Partner with Hot Getaways

Partner with Hot Getaways

Where care is our compass — and great local businesses find their audience

We believe the best partnerships are win-win for everyone — our visitors, our partners, our communities and Hot Getaways itself. That truly must be what we do.

Hot Getaways isn’t a directory. Visit Fitzroy Island is your destination’s own visitor guide — and part of the growing Hot Getaways network of city and regional sites across Australia. We feature businesses we’d genuinely send our own visitors to. When travellers come to explore Fitzroy Island, we help them discover the very best it has to offer — and connect them with the people and places that make it special.

We’d love you to be one of them.

Why partner with Hot Getaways?

Not features. Benefits.

• Reach travellers while they’re planning.
• Be recommended by Matilda.
• Be seen in a place travellers already trust.
• Get found by travellers already searching for their trip.
• Join a curated network that values quality over quantity.
• Grow with a network expanding across Australia.
• Work with a team that succeeds when you succeed.

The Hot Getaways promise: a clear, fair deal

We keep it simple and honest. There are two ways we work together — and they’re never confused:

Commission = we only earn when we make you a booking.

Advertising = optional extra visibility, if you want a bigger presence.

You’ll always know exactly what you’re paying for.

Where you’ll appear

Your Featured or Premium placement runs on Visit Fitzroy Island — the site travellers use when they’re planning their trip here. Operate in more than one of our destinations? You’re welcome to take a placement on each site you’d like to appear on. Every site reaches its own audience of travellers, so you only ever pay for the places that matter to your business.

Find where you belong

There’s a place for every kind of business — whether we send you bookings, feature your local gem, or celebrate the people who care for this place.

Bookable Partners

Tours, accommodation, experiences and local favourites travellers can book.

We earn a commission only when we make you a booking — so we’re motivated to send you real, ready-to-go customers. No booking, no cost.

Local Discovery Partners

Restaurants, cafés, galleries, attractions and local gems.

Get discovered by visitors planning their trip to Fitzroy Island — recommended by Matilda, featured in our monthly newsletter, celebrated on our social channels, and showcased on the site.

Featured — $79/month (or $790/year — save $158)
Premium — $149/month (or $1,490/year — save $298)

Pay monthly or annually — whatever suits your business. Annual saves you two months.

Community Partners (by invitation)

Wildlife rescue, Surf Life Saving, marine conservation, museums, botanic gardens, cultural and volunteer organisations.

The organisations that protect and enrich Fitzroy Island don’t pay a cent. We invite them to join and proudly display the Proud Community Partner badge — because caring for community is our legacy.

More than a listing — you’re part of the story

Being a Hot Getaways partner means being woven through the whole visitor journey:

• Recommended by Matilda — our friendly AI guide suggests you to visitors planning their trip.
• Featured on the site — seen at the moment travellers are choosing.
• Celebrated in our newsletter — reaching engaged visitors every month.
• Shared on social — your story, in front of our audience.
• Partner Spotlights — we love telling the stories behind our partners: the family behind the café, the artist in the gallery, the founder with a dream.

And every month, we’ll show you how it’s working — where you appeared, how often Matilda recommended you, and the enquiries you received.

Our Partner Principles

1. We recommend businesses we genuinely believe in.
2. Visitors always come first.
3. Great partners receive more opportunities because they deliver great experiences.
4. Commission is earned through successful bookings.
5. Advertising never guarantees recommendations.
6. Editorial integrity comes before commercial interests.
7. We celebrate the people and stories behind Australia’s best businesses.
8. We grow stronger when our partners succeed.

Ready to join the family?

Tell us about your business and we’ll be in touch to find the right fit for you.

Founding partners: we’re welcoming our first partners in Fitzroy Island now, with a special early-adopter rate. Get in early and grow with us.