For the trade
How partners get paid, and how pricing reaches your client. Three models, each suited to a different kind of partner. Which one applies to you is agreed in writing before we touch a booking.
| Model | Who it suits | How you are paid | Who is on the invoice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referral | Advisors and planners handling one or two weddings a year | An agreed share of the commission earned on the group | Us, with you introduced as the referring partner |
| White label | Wedding planners and designers who want to stay the only visible brand | You price to your client; we invoice you at an agreed rate | You |
| Net rate | Established agencies with consistent volume | You receive a net rate and set your own selling price and margin | You |
A net rate is a price with no commission built in. You add your own margin and the difference is your revenue. It is not automatically better than commission: on a heavily commissionable resort programme, a commission split often pays more than a thin net rate plus your markup.
Which is better depends on the destination, the resort, the size of the block and how much of the programme you are running yourself. We will model both for you on a real enquiry rather than asking you to guess.
Nothing here is an offer
Specific rates, splits and margins are not published, because they depend on volume, destination, supplier contract and which parts of the programme we run. This page explains how the models work. It does not constitute an offer of terms, and no terms exist until a partner agreement is signed by both parties.
This matters when you are estimating what a wedding is worth to you. A $200,000 wedding might have $120,000 of commissionable value and $80,000 that pays nothing. Model the commissionable portion, not the headline.
Resort commission on a wedding group is normally paid after travel, not at booking, and typically settles within 30 to 60 days of the group's departure once the rooming list is reconciled. Partner shares are settled once we have been paid, on the schedule set out in the partner agreement.
If cash flow before travel matters to your business, say so during the application. On larger programmes an advance against expected commission can sometimes be arranged, and it is better to discuss that at the start than at the end.
Tell us your volume, the destinations you sell and how much of the programme you want to run yourself, and we will propose a model and terms in writing.
