FairTradeHotels.com is structured around the fact that the Hotel Industry generates commissions for intermediaries, travel web sites, travel agents, Hotel Booking Agents. Half of the commission generated from the featured hotels at FairTradeHotels.com goes towards the running of the sites. Hotels and Travel Operators are asked to pay the other half direct Participating Hotels in which accommodation has been booked are asked to pay the other half direct to a Trust Fund for use in local security enhancement projects and community development projects.