To better serve our clients and potential clients, the following is a list of frequently asked questions.

Q: What is the aRes Travel Affiliate Program?

A: The aRes Travel Affiliate Program is an eCommerce platform designed for the travel and tourism industry including Destination Marketing Organizations (DMO) Convention & Visitors Bureaus (CVB) owners of travel websites, and world-famous attractions to sell online travel through their werbsite. The "affiliate" shares in the revenue earned by online travel booking engine sales on their site in the form of a commission. Read more about the aRes Affiliate Program.

Q: What makes aRes Travel different than other online travel booking engine providers?

A: aRes Travel offers the industry-leading, private-label booking engine powering online reservations and ticketing transactions for the travel and tourism industry. We provide hotels, Convention & Visitors Bureaus (CVB), Destination Marketing Organizations (DMO), attractions of all sizes, and destination websites with fully integrated eCommerce booking capabilities.

aRes Travel affiliates have access to the expansive aRes Travel Network, and can sell any of our supplier partners’ products, from hotel stays to tickets for local attractions, on their site. They turn their websiteinto a powerful tool able to handle their customers’ entire business trips or vacations in one place.

But what truly sets aRes Travel apart from the competition is our commitment to building your brand. While our competitors only set up their booking engine and wish you well, we open up access to our experienced marketing and design team. We don’t just hand out a cookie-cutter website with color options or references, we help transform your site into your vision. We create innovative campaigns and strategies based on accurate consumer insights that drive traffic to your website and increase your bookings.

All backed by our high-touch, expert account management team who leverage a wealth of industry knowledge and unmatched client service to assist our affiliates as they achieve greater online success.

Q: What does it cost to become an aRes Travel Affiliate?

A: Because we are a private label, customizable booking engine supplier, we provide significantly more support and individual service to our Affiliates than the other big name booking engines. Depending on the type of website you manage and your marketing budget, a low implementation fee (if any) may apply. aRes Travel works with organizations who have a marketing plan and budget to support and drive traffic to the website. The marketing commitment from the partner will offset the significant costs that aRes Travel incurs to develop a custom booking engine widget(s), booking engine template(s), in-market hotel and attraction contracting, 800 toll free number, call center integration, training and ongoing account management.

Q: What types of clients does aRes Travel work with?

A: aRes Travel works with a highly comprehensive group of travel and tourism groups from a wide variety of categories. Here are just a few:

* Arts & Culture
* Attractions & Theme Parks
* Business Improvement Districts
* Chamber of Commerce
* Convention & Visitors Bureaus
* DMO's
* Ecotourism
* GeoDomains
* Regional Tourism Offices
* Meeting Planners
* Spa & Resorts
* Sports
* State Tourism Offices
* Travel Websites
* Transportation Companies
* Visitor Information Centers
See a partial list of our partners here.