If you can’t beat them, join them, appears to the mantra in the world of European online travel agencies with news that Ebookers is to launch a travel agency affiliate scheme.
Expedia US follows European lead and launches agent affiliate scheme
In a reverse of sorts for Expedia and other US online travel agencies, executives have brought a successful business model from elsewhere around the world back home to the mothership.
Budget Center implements affiliate pact with HotelsCombined
Budget Center, a Las Vegas-based company seeking to leverage its portfolio of budget-oriented domains, launched hotel metasearch site BudgetHotels.com through a white-label affiliate agreement with Hotels Combined.
Budget Center is developing the following URLs: budgethotels.com, budgetairlines.com, budgetentertainment.com, budgetresorts.com, budgetravel.com, budgetskiing.com, budgetadventures.com, budgetcenter.com, budgetcharters.com, budget-cruise.com, budgetfishing.com and budgetinteractive.com.
Budget Center’s strategy is to launch these websites and build them through search engine optimization, search engine marketing and e-mail campaigns; develop an advertising/media business; and to strike affiiliate deals with travel websites.










