
The difference
You book through our link. You do not pay extra.
Affiliate link vs travel advisor
Sandals runs a public affiliate program (CJ Affiliate) that pays a marketing commission, typically advertised around 4%, with a tracking cookie. That is a publisher relationship.
Caribbean Resort Insider books as a travel advisor (through Bravora Travel) via the Sandals / Beaches Travel Advisor Portal and the Sandals Elite Advisor (S.E.A.) program. Advisor commissions are higher than the public affiliate rate — industry coverage puts typical advisor earnings in a much higher band, especially once club, concierge, and butler categories are in the mix — and the booking is a named reservation, not a 30-day cookie.
You still pay the same published price. Sandals pays us. That is why this site is not a coupon blog.
What you actually get
- · The right brand first: Sandals vs Beaches is a hard split, not a filter chip.
- · Room category advice. Luxury Included is the same restaurants; the suite is not the same vacation.
- · Date intelligence: weather normals, hurricane climatology, school-holiday crowding.
- · Flight routing that matches the transfer (UVF vs a 10-minute MBJ hop).
- · A booking credited to us so we can service changes, promotions, and storm policies.
How a booking happens
- Run the planner or email hello@caribbeanresortinsider.com with dates, airport, and who is traveling.
- We send a shortlist with a recommended room category — not seventeen identical quotes.
- You book through our Unique referral link on sandals.com or beaches.com (referral 158360, agent ID CHEL9601, Bravora Travel). Booking finishes on the official Sandals or Beaches site. We can also place the reservation for you in the advisor portal.
- Confirmation, names, and any butler/honeymoon extras stay on our file.
Trademark and domain note
Sandals does not allow partners to put “Sandals,” “Beaches,” or property names in a domain. That is why this site is caribbeanresortinsider.com — a Bravora Travel brand — and why Book buttons will point at official advisor URLs, not a trademarked domain.
