MAQAMI NEXUS vs Traditional Affiliate Marketing: 2025 Comparison Guide

If you're currently using hotel affiliate programs from Booking.com, Expedia, Hotels.com, or Agoda, you're leaving significant money on the table. Traditional affiliate marketing pays 2-4% commission. MAQAMI NEXUS lets you set your own markup and keep 100% of it—often resulting in 10x higher earnings per booking.

Traditional Hotel Affiliate Programs: The Problem

Here's what typical hotel affiliate programs pay:

The result: For a $500 hotel booking, you earn about $15-25. That's barely worth the effort of creating content and driving traffic.

MAQAMI NEXUS: A Completely Different Model

NEXUS doesn't pay commission on retail prices. Instead, you access wholesale hotel rates (the same prices travel agencies pay) and set your own selling price. The difference is your profit.

Example comparison:

• Traditional affiliate: $500 booking × 3% = $15 commission
• NEXUS: $400 wholesale + $100 markup = $100 profit

That's nearly 7x more earnings from the same customer booking the same hotel.

Why NEXUS Pays More: Understanding Wholesale Rates

Hotels sell rooms at different prices to different channels:

• Rack rate: Full price (rarely charged)
• OTA rate: What Booking.com shows ($1,300)
• Wholesale rate: What travel agencies pay ($950)
• Net rate: What large tour operators pay (even lower)

NEXUS gives you access to wholesale rates, typically 20-40% below public OTA prices. This gap is your earning potential.

Key Differences: NEXUS vs Affiliate Marketing

No More Cookie Tracking Problems

Affiliate marketing relies on tracking cookies that:

• Expire after 24-30 days
• Get blocked by ad blockers and browsers
• Get overwritten if customer clicks another link
• Fail to attribute mobile app conversions

NEXUS uses direct payment links. When someone pays through your link, you get credited—100% of the time, no exceptions.

The Verdict: Why Settle for Pennies?

If you're already creating travel content or making hotel recommendations, you're doing the hard work. Traditional affiliate programs reward you with pennies. MAQAMI NEXUS rewards you with dollars.

Stop earning 3% commission. Start earning 20-30% markup with NEXUS.