Viator, a Tripadvisor company, is an online marketplace for tours, activities, and experiences, with over 300,000 bookable products in more than 2,500 destinations worldwide. Its affiliate program pays 8% commission on every completed experience booked through an affiliate link, with reports of higher rates for top-performing partners. Referrals are tracked with a 30-day cookie, so the affiliate is credited for any experience the visitor books within 30 days of the click; commission is confirmed once the experience has actually taken place and the order is not cancelled. The program is run in-house and is free to join with no traffic minimums. Payouts via PayPal are made weekly with no minimum threshold, while bank transfer payments run monthly with a $50 minimum. Affiliates get access to link generators, widgets, banners, and performance reporting, and Viator publishes dedicated resources for bloggers, creators, and travel agents through its partner resource center. The program suits destination bloggers, itinerary and things-to-do sites, and social creators, since tours and activities are a natural add-on purchase for travelers who have already booked flights and lodging. The 30-day window and weekly PayPal payouts make it one of the more affiliate-friendly setups among major experience platforms.

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Viator monetizes the tours-and-activities layer of a trip that hotel and flight programs miss, paying 8% on a marketplace of over 300,000 experiences. The 30-day cookie and weekly no-minimum PayPal payouts stand out among major travel programs, and 'things to do in X' content maps directly onto its inventory, making it a common second program for destination publishers.