The difference

You book through our link. You do not pay extra.

Sandals and Beaches keep price parity. A travel advisor cannot legally undercut the rate you see on the brand websites. The difference is who is attached to the reservation — and what help you get before and after you click pay.

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

1. Run the planner or email hello@caribbeanresortinsider.com with dates, airport, and who is traveling.
2. We send a shortlist with a recommended room category — not seventeen identical quotes.
3. You book through our advisor link (we paste it into the site once the portal link is issued)or we place the reservation for you in the advisor portal.
4. Confirmation, names, and any butler/honeymoon extras stay on our file.