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How affiliate links work on colombia.io and why they cost you nothing.

colombia.io is free to read. To fund the research and updating of the guides I use two tools: affiliate links and advertising. Here’s how they work.

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Partners

Depending on the language of the site and the type of service, I work with:

  • Civitatis and GetYourGuide for tours, day trips and activities;
  • Booking.com for accommodation;
  • Skyscanner for flight searches;
  • Airalo for eSIMs;
  • SafetyWing for travel insurance (Heymondo for Italian and Spanish readers);
  • Wise and Revolut for paying and exchanging money abroad (the Revolut link is a personal referral: if you open an account, Revolut may give me a reward).

Some of these links go through affiliate networks such as Travelpayouts, Impact and Partnerize.

This list may change over time: this page always has the current version.

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Commissions don’t influence the content. I recommend things based on how useful they are to travellers, I mention non-affiliate alternatives when they’re better, and I never accept payment for positive reviews. If a piece of content is sponsored, I say so clearly at the top of the page.

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