Advertiser Disclosure

Effective date: May 7, 2026

Aviafares takes editorial integrity seriously. This page explains how we make money and where commercial relationships do (and don't) influence what you see on the site.

How we make money

Aviafares earns revenue in three primary ways:

1. Ticket commissions. When you book an airline ticket through Aviafares, the operating airline or supplier (our suppliers) pays us a commission. This is paid by the airline, not by you, and the fare you see is the same fare the airline would charge anywhere.
2. Aviafares service fees. We charge a service fee on certain complex bookings (multi-city itineraries, agent-assisted tickets). When a service fee applies, it is shown as a separate line item at checkout. See our Fare Disclosure.
3. Affiliate partnerships. A small number of links on our blog and content pages point to third-party travel providers (hotel booking engines, travel insurance, airport lounges). Where an outbound link is an affiliate link, we mark it clearly.

What advertising does NOT do on Aviafares

• Search results are not paid. When you search for flights, the results are ranked by real airline data (price, duration, stops, your preferences), never by who pays us more per booking.
• Editorial content is not sponsored. Blog posts, destination guides, and route write-ups are written by our editorial team or credited independent contributors. If a post is sponsored, we label it as such at the top of the article.
• Airline directory pages are not paid placement. Every active airline gets a directory entry and a detail page; order is driven by route count and US relevance, not by commission rate.

Affiliate relationships

Where we have affiliate relationships, we disclose them:

• Links to airline booking pages for record-keeping (outside our booking flow) may carry affiliate codes. You pay the airline the same price either way.
• Links to travel insurance providers in legal pages (Refund Policy, Fare Rules) may be affiliate links when activated.
• Links to partner content sites from our blog are flagged when commercial.

Reporting a disclosure you think we missed

If you think we've displayed a commercial relationship without labeling it clearly, email [email protected], we take editorial feedback seriously and will update content or disclosure as needed.

Regulatory compliance

This page is written to comply with:

• FTC Endorsement Guides (16 CFR Part 255).
• CFPB guidance on affiliate disclosure for financial products, where travel-rewards credit cards are referenced.
• Airline advertising rules enforced by the US Department of Transportation (14 CFR Part 399).