GOLF COURSE PARTICIPATION CONDITIONS

GOLF TRAIL CARD: All golf course partners are required to participate in the annual Vancouver Island Golf Trail Card Program. A separate agreement will be sent in regards to participation.

NET RATE: Golf Course are required to provide the GVI central reservation office a net rate reflective of 20% off the regularly published rates and 10% off any discounted rates that are available to the general public. The requirement for 10% off the discounted rate will not apply to Groupon or other deep-cut programs or for bookings within 48 hours of the day of travel.

ACCOMMODATION & TRANSPORTATION PARTICIPATION CONDITIONS

NET RATE: Accommodation and transportation partners are required to provide the GVI central reservation office a net rate reflective of 20% off the rate utilized in the hotel golf package construction and 10% off any discounted rates that are available to the general public. The requirement for 10% off the discounted rate will not apply to Groupon, Couvon or other deep-cut programs or for bookings within 48 hours of the day of travel. Provision of this pricing structure will allow GVI to sell each partner’s golf package at the same level as the accommodator directly and still permit for commissions to travel agents and golf wholesalers.

When special promotional rate incentives are implemented, please communicate these offers to GVI. In exchange for 10% commission; we can post them on our Last Minute Deals page of the website, averaging 2,500 page views per month and include them in our E-Newsletter with distribution of over 50,000.

To facilitate ease of packaging with multiple partners, hotel partners are asked to have their FIT packaging low season with the Golf Vancouver Island central bookings office end no earlier than April 30th and begin no later than November 1st. This stipulation is needed for the GVI office only. Hotels can of course set any other FIT rates and seasons with any other operators as they see fit.