Learn more about becoming a Hotels Diary travel & hotel reviewer.
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Hotels Diary Branded Email Address + Hosting:
You’ll receive a professional email address under our domain to receive exclusive access to all our hotel connections. The first door to unlimited hotels, resorts & villas.
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Access to Our Hotel, Resorts & Villas Connections:
Tap into our extensive portfolio and database of more than 27.000+ luxury hotels, villas, and resorts worldwide. The second door to unlimited hotels, resorts & villas.
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Weekly Updated Hotel Database:
Stay ahead with our regularly updated database of connections, Weekly new hotels, resorts, villas & experiences are added for you. The third door to unlimited hotels, resorts & villas.
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Hotel Photography & Hotel Collaboration Guidelines:
Unlike many agencies, you retain full rights to your work, photographs, stories that you capture if you join us.
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Comprehensive Partnership Presentation + Guidelines:
Equip yourself with all the knowledge you need to succeed, we did the work for you!
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1-on-1 Call with Your Manager:
Get personalized support with an initial setup call to get you integrated in the team, we got your back.
Flexible Partnership: You are free to cancel your partnership with us at any time after the initial 30-day period following the completion of your setup within the admin and Hotels Diary systems.
What to Expect
If your objective is to secure paid partnerships with hotels, be prepared to invest significant time and effort. For complimentary stays and barter agreements, the process is very straightforward and simple. You can secure as many as you wish based on your travel plans, whether on weekends, full-time, or during paid holidays. Simply use our program and the database, select the hotel partners and enjoy the process with us. Our priority is your passion and your commitment to grow alongside Hotels Diary.
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To maintain the high image and standards of Hotels Diary, it is required to have your Hotels Diary email address when reaching out to our database of luxury hotels, resorts & villas.
Consider this: an average 5-star hotel costs €200 a night. For just one night. Our partners travel weekly, monthly, or every 3 months for 3-6 nights during each visit. 🎉
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Core Training &
Travel & Hotel Reviewer Program
What is it?
an in-depth presentation on how to get started, no matter if you have no experience or if you have been working with hotels for couple years. We’ll reach out to hotels, villas, resorts & experiences together with you. You’ll get our template toolkit to start sending emails yourself so that you plan as you wish!
Time Commitment
2 hours
Cost
Complimentary for all Hotels Diary team members & reviewers.
Hotels Diary Branded Email &
27,000+ Hotel Database
What is it?
Get access to your own branded Hotels Diary email address. This will help you get access to all our partners, hotels, resorts, villas & experiences as soon as today. You’ll also get our shared hotel, resorts & villas database with more than 27,000+ connections for you to use with your own Hotels Diary email address.
Time Commitment
Flexible, depending on your goals.
Cost
€47 Hotels Diary Email Address Setup & Onboarding: This one-time fee provides you with a branded Hotels Diary email address, giving you access to as many hotels as you wish, provided you remain a trusted partner and reviewer within Hotels Diary.
€70 Monthly Administration Fee: This monthly fee ensures you continue to benefit from our tools and receive new hotel and resort connections during the entire partnership.
What happens when you get accepted?
Here’s what you can expect after paying the setup fees and starting as a Hotels Diary Hotel & Travel Reviewer:
Instant Access to Your Hotels Diary Email
You will immediately receive your personalized Hotels Diary email address (YOURNAME@thehotelsdiary.com). This will be your primary tool for reaching out to our extensive network of luxury hotels, resorts, villas, and travel connections. Your Hotels Diary email lends credibility and establishes your professional presence from the get-go.
Dive into Our Exclusive Database
Gain direct access to our comprehensive database of over 27,000 luxury connections. Whether you're interested in exploring destinations like Ibiza or anywhere else, simply navigate the database by country – click on Spain for Ibiza, and you'll be ready to send emails and get started today!
Comprehensive Resource Package
To ensure your success, we provide a suite of six essential PDFs:
Hotels Diary - Partnership Presentation
Hotels Diary - Bird's Eye Partnership Overview
Hotels Diary - Mastering Hotel Negotiations
Hotels Diary - Guide: During & After your stay
Hotels Diary - Partner Full Collaboration Guide
Hotels Diary - Partner Database: Important Guidelines
These resources are designed to help you effectively reach out, send compelling emails, and present yourself professionally.
Core Training & Presentations
Receive in-depth training and multiple presentations by Hotels Diary to equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary for success. Our core training program will guide you through the best practices and strategies for engaging with top-tier hotels and resorts.
Get Featured on @hotelsdiary
As a partner, your hotel reviews, pictures, and collaborations will be featured on our @hotelsdiary Instagram page and website, promoting the hotels to over 10M+ impressions. This not only helps the hotels gain visibility but also showcases your beautiful photography. You retain the rights to all your pictures, and we will always credit you when posting on our page.
Apply Here!
With all these tools and resources at your fingertips, you can start making connections and creating unforgettable experiences right away. Join us and become part of a vibrant community dedicated to luxury travel and hospitality excellence.
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A travel & hotel reviewer is an passionate individual who captures stories & documents visually extraordinary travel experiences & properties. As a travel & hotel reviewer, you will be the architect of dream vacations. the trusted source to exotic destinations, and the curator of lifelong memories.
As a Travel & Hotel Reviewer you gain access to all our Hotels Diary partners (27,000+ Hotels, Resorts, Villas & Experiences)
You also gain full rights to all the pictures, photographs, videos you take during your visits (collaborations) at the hotels & resorts. -
Are you creative? Do you have an insatiable curiosity for the world's wonders? Do you crave for luxury, hospitality & travel? If you crave the excitement of discovery, the joy of inspiring others, and the satisfaction of helping the travel & hospitality industry, travel reviewing could be your ideal career.
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Hotels Diary has been carefully building relationships and connections with top best hotels, resorts, villas & experiences. Join our 25,000+ global Partners.
If you're looking for a program focused on luxury leisure travel, Hotels Diary is the right fit for you. -
Takes pictures & videos (content) for hotels, resorts, villas in return for a free stay (barter agreement).
Promote those hotels, resorts & villas on Hotels Diary (website & Instagram) to build more connections
Promote those hotels, resorts & villas on their own socials (Instagram preferably).
Curate travel experiences that weave together the finest details with highly organized logistics
Design and document itineraries for others (friends, families or clients)
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It can typically take 1-3 years to generate a steady income as a hotel reviewer. It’s not about just traveling the world for free in those exclusive places. Consider the following:
Growth is based on the number of clients you start with, how you build a client base, and the trip volume.
You should be prepared to go a year without making significant income.
Our top partners have accumulated enough sales experience.
Hotels Diary's Core Training and Hotels Diary's Hotel & Travel Reviewer program can help you ramp up your career more quickly.
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There are many different models, but there are two primary revenue sources:
Photography, videography, and social media promotion services for hotels, resorts, and villas, compensated by the property.
Writing, blogging, social media management, or related marketing services offered to those hotels, resorts & villas.
Additional Resources for New Reviewers
If you are a changing careers or are otherwise new to the travel industry, Hotels Diary has some resources to help you get started.
Fabian Samir went from being a sales rep to a Hotels Diary member travel & hotel reviewer. Read his tips on how to make the shift successfully.
