTube descriptions, or wherever you create content.

  5. 💰 Once a reader/follower clicks and books the activity/hotel/rental/etc through your links/widgets, you will earn a commission.

  6. ♻️ And that’s it! Rinse and repeat. The more opportunities (guides/content) you can place links/widgets in, and the more your audience grows, the more passive income you can make.

As you can see, affiliate marketing is a fantastic way to earn money as a travel blogger because you can naturally promote the type of travel you already do and love.

This is why Travelpayouts, in particular, is so great. It just makes affiliate marketing for travel bloggers easy.

Back when I started blogging, I was applying left and right to programs that didn’t make sense for me or my audience. It also gets so tedious to set up multiple different accounts and try to keep track of affiliate earnings.

With Travelpayouts, all your travel affiliate earnings are in one place.

🌟 Plus, you can track the performance of each affiliate program, review program terms and commission rates, and get all the support and extra tools you need thanks to their customer service, valuable blog posts, and the Travelpayouts Academy where you can learn (for FREE) how to improve your affiliate marketing strategy—yes, again, all of this in one place! Now you see why I wish I had joined it sooner?!

Honest Pros & Cons of Using Travelpayouts

Female travel blogger sitting on couch working remotely on laptop reviewing the Travelpayouts affiliate network.

Travelpayouts Pros

To recap, here are the main pros of using Travelpayouts as a travel blogger or content creator.

  1. Low entry threshold: Skip the wait line. Some programs will require an approval process while others you can join immediately.

  2. High commissions: Travelpayouts is the middleman, so they’ve negotiated good terms for their partners. In most cases, commission rates are on par with the rates offered by the affiliate program if you were to apply directly and separately.

  3. Diversity of programs: From hotels to rental car sites to tours and activity providers, Travelpayouts hosts over 100+ travel affiliate programs.

  4. A single wallet for withdrawing money: This is probably my favorite feature, as it cuts out a lot of unnecessary work and maintenance for you. You can quickly accumulate earnings and withdraw it all into the same account conveniently through PayPal, WebMoney, or by setting up your bank account.

  5. Extra perks: Travelpayouts offers regular promotions from brands like double commissions in addition to free webinars by professional bloggers, which you take advantage of for free.

  6. Takes less than 2 minutes to sign up and get started: Best of all, it’s SO easy to get started!

Here’s a gift 🎁 — use my personal code “BRI” to receive a bonus of $25 on top of your first payout! Sign up here and don’t forget to use my promo to claim this offer.

Screenshot inside the Travelpayouts partnership program with the Airalo affiliate program.
My latest partner thanks to Travelpayouts! I used Airalo so much when I was backpacking Asia this year.

Travelpayouts Cons

This wouldn’t be an honest review without my thoughts on how the partnership program could improve!

There isn’t a downside to using Travelpayouts, but my main takeaway or “con” is that the platform UX could be more robust in terms of reporting.

– Lack of reporting robustness (compared to direct programs)

Generally speaking, the analytics and dashboard of Travelpayouts give you all the info you need such as:

  • Program (i.e. Viator, Booking, etc)
  • Action Date (date of purchase/conversion)
  • Description (title, customer country, device used)
  • Sub ID (this is the identifier you give to the link/widget so you can track its placement)

But I have used all of the individual platforms by Booking, GetYourGuide, and Viator, and the native programs offer additional insight into your conversions (just slightly).

The tools are a bit more comprehensive-feeling on the individual platforms in my opinion as well. But they offer the same functionality.

Again, I think the UX for partners could be improved, but I recently was notified they were working on a redesign. So that’s exciting! 😉

– Potential income reporting vs actual payouts

I meticulously keep track of all affiliate earnings so I can match the previous month’s commissions with the next month’s actual payout (just in case there is an error). Oddly, my reports show a significantly lower number of potential earnings reported versus actual earnings that have been deposited into my account each month. (Not that I’m complaining! Better this way than the other way around, right? Lol.)

– No earnings from in-app purchases

Most affiliate programs have this structure or some type of limitation. However, that means if you have a mobile-ready audience (such as an Instagram following), then you might not convert as well if you encourage them to use the partner app (such as Booking, Viator, etc.) If you can, offer them a guide or a link where they can book directly through the partner website itself, rather than on the app version.

How Much Can Travel Bloggers Earn with Travelpayouts?

Female travel blogger sitting on couch working remotely on laptop reviewing the Travelpayouts affiliate network.

How much you will earn from Travelpayouts depends on a number of factors, but here are the main three:

  • Your monthly traffic volume
  • Your content & affiliate strategy
  • The affiliate partner’s commission rates

According to Travelpayouts,

“On average, our partners earn $15 per accommodation booking, about $6 per flight bought on WayAway, $23 per car rental booked on Discover Cars, etc. So, your potential earnings depend on how many sales you make.”

Earnings compiled from my newer travel blog

The real answer? It all depends.

My main blog generates around $100+ per day from affiliate marketing, but that pulls from both my Travelpayouts account and other affiliate partner programs that I joined prior to joining Travelpayouts. (If only I knew what I know now!)

My second travel blog’s passive income is growing as its traffic grows, which is so exciting!

Don’t forget you can use my promo code “BRI” to receive a $25 bonus on top of your first payout!

💰 Sign up for Travelpayouts here 💰

Also, while traffic size does matter, it’s not linear.

I know some travel bloggers who make more money with less traffic simply because of their strategy and the way they built their content around affiliate monetization.

As for how you actually get paid by Travelpayouts, that’s simple too. As a partner, you can withdraw earnings in one of three ways:

  • Bank card
  • PayPal
  • WebMoney (WMZ)

Note as well that you’ll receive your first payout once you reach your first $10 in earnings. And there are no hidden transfer fees!

The Travelpayouts Partnership Program is really a game-changer, especially for newer bloggers. But even so, top bloggers still choose to use the platform for its ease of use!

Here are a few success stories from Travelpayouts partners!

  • Megan and Aram, the creators of VirginiaTravelTips.com, earn over $60,000 per month from their travel blog(s), including affiliates through Travelpayouts. While those 5-figures are inclusive of ads and other forms of income. Even so, that’s such a wild figure, but it just goes to show you what’s possible as you scale!
  • Kieran monetizes his website and mobile app about Ibiza through Travelpayouts. Event ticket affiliate sales account for over 85% of his site’s income.
  • Maggie and Michael, the founders of TheWorldWasHereFirst.com, managed to turn their blog into a full-time job.

My Final Thoughts — Is Travelpayouts the Best Travel Affiliate Network?

What’s certain is that Travelpayouts offers something no other large affiliate network does: Focus.

Unlike so many affiliate networks out there, Travelpayouts is truly dedicated to all things TRAVEL.

If you are a travel blogger, it only makes sense to get inside and make use of their tools and resources so you’re not scrambling to keep track of and connect with new travel brands.

As I mentioned, my only regret is not joining Travelpayouts sooner! If you are just getting started or even if you’re already established, Travelpayouts has tons of travel affiliate programs you won’t find easily elsewhere.

Give it a go, and let me know how you like it! And, as always, drop your questions in the comments below!

Use my promo code “BRI” to receive a bonus of $25 on top of your first payout!

✨ Click here to sign up for Travelpayouts ✨

Pin this Travelpayouts review for later!

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Traveling solo in Nepal has awakened in me a confi Traveling solo in Nepal has awakened in me a confidence & sense of self (at the risk of sounding cliché), of “my essence” and inner Knowing, and where my compassion and passions mingle and thrive. I was reading some of your comments on my recent Reel about solo travel and how I put myself at great risk/in danger. But as I was telling my Tibetan friend, Sonam, tonight (yes, the new one I made last week!), I inform my decisions mostly by 1. Asking myself, “Would this make a good story?” and 2. Listening to my body and emotions. Yes, it’s risky to travel solo, to be a female in a male-dominated culture, to go out after hours with people you just met, etc. But doing that — and all the magic that followed by “allowing” — reminded me exactly of who I am at my core: Curious and open to the world, willing to get uncomfortable for the sake of finding magic and serendipity. Some of you said, “I’m too scared to do this, how do you overcome that fear of personal safety?” And to this I say, I don’t! Fear accompanies me along the journey. Living life is one big risk. It’s uncomfortable to be open, vulnerable, and unsure. But once you accept that and once you begin to let compassion and curiosity guide you rather than your fear, the real magic starts to happen in all areas of life, not just travel. I find these moments most in travel though, when I’m confronted with contrast and am left vulnerable to the world and the kindness of my fellow humans. My Reels are not meant to romanticize or gloss over very real risks/threats in life, but rather to share a real account of what’s possible (adventure, connections, love, etc) when you worry less about societal norms and what’s “safe not safe” “right not right” and allow your over-active fears to take a backseat. 
This is your reminder to trust your inner compass to guide you in writing your epic life story. ✨✨

To sum it up: 

1. Choose a life of adventure 
2. Stay curious
3. Get comfortable with being uncomfortable (otherwise said, seek discomfort)
4. Let love and light flow in and out 
5. Change is the only constant 

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The strength of women 💛 These ladies were lau The strength of women 💛 

These ladies were laughing so sweetly while filling up their water jugs at the Manga Hiti fountain in Patan. I watched them for a while and then plucked up the courage to ask if I could take their photos, which only made them giggle more. 

I've always felt that not being able to communicate in the same language makes for even more interesting encounters. Without words, we have to touch each other's humanity with eyes and gestures, and most of the time it leads to unspoken mutual understanding, acceptance, and love. We three walked away with the biggest smiles on our faces. I yelled out "Dhayabad!" (Thank you!) as they hoisted their jugs up the stairs, laughing all the way. I won't forget this shared moment between us 🙏 

Check stories for the landscape orientation for some of these photos ✨ 

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When you say “yes” as a solo traveler and stay When you say “yes” as a solo traveler and stay open to the randomness of life and the kindness of strangers, really wonderful memories can be made. Thank you Lama family and my new Tibetan friends for such a fun and insightful sequence of experiences 🙏 💛

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My first week back in the chaos of Kathmandu, 💛 My first week back in the chaos of Kathmandu, 💛 

Being back after 7 long years away has jolted my body, brain, and spirit. At first, I felt overwhelmed with the recurring thought of, "I don't know what to do with myself." It was only when acceptance knocked on my door, and I finally decided to let it in, that things began to shift and flow.
 
In Nepal, particularly Kathmandu, everything around me swarms like a hive. I have nowhere else to go but inside myself. I've discovered through years of slow traveling (and solo travel) that peace awaits me there -- a sense of independence, power, and knowing that is still, comforting, and safe. And I can tap into it whenever I need to.

Chaos and peace reside in all of us, and Nepal has a cosmic, ancient way of reminding you of just that. 

📍 Patan Durbar Square, Lalitpur

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They ask, “Why?” I was 29 when I embarked on They ask, “Why?” 

I was 29 when I embarked on the plane on the 21st, and 30 when I disembarked on the 23rd. How fitting. I spent all of my 20s abroad (except for my two final semesters in undergrad), and moved to Nepal when I was 21. 

What better way to say goodbye to my twenties than by returning to the start? I felt the desperate urge to start my 30s this way—alone on a one-way ticket with no concrete plans. I have both feared and longed to come back all these years. You see, I had made a promise to one of my closest Nepali friends that I’d see her again, but the reality is that I no longer can. 

She, along with another dear friend, passed away from cancer a couple of years back. The thought of returning to my old life here without my friends made me, well, incredibly sad. I had thought that, upon landing in Kathmandu—or taking a bite of my first momo—after so long, I’d find myself bursting into tears of both grief and gratitude. But I didn’t. Instead, I found familiarity in the chaos and chaos in the strangeness. 

Just being here—and the decisions and actions it took to get here—has reminded me of the preciousness of this one very short life. And that, by choosing to celebrate mine—at the exciting turn of a decade no less—by coming back to Nepal on a solo trip that would force me into daring discomfort when I could instead retreat to the comforts of family or my partner, is how I want to live it.

Truth is, a couple of months ago the thought of Nepal felt out of reach. It felt risky, unattainable. But the idea itself pushed open, just a crack at first, a door that had been otherwise closed. I could have more easily ignored my “what if?” daydreams—calling them off as too hard, too uncomfortable, or too far-fetched to actually pursue—and kept it shut.
But sometime in mid-July, I decided to look at flights. And I found one (truly, just one) option that could work. And it just so happened that it would fall on my birthday, or rather bridge my birthday. The idea of getting on a plane at 29 and getting off it at 30—back in Nepal—sold me. I fell in love with the story, the adventure, the unknowingness of it all. 

So, yeah. That’s why. Or as I prefer, “Why not?”
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