Dear all,

So UK, we’ve made it to February – just! With all the nasty weather out there, most people seem to have gone into hibernation...! What better time to book a late deal I feel and that’s where we come in!

Here at otbeach.com, we pride ourselves in giving our customers the very best deals 365 days a year... and February is obviously no exception.
Whilst the nation’s couples go “Valentine’s crazy”... spare a thought for the rest of the population who really just want to escape the depression and coldness and fly to the sun for a bit of relaxation...

With over 40% of current bookings travelling within the next 6 weeks, now is a great time to push late deals!
Below are a handful of our “hottest” deals (pardon the pun) and links to help with your activity. We search more than 30 million airline seats and 30,000 hotels worldwide to find our best deals.


1. Morocco – Agadir from £311. Departs 25th Feb, from Gatwick for 7 nights. Staying at the 4* Argana Hotel (B&B).

2. Canary Islands – Gran Canaria from £243: Departs 23rd Feb, from Gatwick for 7 nights, staying at the 4* Marinasol Aparthotel in San Agustin.

3. Cyprus – Paphos from £254: Departs 23rd Feb, from Gatwick for 7 nights, staying at the 3* Paphiessa Hotel & Apartments in Paphos (Half Board).

4. Egypt – Marsa Alam from £470: Enjoy this luxurious seven night holiday, departing Gatwick on 24th Feb for 7 nights, staying at the 5* Brayka Bay Resort Hotel on an all inclusive basis.

5. Canary Islands – Lanzarote from £295: Departs 26th Feb from Gatwick for 7 nights. Staying at the 3* Galeon Playa Apartments (HB) in the popular resort of Costa Teguise.




Not forgetting summer holidays....

Feb is also a massive month for summer bookings and to help those sales roll in, we have the following offers live on otbeach.com

1. Kids go free (free child stays for most hotels)

2. Low deposits - now from £50pp

3. Pay for your summer holiday in instalments ( providing your departure date is more than 13 weeks out)

4. 100% Money back guarantee (This offer applies if your travel supplier ceases to trade prior to your travel commencing. Applies only to bookings made with On the Beach between 15 January 2009 and 13 February 2009, where departure date is after 1 July 2009)... Hurry, this offer is due to expire!!

5. Price match guarantee!


To give you a steer in the right direction, here’s a snippet of what’s booking (in order of sales).

1. Turkey – Dalaman
2. Majorca – Palma
3. Egypt – Sharm el Sheikh
4. Egypt – Hurghada
5. Turkey – Bodrum
6. Gran Canaria
7. Tenerife
8. Lanzarote
9. Costa Blanca – Alicante
10. Costa del Sol


General sales Points:

- 75% of bookings are for hotel and flight
- All Inclusive holidays are still the most popular for summer 09. Followed by Half board properties.
- Average Booking Value = £1100
- Affiliates deep linking to resort and hotel level experience a higher conversion rate.


Not promoting otbeach.com? Why Not?

With an average booking value of = £1100, at a 3% commission rate – you could be earning £33 for every sale you deliver. Affiliates who make that extra bit of effort may be invited to join the hidden programme.
Our affiliate programme has an above average conversion rate of 2.5% - making it a market leader in travel affiliate marketing.
We have all the resource you need to help you promote effectively - including landing pages, hotel list etc. Log into your account to access.

To sign up to the programme – click here


Barbados Incentive reminder

You still have 6 weeks to get those links up and be in with a chance of winning. All it takes is one sale to be entered into the draw! Obviously the more you sell, the higher your chances... Here’s a reminder of what’s on offer:

“On The beach are offering one lucky affiliate the chance to take part in the Affiliate Future Barbados 2009 trip. To give everyone a chance, criteria has been set as follows: Each time you deliver a sale on otbeach.com we will enter you into the Barbados 2009 prize draw. The competition kicks off on 1st Jan 09 and finishes on 31st March 2009. Winner will then be drawn at random”

If anyone would like anything specific to help with marketing campaigns, or even advice on how to promote, feel free to give us a shout. Victoria Mcquillan (Affiliate Future) is helping to manage the programme and can be contacted at Victoria.mcquillan@affiliatefuture.co.uk


Thanks and a very happy promoting!
On The Beach