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How We Make Money

No dark patterns, no fake “editor’s picks” that are really the highest bidder. Here is exactly how 360 Business Tour earns from the travel pages you read.

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Written by Flavia Voican · Founder & Travel Researcher

The short version

When you click a flight, hotel, transfer, eSIM, or insurance link on this site and then book something, the partner pays us a commission. You pay the same price either way — the commission comes out of the partner’s marketing budget, not your ticket.

That is the entire business model. There are no paid placements, no sponsored “top 10” lists, and no partner has ever written a single word on this site.

Who we work with

Almost every affiliate link on 360businesstour.com goes through Travelpayouts (partner ID 400559), the largest travel affiliate network in Europe. Through them we earn from:

We also run a direct partnership with 12Go for train and bus tickets in Asia and Europe.

How we pick what to recommend

Every city guide, comparison, and when-to-visit page starts with real data: 34 years of weather averages from Open-Meteo, flight-price seasonality from the Aviasales API, and first-hand notes from routes I have actually flown. The hotels we highlight are ranked by neighborhood fit and verified guest scores — not commission rate.

If a partner pays 2% and a competitor pays 8%, it does not move the recommendation. I would rather send you to the right booking and earn less than burn the trust that makes anyone click at all.

The pledge. I will never recommend a booking site, airline, hotel, transfer operator, or eSIM that I would not use myself on my next trip. If a partner I have linked starts treating customers badly (hidden fees, refund games, support that ghosts you), I remove the link — regardless of what it earns.

What the commission looks like

Affiliate commissions in travel are small: 1–4% on flights, 3–6% on hotels, 8–12% on tours and transfers, usually paid 30–90 days after you actually travel and only if you do not cancel. A typical month pays for hosting and the SEO tools that keep the site running. It does not fund yachts.

What we do not do

Questions, corrections, complaints

If something on a page is wrong, out of date, or if a partner has let you down, write to hello@360businesstour.com and it lands in my inbox personally. Corrections are made within 48 hours.