What it means in practice
Post-stay attribution finalises which partner earns commission only after the trip is travelled. A booking can be modified, cancelled, or refunded between reservation and check-out, so locking attribution at booking time risks crediting partners for revenue that never materialises. Post-stay attribution waits for the stay to complete before confirming the credit.
It is the reconciliation step that sits on top of booking-confirmation attribution and completed-stay commission. Where confirmation attribution assigns the initial credit, post-stay attribution validates it against the final outcome and triggers cancellation clawback when needed.
A travel brand running its own affiliate program uses post-stay attribution to keep partner payouts accurate across long lead times, settling commission against the realised trip rather than the original reservation.
How Track360 handles this
Track360 reconciles affiliate credit against the completed stay, applying cancellation and refund outcomes before commission is released, so payouts reflect what actually travelled.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about post-stay attribution, how it works in affiliate programs, and where it shows up across Track360's supported verticals.
Post-stay attribution is the practice of confirming affiliate credit after a trip is completed. It waits until cancellations, no-shows, and refunds are resolved, then finalises which partner earns commission based on the booking that actually travelled.
Related Terms
Completed-Stay Commission
Completed-stay commission is affiliate commission paid only after a referred traveller actually checks out, rather than when the booking is first made.
Cancellation Clawback
Cancellation clawback is the reversal of affiliate commission when a confirmed travel booking is later cancelled, refunded, or results in a no-show.
Booking-Confirmation Attribution
Booking-confirmation attribution is a model that credits an affiliate when a referred booking is confirmed, rather than at the moment of the click.
Attribution Window
The defined time period after a user clicks an affiliate link during which any qualifying conversion is credited to the referring affiliate.
Look-to-Book Ratio
Look-to-book ratio is the number of searches or shopping sessions divided by the bookings completed, measuring how efficiently travel traffic converts.
Travel Affiliate Program
A travel affiliate program is a partnership program where a travel brand pays affiliates and creators a commission for the bookings they drive to its site.
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