HOW WE MAKE MONEY
Complete Transparency on Our Revenue
At Find Cheap Hotels, we believe you deserve to know exactly how our completely free platform is funded. We don't lie, and we don't hide it. This page explains our affiliate model, our editorial independence, and our commitment to putting inform first, profit second.
1. The Short Answer
Find Cheap Hotels is 100% free to use. You will never be charged a membership fee to read our guides or use our comparison directory.
To keep the lights on and pay our talented team of travel writers, researchers, and local experts, we rely on affiliate commissions.
If you click an outbound link on our website to a booking provider (like Agoda or Expedia) and subsequently make a booking, we may earn a commission. We state this clearly across our website where it cannot be missedโincluding directly on the modal that opens when you view providers, and permanently in our website footer.
2. How Affiliate Links Work
When you are reading one of our guides and decide to click a button to check prices, you are redirected to a third-party booking platform.
- The Tracking: When you click that link, a small piece of code (a cookie) tells the booking provider that you were referred by FindCheapHotels.co.uk.
- The Booking: You browse their website, compare prices, and complete your transaction securely on their platform.
- The Commission: If you book a room, the booking provider shares a small percentage of their profit with us as a "thank you" for sending a customer their way.
3. Do You Pay Extra?
Absolutely Not.
Clicking on an affiliate link on our website does not cost you a single penny more. The price you pay for your hotel room, flight, or attraction ticket is exactly the same as if you had navigated to the booking provider's website directly.
The commission we earn comes entirely out of the booking provider's margin, not your pocket. In many cases, because we scan and compare hundreds of sites, using our directory actually helps you find a cheaper rate than you might have found otherwise.
4. Editorial Independence & Integrity
The core mission across all FindCheapEverything LTD and The Co Universe LTD platforms is Inform First, Profit Second. We do not allow our commercial relationships to dictate our content.
- No Paid Positive Reviews: Destinations, hotels, and partners cannot pay us to write a positive review. If we don't think a hotel is up to scratch, or if a tourist attraction is an overpriced tourist trap, our writers will say so.
- Honest Pros & Cons: We instruct our local experts and travel writers to be completely honest. If a highly-rated venue is too busy, too noisy, or has downsides, we will explicitly mention them so you can make a balanced decision. We do not just sugar-coat everything.
- Unbiased Provider Selection: We choose to link to trusted, well-known booking providers because they offer the best security and prices for our users, not just because they pay a commission.
If our policy on sponsored placements ever changes in the future, it will be clearly labelled as "Sponsored Content", but our commitment to honest, fact-checked reviewing will remain absolute.
5. Clear Labelling on Attraction Pages
Our commitment to transparency goes all the way down to individual buttons. While we rely on hotel bookings to fund the site, we often link to local museums, free parks, and independent attractions simply because they are great places to visit.
On our attraction guides, directly underneath the external link button, you will often see a clear label stating:
If there is a specific tour or ticket provider where we do earn a commission, we change this text to clearly state that we do. We believe it is incredibly important that our customers are never left guessing about our financial incentives.
6. Company Information & Contact
FindCheapHotels.co.uk is owned and operated by the FindCheapEverything LTD family (UK Company number: 16467887) and The Co Universe LTD (Company number: 16368736), registered in England and Wales.
If you have any questions about our affiliate relationships, how we make money, or our editorial guidelines, please don't hesitate to contact us at:
mail@findcheaphotels.co.uk