For tour operators, travel brands and agencies
Partner with toltips
Three ways to appear on this site, each labelled, none of them on the card. If you run tours in a region we cover, or you are placing for a travel client, this page has the rates and the rules.
What you can buy
| Placement | What you get | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Sponsored article | A labelled article in the sponsored section, written by you or with our help, up to three outbound links, indexed and kept online for at least twelve months. Links carry rel="sponsored". Disclosure at top and bottom. Never on a comparison page. | $120 per article |
| Operator listing on the tours hub | For licensed local tour operators only: a region card on the tours hub routing bookings to your own WhatsApp, after our vetting. No listing fee. We meet you first. One operator per region per activity. | Commission per booked trip, agreed in writing |
| Link in an archive article | One contextual link added to an existing archive article where it fits the sentence, with a note that the link is sponsored. Archive articles only, never a comparison. We decline mismatches. | $50 per link |
Three or more placements in one order: 20% off the total. Agencies placing for several clients get the same rate on the combined order.
Minimum order $50. Rates are for launch and will move with traffic; an agreed order is honoured at the quoted rate.
What you cannot buy
A verdict, a round, a place on the tape, or a mention in a comparison. The 13 comparisons are scored from official sources by the rules on the editorial policy, and the one editorial round is ours. There is no hand in that process to pay, and a sponsor who asks is declined.
The rules, stated up front
- Every sponsored article carries a visible disclosure at the top and bottom naming the sponsor.
- Outbound links in sponsored content carry
rel="sponsored". A different attribute can be agreed in writing and is stated in the disclosure. - Sponsored articles live in their own section and are never mixed into comparisons or the tours hub.
- Operators on the tours hub are met in person, licensed, and listed on commission only; a listing cannot be bought.
- We decline gambling, adult, and anything that would mislead a reader about a real place.
- We edit for accuracy and plain English, and we do not publish claims about a place that we cannot check against a source.
- Placements stay online for the agreed term. We do not remove or reword them afterwards without telling you.
An example of what a sponsored article looks like, with the disclosure in place, is here. It is a sample and is kept out of search indexes.
Who this suits
A licensed operator in Madeira, the Algarve or a region we are scouting; a travel brand with something specific to say about one of the destinations in the archive (334 articles across the Caucasus, North Africa, Central Asia and Portugal); an agency that needs a placement on a travel site with real content around it. Traffic is modest and concentrated on a handful of comparison pages; ask and we will send the Search Console screenshot rather than a claim.
How to order
The enquiry address is published here once the site's mail is set up; it is not yet, so placements cannot be ordered today. When it is: write with what you want, the page, and the link. We reply within two working days with a yes, a no, or a question. Payment is by invoice before publication. Operators: say which region and what you run, and we will arrange to meet.