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Tier one
Standard.
The default partner tier.
Film shot & owned by EWS
Named concierge per guest
Listed across search & destinations
Quarterly partner report
Shared account manager
A select partner tier for hotels and villas, by application. More from EWS, the same commission, higher expectations — on both sides.
One long-read on your property in the Journal within 90 days of launch. Written by our editors, not sponsored copy.
A named partner success lead, assigned to your account. Not a shared inbox.
Your film premieres at an EWS Circle-member event, with a named guest list.
Your property featured in our travel-advisor briefings. Four screenings a year for advisors.
Hand-written, five-page PDF monthly report with KPIs, guest voice, and next-month focus. Signed by your partner success lead.
We re-shoot or re-cut your film every 12 months at our cost, if the property has changed meaningfully.
You set the rate card. We don't discount, don't undercut, don't surface flash sales. Ever.
Signature partners are the first properties we recommend to the travel press.
The founder's office, for anything that needs it. We expect you to use it rarely, and we promise to answer when you do.
Every partner starts at Standard. Signature is by application. Reserve is by founder invitation only.
Commission15.5% for hotels, 20% for other stays — the same at every tier.
The default partner tier.
Twenty seats a year. Applied for. Carries the full nine-benefit package.
Three seats a year. By founder invitation only.
Three questions on the application. If a seat fits, we'll follow up within two weeks with a scouting visit and the Signature contract. We'll say no cleanly if it doesn't fit.