Maldives net rates for travel agents.

Net rate is the wholesale price a Maldives DMC pays the resort directly under a contracted partnership. It is the price travel agents see; agents add their own retail markup on top to set the customer-facing price. Net rates are typically 25-40% below the resort rack rate, vary by resort tier and meal plan, and are confidential under NDA terms in the contract.

Apply via /agents — the registration form takes ~3 minutes and our team reviews each application personally, typically within 48 hours. We require: a registered travel business (sole-proprietor or company), IATA/ARC/TIDS number where applicable (not strictly required for non-IATA agents in most markets), a website or LinkedIn presence, and one prior trade reference. Approved partners receive net-rate access on the B2B portal plus dedicated account management.

In Maldives DMC contracting, "net rates" and "wholesale rates" are used interchangeably to describe the agent-facing price. Some agents use "wholesale" to imply group/series rates specifically, while "net" is the FIT (independent traveler) version — but the underlying contracts are the same. Resortlife uses both terms; either works in conversation. The distinction we draw is FIT (1-7 rooms) vs Group (8+ rooms) net rates, both of which exist as separate contract layers.

Resortlife operates a net-rate model, which means there is no fixed commission — your earnings are the difference between the net rate we charge you and the retail price you charge your customer. For most bookings agents apply 10-25% markup, depending on the trip type and your client mix. We also offer a commission-based model for agencies who prefer fixed commissions; standard tier is 10%, premium tier (high-volume agencies) is 12-15%. See /agents/commission for the structure.

Every Resortlife trade quote is a single-page PDF in USD with: villa rate × nights, meal plan delta, transfer (separately quoted with seaplane window), Maldives GST + service charge breakout, green tax disclosure, included resort inclusions (honeymoon package, free-night offers, upgrades), and the line-item total. We do not quote "from $X" or hide costs; the quote is what the customer would invoice from us, which is what you mark up. Most agents share these PDFs internally as the basis for their own retail proposal.

No. Resort contracts mandate confidentiality on net rates — publishing them publicly would breach our contracts and immediately end them. The B2B portal shows live net rates to registered, approved trade partners under our NDA terms. The page you are reading explains the model, the calculation method, the inclusion/exclusion logic, and the registration path — but not the actual rate numbers. Apply for trade access to see them.

No annual minimum required to maintain access — Resortlife does not deactivate trade accounts for low volume the way some wholesalers do. We do offer volume incentives at threshold tiers: 12 bookings/year unlocks an additional 2-3% rate edge across most resorts; 24+ bookings/year unlocks dedicated account-management plus sub-agent permissions. Your first booking is at the base trade rate, no volume requirement.

All 150+ resorts we have direct contracts with — including ultra-luxury (Soneva, Cheval Blanc, Velaa, JOALI, One&Only Reethi Rah), premium 5★ (Anantara Kihavah, Six Senses Laamu, Niyama, Conrad Rangali), mid-luxury 4★ all-inclusive (Lily Beach, Sun Siyam, Atmosphere, OBLU, Centara), and budget guesthouses on local islands (Maafushi, Dhigurah, Ukulhas). The B2B portal lists every contracted property with live availability + net rate at the time of search. ~120 properties active at any given time; remainder are seasonal/closed.

Standard trade-partner terms: 25-30% deposit at booking confirmation (held by Resortlife in client trust, not paid to resort until 60 days out), balance due 30-45 days before arrival. Approved high-volume partners can request post-pay terms (NET-15 from departure date) with a deposit reservation policy. We accept USD bank transfer, USD-denominated credit cards (Visa/Mastercard/Amex; 2.5% surcharge waived for trade partners), and approved partner credit lines. Payment terms are agreed per partnership at registration.

OTA-side trade programs (Booking.com Genius, Expedia Partner Central) operate on commission models — typically 10-15% off the public retail price. Resortlife net rates are 25-40% off public retail because they bypass the OTA layer entirely. Net rates are also more flexible on inclusions (we can stack honeymoon packages, free-night offers, upgrades that OTAs don't access), and payment terms are negotiable rather than fixed at OTA standard. The trade-off: you book direct with us via portal/email, not via the OTA's API. For agencies doing Maldives volume, the math heavily favors a DMC relationship over OTA partner programs.