Featured Placement for Operators
If you run a pelagic birding trip and you'd like it to be the first thing a visitor sees on your region's page, you can purchase a featured listing.
What you get
- Your trip sorts first - above every non-featured trip - on its country page and its sub-region page, for 12 months.
- A visible "Featured" badge on your trip's card and on its trip detail page.
What it looks like
A mockup, not a real listing - no trip on this site is featured unless an operator has paid for it.
Example Operator Pelagic Trip
Example Operator
On the real site, this card would appear first on the Example Country region page and the Example Port sub-region page, ahead of every trip without the badge.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I know this is a real offer and not a scam?
Pelagic Birding is a real, independently run directory - see the About page for its history and how it's maintained. Every outreach email comes from a real person, and if you reply, the same person answers. If you'd rather verify by phone or in writing first, say so in your reply and we'll work it out before any payment happens.
Why is this priced per year instead of per booking?
The site can measure outbound clicks to your own booking page, but it can't currently measure whether those clicks turn into a booking. A flat annual price doesn't require trusting either side to self-report a sale. A commission or per-booking model is something we're actively considering for the future, once there's a reliable way to track bookings rather than just clicks.
What exactly do I get for the price?
Your trip sorts first - ahead of every non-featured trip - on its country page and its sub-region page, and it carries a visible "Featured" badge on its trip card and its trip detail page. Placement runs for 12 months from the date it's applied.
How soon does it go live after I pay?
There's no automatic checkout on this site yet, so a real person applies your listing by hand after payment is confirmed - typically within a day or two. If it's been longer than that, reply to your email thread and it'll get attention.
Does it renew automatically?
No. There's no subscription billing behind this yet, so placement simply ends after 12 months unless you renew. We don't currently send a reminder before it lapses, so if you want to keep it, plan to reach out again before the year is up.
Can I pay by invoice instead of by card?
Yes. Reply to the email you received and ask for an invoice instead of using the card link - either works.
See the directory itself
Before you decide, look at how trips are listed today.