Travel Planner Partner Agreement 旅游策划师合作协议

1. Parties & Purpose

This Agreement is entered into between Sun-City Travel & Tours Pte. Ltd. ("Company") and the undersigned ("Planner"). This Agreement governs participation in the Sun-City Travel Planner Affiliate Partnership Programme.

2. Independent Affiliate Status

• Planner is an independent affiliate and not an employee, agent, representative, or partner of the Company.
• The Planner shall not have authority to bind the Company in any manner.

3. Role & Scope

• The Planner may curate, promote, recruit travellers, build communities, and lead tours subject to Company approval.
• The Planner shall maintain professionalism, accuracy, and confidentiality.

4. Brand & Intellectual Property

• All itineraries, materials, branding, marketing assets, customer information, databases, and intellectual property created under the Programme shall remain the property of the Company.

5. Operational Governance

• All itineraries, pricing, suppliers, marketing materials, and tour operations are subject to Company approval.

6. Profit Sharing Structure

*Diamond tier applies only to tours with a minimum gross margin of 18%.

• Profit sharing is calculated based on net tour profit after deducting all operating costs.
• Profit-sharing tier progression is based on the number of tours operated or travellers served annually.
• Silver status is granted upon successful completion of the first curated tour.

7. Minimum Commercial Viability

• Minimum S$100 per traveller or 10% margin (whichever is higher) before profit sharing.

8. Performance Incentives

*Revenue targets are based on the individual Planner's annual gross tour revenue personally generated and fully collected by the Company during each calendar year.

9. Payment Control & Commissions

• All payments are collected by the Company.
• Profit sharing, commissions, bonuses, and incentives shall only become payable after:

1. The relevant tour has been completed;
2. All customer payments have been fully collected by the Company;
3. All supplier invoices, expenses, refunds, and operational costs have been fully reconciled; and
4. No outstanding dispute, chargeback, or refund claim remains unresolved.

Subject to the above, commissions shall be paid within thirty (30) to forty-five (45) days after tour completion and reconciliation.

10. Cancellation & Refunds

• The Company reserves the right to adjust, withhold, offset or recover any profit sharing, commission, incentive or bonus previously paid where tours are cancelled or refunded.

11. Expenses

• All costs must be included in pricing and approved.

12. Confidentiality

• The Planner shall keep confidential all customer information, supplier information, pricing, itineraries, business strategies, databases, operational procedures, and proprietary information belonging to the Company.
• The Planner shall not disclose, copy, distribute, or use such information for any purpose other than the performance of duties under this Agreement without the Company's prior written consent.
• The confidentiality obligations contained in this Agreement shall survive the termination or expiry of this Agreement.

13. Independent Contractor Tax Responsibility

• The Planner shall be solely responsible for all personal income taxes, CPF obligations (if applicable), and statutory obligations arising from payments received.

14. Non-Circumvention

• During the term of this Agreement and for a period of twelve (12) months following its termination, the Planner shall not directly or indirectly circumvent, bypass, or attempt to bypass Sun-City Travel & Tours Pte. Ltd. in relation to any customer, supplier, business partner, host operator, travel service provider, or business opportunity introduced, referred, developed, or made available through the Company.
• The Planner shall not solicit, contract with, or conduct business directly with any such customer, supplier, or business partner for the purpose of avoiding the Company's involvement, fees, commissions, profit-sharing arrangements, or other commercial interests.
• This clause shall not restrict the Planner from conducting independent business activities unrelated to the Company's customers, suppliers, business partners, products, or opportunities.

15. Data Protection

• Planners must comply with PDPA requirements.

16. Liability

• Planners are not liable for force majeure or supplier issues beyond reasonable control.

17. Termination

• Either party may terminate by giving 30 days written notice. Immediate termination applies for fraud, misconduct, misrepresentation, breach of confidentiality, breach of non-circumvention obligations or reputational damage.

18. Company Records

• The Company's accounting records, booking records, traveller counts and financial calculations shall be final and conclusive unless manifest errors are demonstrated.

19. Programme Amendments

• The Company reserves the right to amend, revise, suspend, or replace the profit-sharing structure, incentive programme, operational procedures, programme requirements, policies, and other Programme rules at any time by providing written notice to the Planner. Any such amendment shall take effect on the date specified in the written notice unless otherwise stated.

20. No Guarantee of Business

• Participation in the Sun-City Travel Planner Affiliate Partnership Programme does not guarantee any minimum number of tours, customers, bookings, commissions, incentives, bonuses, or income opportunities.
• The Planner acknowledges that earnings under the Programme are dependent on individual performance, market conditions, customer demand, and business circumstances.

21. Dispute Resolution

• Negotiation -> Mediation -> Arbitration (Singapore).

22. Governing Law

• This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of Singapore.