We're a small, owner-run operation at the gates of Tadoba. We'd rather pay a fair commission to people who genuinely know a traveller than spend the same money on advertising to strangers. No platform, no dashboard, no minimum quota — a code, a spreadsheet, and a payment that actually arrives.
Rates differ because the work differs. A corporate agent handling twenty people and their invoicing is doing more than someone sharing a link — so they earn more.
You handle the client relationship, group coordination and paperwork, and bring us a confirmed booking. Applies to group and corporate bookings of six people or more; 12% below that.
You bring guests who came because of your work — workshop participants, photo-tour clients, people who follow your wildlife photography and trust your judgement on where to shoot.
Bloggers, YouTubers, wildlife groups and community admins who share a link or code. Lower rate because attribution is looser and the relationship with the guest is lighter.
A flat credit against your next booking with us for each new guest you send who travels. Not cash — a discount on your own next trip. Uncapped.
Read this before anything else. It's the difference between a commission that looks generous and one that actually is.
| Component | Commissionable? | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | Yes | Our margin sits here. |
| Meals in the quoted rate | Yes | Part of the nightly rate we quote. |
| Our planning & coordination fee | Yes | This is our own work. |
| Forest department permits | No | Fixed government rates, passed through at cost. There is no margin to share. |
| Jeep & forest guide fees | No | Set by the reserve, paid straight through. |
| GST and taxes | No | Collected on behalf of the government. |
| Third-party flights & transfers | No | Booked at cost as a convenience. |
Deliberately low-tech. A tracking platform would cost more than it saves at our volume, and it's one more thing to break.
Before you introduce anyone, send us their name, phone or email, and rough travel dates. We reply within 24 hours with a registration ID (e.g. MSW-2026-041) and its expiry date — or we tell you straight away that they're already on our books, before you've spent any effort on them.
They contact us however they like, quoting your code or simply mentioning your name. It's matched to your registration on the day it arrives — attribution is settled before a single price is quoted, not argued about after money has moved.
We quote, check permit availability, and confirm. Commission becomes payable once the guest has actually travelled — not when they book, because bookings get cancelled and permits get refunded.
Bank transfer to your account within 15 days of the guest's last day of travel, with a one-page statement showing the booking value, the deductions above, and the resulting commission.
A referral is yours from the moment we confirm your registration in writing — not from when the guest happens to call. Register first and there is nothing left to argue about.
A registration holds for 90 days, which suits international guests who plan far ahead. If they're still deciding at day 85, send us one line showing you're still in contact and we'll extend it another 90. Silence lets it lapse.
Earlier registration normally wins. But if both are genuine we simply ask the guest who introduced them, and pay that partner in full. Nobody has to take our word for it, and we're not put in the position of judging between two people we work with.
If your registered guest has had no contact from you for 45 days and books through another partner who did the actual work, we split the commission equally and tell you both. It stops a registration becoming a claim on someone else's effort.
If someone has already enquired with us directly, or travelled with us before, they're not a new referral. Registering first is what protects you — we'll tell you within 24 hours, before you've done any work.
If something is still unclear after the rules above, we'll set out our decision in writing with the dates and evidence we relied on. You have seven days to reply with anything we've missed, and we'll reconsider properly if you do.
Cancellations, date changes and monsoon closures are normal here. Paying on completed travel keeps it clean for both of us. Partial cancellations are paid pro-rata on what was actually travelled.
Don't promise tiger sightings, specific gates, guaranteed permits, or prices we haven't confirmed. Wildlife doesn't cooperate and permits are allocated by the forest department, not by us.
Bidding on our brand name in paid search, spam, fake reviews, unauthorised discounts in our name, or misrepresenting what a safari includes. We'll cancel the partnership and withhold commission on affected bookings.
Commission is business income. We deduct TDS where Indian law requires it and give you the certificate. Indian partners with GST registration should invoice us; if you're outside India, tell us and we'll work out the right route together.
With 30 days' notice, and never retroactively — anything already referred is paid at the rate in force when the enquiry was logged.
Message us with who you are, roughly the audience or clients you work with, and which tier you think fits. We'll reply with your code and confirm the rate in writing.