Travel Sector News, Winter & January Sale Info, Affiliates Competitions, Commission Increases and more.

Are you ready for Christmas Break? Well, before I will wish you a Merry Christmas and all the best in New Year, I would like to let you know what was happening in Travel Sector and get you ready for January Travel Big Time!

Please have a look below for new programmes that launched at AW, for Sale Info starting now and many rewarding competitions for affiliates. I hope you can make the most out of this. Let me know if you have any questions, need anything at all or have some other ideas & new opportunities to share.

Thanks and now Have a Wonderful Christmas!

Highlights of the week:

• Superbreak is now live on Affiliate Window. Join Superbreak programme
• Suffolk Secrets, the leading provider of self-catering holiday cottage accommodation launched at Affiliate Window. Join Suffolk Secrets. Other similar programmes are Marsdens Cottage and Norfolk Cottage
• Affiliate Window Wins UK’s Leading Luxury Holiday Company, Kuoni. Join Kuoni programme
• Interesting read from our Client Strategist @Matt_swan40 discusses 5 things you need to know about mobile in his latest article here
• Cosmos has launched a New Look of their website. Join Cosmos Holidays to promote more effectively.
• Term 2 Stagecoach unirider student bus tickets now available online!! Join Buymyunirider.com
• Coast Country Cottages launched new website! More details here. Promote more effectively.
• Groupon Gateway Latest Getaway offers to promote here. Big brand which converts very well. Use their banners, emails, xml feeds to promote. You can also be added to the list where you get their deals with deeplinks into your inbox!

Promotions & Offers & Deals:

Holidays

• Opodo: Exclusive BA and Virgin Atlantic Flight Sale PLUS £15 off discount voucher, book by 10^th Jan. Check details here
• Cosmos Holidays Villa Offers, by 5/05/12. Check details here and here.
• Easyjet Holidays: City Breaks Offer for Jan and Feb 2012 here and Ski Holidays Offers here
• Pontins: Amazing Up to 30% 2012 bookings. Check details here.
• letsgo2: Escape UK Weather! Great savings for all inclusive holidays in Egypt and Jamaica for May and June here.
• Lowcostholidays: December voucher code and £10 off holidays, by 31/12/11. Check details here.
• British Airways: Goodbye Winter Sale. The list of offers for flights, holidays, flights with car offers, hotels offer here
• Voyage Prive New TV Ad and Top Offer with up to 70% off. More details here.
• G Adventures: December Discounts: 15% off Peru,  15% off the beaten trail in Asia; 15% off Nicaragua. Check details here
• Haven Holidays: 2012 Offers, Park Developments, Brochure Launch. Check details here.
• Pureholidayhomes.com: Not too late to book Sun & Ski Holidays, save up to 25%, by 31/01/12. Check details here.
• Intrepid Travel November campaign, “Win 30 trips in 30 Days” and on top of that- up to 20% off 2012 trips Check details here. Also check North America Offers! Up to 15% OFF and more voucher here. Book by 6^th Jan.
• Cosmos Holidays Daily Advent here. Each Day New £50 off till 24^th Dec.
• Easyjet Holidays: £30 off summer holidays. Check details by 24^th Dec here.

Hotels and Accommodation

• Opodo: Save up to 30% of deluxe hotels & Hilton Sale PLUS £15 off discount voucher, book by 10^th Jan. Check details here
• Hotels.com: Amazing 40% off Sale till 14^th Feb. Check details here.
• Premier Inn: £19 rooms available now until 30^th Dec. Check details here.
• Macdonald Hotels: Winter Sale with 50% Off & guaranteed 50% off your second stay in 2012, book by 4^th Jan .Check details here.
• Macdonald Hotels: Fantastic Festive Offers for Dec and Feb 2012. Check details here.
• Warner Leisure Hotels: Voucher to save up to 50% off December plus Half Price Upgrade on all breaks! Check details here.
• Four Pillars Hotels: Winter Leisure with B&B offers from £39 with dinner & kids for free. Check details here.
• Best Western Hotels: The biggest sale ever - Up to 50% off Jan breaks . Check details here
• Hilton Hotels: December Sale at Hilton Hotels, save up to 33%, by 01/01/12. Check details here
• Monarch Hotels: Good deals on Christmas in Canaries. Check details here. Fantastic Offers to Gran Canaria. Check details here.
• Hilton Hotels: Voucher code for the Hilton Newport hotel from £99 by 31/12/11. Check details here.
• Hilton Hotels: Save up to 20%, book 21 days earlier, by 31/12/11. Check details here.
• Hilton Hotels: Hilton North of Scotland Prosecco Offer by 31/12/11. Check details here.
• Hilton Hotels: Break in Scotland – book early to save up to 40% by 31/12/11. Check details here.
• Hilton Hotels: 25% saving on selected Hilton Asia Pacific hotels and resorts by 31/12/11.
• Apex Hotels: More winter breaks offers from just £59 per night by 28/04/12. Check here
• Warner Leisure Hotels: 2012 Early Booking Offer Save up to 50% off on 3, 4 and 7 night 2012 breaks! Check details here.

Tourism & Attractions & Experiences

• Budget Family Breaks Family Breaks on a budget at Legoland, unbeatable prices! Check details here
• Walt Disney Florida: 14 day park ticket for the price of 7 – Visit all 6 Parks for less than £16 per day by 31/09/12. Check details here
• Walt Disney Florida: Magical 2012 Offers! Dine for Free • 14 Disney Park days for the price of 7 • $150 Disney Spending Money. Book by 7/03/12. Check details here
• Walt Disney Florida: Save up to 30% in 2012. Book by 7/03/12. Check details here
• ZSL London Zoo: Enjoy Christmas at the Zoo with all the activities. Check here for details.
• Legoland Holidays: Competition for Customers: Pre - Book 2012 LEGOLAND Holiday and be put into free prize draw to win one of 150 LEGOLAND Model Workshop, by 24/12/12. Check details here
• ShowandStay: Great deals on stay and show for musicals such as Shrek, Matilda, Wizard of Oz. Check details here.
• SpaFinder: 5% OFF plus FREE standard delivery on gift vouchers by 30^th Dec . Check details here.
• Spabreaks: Receive a Free Hamper worth £50 when you spend £300 by 31/12/11. Check for details here.
• Secret Escapes (Lead Generation) Permanent commission increase to £1.CHRISTMAS & New Year CONSUMER Offer:  a FREE £10 Credit for joining up to and including 31.12.2012 Check details here.
• Legoland Windsor: Amazing 25% Off Legoland Merlin Annual Passes. Check details here.

Transport

• resorthoppa.com: Christmas Treat - get 15% off on-site sale by 25^th Dec, new 5% off all transfers, Infants go Free etc. Check here
• Holiday Taxis: 10% off voucher for all transfers. Check details here.
• skyparksecure: New Voucher Codes for Airport Parking by 31/03/12. Check for details here.

Insurance:

• TopDog Insurance: A special promotion – voucher code for 5% off Single Trip, 10% off Annual Multi-Trip, 12% off Gap Year and 12% off Long Stay, by 31^st Jan. Check for details here

Increased Commissions:

• Secret Escapes (Lead Generation) Permanent commission increase to £1.CHRISTMAS & New Year CONSUMER Offer:  a FREE £10 Credit for joining up to and including 31.12.2012 Check details here.
• Coast Country Cottages: Increased commission on for bookings on selected properties by 31^st Jan. Check details here

Competition for affiliates:

• Lowcostholidays: JANUARY DRIVE affiliate competition - reward programme for affiliates. Collect points and get prizes!See what prizes you can get from affiliate competition here
• Easyjet Holidays: JANUARY DRIVE affiliate competition - reward programme for affiliates. Collect points and get prizes! Check details here.
• G Adventures: Win holidays of your life with competition YouWillNeverForgetIt! Check details here
• Jet2Holidays: Every affiliate who generates a sale in November and December will be entered into a prize draw to win an Ipad and for the most improved affiliate Check details here
• Macdonald Hotels: Incentive for Affiliates to win a hotel stay at the Macdonald Linden Hall Hotel to the affiliate who generates the most bookings for this offer, by 30/12//11.
• Red Letters Day: 2011 Incentives - Trip to Beijing for Two, iPad 2 and Overnight Wine Tasting Breaks and Hit a sales tier for a guaranteed prize, by 31/12/11. Check for details here.
• On The Beach: Fancy wining £500 holidays vouchers - Write a piece on family holidays, by 31^st Dec. Check details here.
• Apex Hotels: Apex Duck Photography Competition by 31^st Jan. Check details here

• Radisson Edwardian Hotels: Be create promoting the programme for a chance to win win a 2 night weekend stay for 2 Guests, including dinner and breakfast at one of our 4* luxury properties!, by 31^st Jan. Check details here
• Pureholidayhomes.com: January 2012 Bonus Bonanza: Get £50 bounty or 25% bonus or have a chance to win iPad2. Check details here.

Hope you like it and find it useful. Check Travel Twitter Account if you need some ad hoc info.

Let me know if you need anything at all! I am always happy to speak with you about any travel opportunities and ideas.

Thanks and have a great Christmas Break!

Aga Marchewka
Travel Specialist

aga.marchewka@digitalwindow.com

Tel: 020 7553 2473
Twitter: @travel_aw