We Reward Your Mediation
The ARA affiliate program is aimed for individuals who recommend ARA Tours to other individuals. When a direct booking is made, we reward the recommendation with up to 8% commission.
All individuals who accept the terms of the affiliate program, especially bloggers, influencers, tour guides, Costa Rican connoisseurs or foreigners living in Costa Rica who want to recommend ARA Tours to their friends and families.
ARA Tours has a large selection of tours, hotels, car rentals, excursions and transfer options. Our travel designers help with the right choice and are happy to advise customers in English.
The amount of the commission depends on the payment method and the product type:
Payment method: |
Bank transfer |
Credit Card |
Programs with packaged Price/total Price:
Car Rental
|
8% |
6% |
Components with individually stated prices
|
5% |
3% |
Extras
|
0% |
0% |
This framework agreement sets the terms and conditions for intermediaries who recommend and connect ARA Tours to direct customers and therefore receive a commission from ARA Tours. The ARA Affiliate Program completely replaces all terms and conditions for intermediaries, which were agreed under the former name ARA Club.
Participants in the ARA Affiliate Program are intermediaries. Intermediaries are natural persons who convey customers (travelers, natural persons) to ARA Tours without further intermediaries. These include, in particular, bloggers, influencers, Costa Rica connoisseurs or foreigners living in Costa Rica who would like to convey their friends, family members or followers to ARA Tours. Intermediaries are neither tour operators nor travel agents. Intermediaries are called “Affiliates” from now.
You must register at www.aratours.com/affiliates and accept this Framework Agreement online in order to become an Affiliate. Alternatively, Affiliates can also register by e-mail to
The amount of the commission depends on the product type and the payment method of the customer:
Payment method: |
Bank transfer |
Credit Card |
Programs with packaged Price/total Price:
Car Rental
|
8% |
6% |
Components with individually stated prices:
|
5% |
3% |
Extras
|
0% |
0% |
ARA Tours tries to sell packaged services with priority. Up to a total amount of USD 1'000 ARA Tours will recommend to the customer a payment by credit card and from USD 1'000 by bank transfer. However, the customer ultimately decides which products and which payment method he wants to choose, and the commission adjusts accordingly.
The final amount of the commission will therefore be announced only after full payment has been received from the customer and the affiliate is then entitled to invoice the commission.
In order for a booking to be made under the ARA Affiliate Program and a commission to be paid out, the client must have clearly arrived at ARA Tours through the mediation of the Affiliate. In particular the following customers do not run under the ARA Partner Program:
The Affiliate can either advise the customer himself or delegate the consultation process to ARA Tours. In both cases, the Affiliate reports the following data to
ARA Tours then offers the customer a written proposal with all conditions. If the customer accepts, ARA Tours books the services, confirms them to the customer and issues the corresponding invoice to the customer.
Invoices are generally due 45 days before the first service of ARA Tours. In exceptional cases, ARA Tours may requires earlier prepayment depending on the service provider. The exact terms of payment will be communicated to the customer with the offer.
If a confirmed booking is canceled by the customer, cancellation fees will apply. These cancelation conditions will be communicated to the customer with the offer. In the event of a total cancellation before the start of the journey, no commission will be paid to the Affiliate. If the customer only cancels parts of his journey, the commission will be paid on the remaining products, but not on any possible cancellation fees.
The following process applies:
Affiliates residing in Costa Rica:
Affiliates residing outside Costa Rica:
Affiliates are neither tour operators nor travel agents, they only recommend ARA Tours to the customer and receive a commission when a booking is made. At the moment of the definitive booking, a direct contract is concluded between the customer and ARA Tours. The legal responsibility for the fulfillment of the travel contract, the proper execution of the journey, the receipt of the travel price and the liability lies with ARA Agencia de Viajes Internacional S.A. (commercial name ARA Tours).
ARA Tours has a liability insurance policy with the state insurance company INS with a total coverage of USD 1 million per claim.
The exclusive place of jurisdiction is San José, Costa Rica
The Affiliate is obliged to inform the customer about the legal basis mentioned under point 11.
ARA Tours reserves the right to make changes to individual conditions and processes at any time and to implement them for new bookings without adhering to deadlines
I accept this framework agreement:
First and Last Name:
Date:
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Signature
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