Affiliate Disclosure
Effective Date: October 19, 2025
Introduction
Welcome to VocaTravel! We’re passionate about helping you discover amazing travel experiences. To keep this site running and continue providing you with helpful travel tips, destination guides, and recommendations, VocaTravel may earn commissions when you click on certain links or make purchases through our website—at absolutely no extra cost to you.
This page explains how our affiliate relationships work and how we disclose them to you.
How It Works
When you browse www.vocatravel.com, you’ll find links to hotels, tours, travel gear, booking platforms, and other travel-related products and services. Some of these are affiliate links, which means:
- If you click on one of these links and make a purchase or booking, we may receive a commission, discount, free product, or other form of compensation from the company.
- Your price stays the same—you won’t pay anything extra. The company pays us a small percentage as a thank-you for referring you.
- We may also receive free products, complimentary travel experiences, or discounts from brands we partner with, which helps us create better content for you.
This commission helps support VocaTravel so we can keep creating free, valuable travel content. We only recommend products, services, and destinations we genuinely believe will enhance your travel experience.
Where It Applies
This affiliate disclosure applies to all pages and posts on www.vocatravel.com that contain affiliate links, including but not limited to:
- Blog posts and travel guides
- Product reviews and recommendations
- Destination articles
- Resource pages
- Email newsletters (if they contain affiliate links)
Whether you’re reading about the best luggage for backpackers, booking a hotel in Paris, or finding travel insurance, if we’ve included an affiliate link, this disclosure applies.
Link-Level Disclosures
To make things as clear as possible, we label our affiliate links directly within our content. You’ll see labels like:
- (paid link)
- (affiliate link)
- #ad
- #affiliate
These labels will appear immediately before or after the link, so you know exactly which links may earn us a commission. We believe in full transparency—you should always know when we might benefit financially from your click or purchase.
Program-Specific Disclosures
VocaTravel participates in various affiliate programs. Here are some specific programs we work with:
Amazon Associates Program
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Other Affiliate Programs
We may also partner with other affiliate networks and companies, including (but not limited to):
- Booking.com
- Expedia
- Viator
- TripAdvisor
- Travel insurance providers
- Luggage and travel gear brands
- Tour operators and travel companies
Each program may have its own terms, but our commitment to honest recommendations remains the same across all partnerships.
Our Commitment to You
Even though we earn commissions from affiliate links, our opinions are always our own. We only recommend products, services, and experiences we truly believe in and think will benefit our readers. Our goal is to help you travel smarter, safer, and with more confidence—not just to earn a commission.
If we don’t like something, we won’t recommend it, regardless of whether there’s an affiliate program attached to it. Your trust means everything to us.
Questions?
We’re happy to answer any questions you have about our affiliate relationships or this disclosure.
If you have any questions about this Affiliate Disclosure, please contact us at info@vocatravel.com.
Thank you for supporting VocaTravel and happy travels!
Note: This disclosure is provided in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”