frequently asked questions

An affiliate program is a revenue sharing program where the affiliate (that's you!) drives traffic to a merchant's web site (that's us!) in exchange for referral commissions. When a visitor to your site clicks on the affiliate link to our site and completes a purchase, you get a commission on every item they buy!

We have partnered with Commission Junction to provide our affiliates with tracking, reporting, prompt monthly payments, and the flexibility of being an affiliate for any of Commission Junction's other merchants.

Once you sign up for and are accepted to our program, you'll be taken to the Commission Junction site where you'll create your own personal and secure account. Here you can log in at any time to get our banners and links, find out about commissions earned and even learn about how many impressions each of your links has received.

Step 1: Sign up! If you're already a Commission Junction publisher, click here to become a lastminute.com affiliate!

Step 2: We manually review all applications within 5 business days. Once your application is approved, we will send you setup instructions as well as banners and text links that you can put on your web site.

Step 3: Collect your commissions.

Just about anybody! Whether you run a large commercial web site, a small personal blog, a non-profit site, or anything in between you're welcome to apply to join the program. We also welcome owners of opt-in e-mail newsletters. All applications are manually reviewed, and we reserve the right to refuse any application, especially if the site or e-mail list contains objectionable material, participates in unsolicited e-mailing, is a "parasite", or if it violates the Commission Junction Publisher Service Agreement.

No! As long as you are an active affiliate, all you need to do is keep linking and collect your commissions.

Once your application is accepted, you will be given a unique affiliate ID as well as custom-formatted links that will ensure that traffic coming from your site is properly tracked. We maintain a 28-day cookie (7 days for flight, meaning that if a visitor clicks on a link from your site, you are credited with the sale as long as the visitor purchases within 28 days.

Commission Junction records all transactions from your site in real time, meaning that all impressions, links, and sales are tracked instantly. The Commission Junction Members Area has all of the reports and tracking resources you'll need to see how you're doing. You can use these reports to find out which of your links are performing the best and to optimize your site for maximum sales.

We pay commission for the following products:

Commission Junction pays affiliates monthly and when the commission balance is £50 or more. Please refer to the Commission Junction Publisher Service Agreement for more information.

lastminute.com has teamed with Commission Junction, a leader in third-party affiliate marketing programs to handle our affiliate program. They will be able to provide affiliates with trusted third-party tracking, real-time reporting, and monthly commission checks. For more information about Commission Junction, and learn more about affiliate marketing, you can read the Commission Junction FAQ.

The term "parasite" refers to technology (including browser plug ins, helpers, toolbars, popups, etc.) that intercepts and changes an affiliate's link. This technology is also known as "unsolicited commercial software" and is often found in Adware and Spyware software. Parasite activity essentially "hijacks" the affiliates link and the affiliate commission gets redirected to the parasite, instead of the affiliate who rightfully earned it. This type of software is normally installed unknowingly, often without the end user's consent. For an excellent description of parasite software, how it gets installed, and how to remove it, visit Doxdesk.com.

We are committed to preventing any parasites from becoming part of our program. If we determine that any of our affiliates are parasites, they will immediately be inactivated and banned from the program. Please email us if you suspect that one of our affiliates may be a parasite

Visit lastminute.com's Advertiser Detail page at Commission Junction to confirm that you have applied to the program. If you haven't, click on the "Apply to Program" button at the bottom of the page.

Once your application is approved, you will receive an e-mail welcoming you into our affiliate program. It will include all the instructions you need to get started. If you're ready to start adding links to your site, check out the next section on creating links to lastminute.com.

Current affiliates can get links including banners and text ads here. We will be regularly updating our links to include lots of resources to help you sell. You're also welcome to create links of your own, as long as they conform to the Commission Junction Publisher Service Agreement and do not abuse the lastminute.com brand. We have a deep link generator we have created for you: http://www.lastminute.com/site/help/about_us/deeplink-generator.html?skin=engb.lastminute.com.

We do have feed for some of our products please contact us for more information affiliates@lastminute.com

The best way to contact us if you have any questions or problems is to e-mail us at affiliates@lastminute.com