How do travel sites collect commissions from the hotels or airlines they book?

I’m curious as to how the hospitality and travel business works. If I am a travel company that lists hotels and someone books a hotel on my site. How do I get my commission? How do I know that the customer went through with the travel and didn’t cancel, and how do I guarantee that [...] Read more »

Can a travel agency or airline company track past trips?

Can a travel agency or airline company track past trips? I just discovered that in 1995 there was a credit card opened under my name at my bank. I remember at the specific date mentioned by the bank that I was out of the country.I have pictures, videotapes of me in Africa. I’m trying to [...] Read more »

Can anyone recommend a travel company that does diving trips for the people travelling alone?

Can anyone recommend a diving company that does trips for people travelling alone to finish off their PADI course? Maybe in the Red Sea? Read more »