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How pricing works.

Emerald Reserve Travel offers both commission-supported bookings and fee-based consulting services, depending on the type of trip and the level of planning involved. Whatever the structure, you'll know it before any work begins.

Commission-supported

Select luxury hotel, cruise, villa, tour, and partner bookings may compensate the consultant through the travel supplier or partner network — the booking itself supports the service.

Fee-based consulting

Specialized work — premium flight research, points and award strategy, complex itineraries, non-commissionable bookings — may carry a separate planning or consulting fee, quoted first.

Hybrid

Some trips combine both: supplier compensation on the bookings, plus a clearly scoped fee where the research and coordination go beyond what the booking supports.

Fee structure by service

Luxury Hotels: Many luxury hotel bookings are commission-supported through travel partners, with preferred perks where available. Perks, upgrades, and amenities are never guaranteed unless confirmed by the property.
Business & First Class Flights: Premium-cabin research, fare comparison, routing strategy, and booking support may involve a service fee — especially where the booking itself is non-commissionable.
Points & Miles Consulting: Points strategy and award travel support are generally fee-based: they require research, transfer strategy, availability searches, and booking guidance.
Full Trip Planning: Multi-part trips, honeymoons, luxury weekends, family travel, and complex itineraries may include a planning fee based on scope.
Cruises, Villas, Tours & Specialty Travel: Some specialty bookings are commission-supported through travel partners; highly customized planning or coordination may involve a separate fee.
Private Aviation & Semi-Private Flights: Arranged by request through our aviation partners and quoted per trip — aircraft options, timing, and pricing presented before anything is confirmed.

Fee schedule coming soon. For now, planning and consulting fees are quoted after reviewing your request — based on scope, complexity, and booking type. Before any paid consulting work begins, you'll receive a clear quote and scope of service.

Start a request — we'll confirm the structure first

Do you charge a fee?

It depends on the request. Some bookings are commission-supported through travel partners, while specialized planning — premium flight research, points strategy, award booking support, complex itineraries — may require a separate fee. Any fee is clearly quoted before work begins.

Will I know the cost before committing?

Yes. If a planning, booking, or consulting fee applies, you'll receive a clear scope and price before any paid work begins — and we'll tell you whether your trip is commission-supported, fee-based, or a mix of both.

Your next trip, done properly.

Send the request — we'll confirm the structure before any paid work begins.

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