I'm not sure, all they said was only to send a screenshot with the site stats, which will show the number of visits
I mean if you give them fake screen shot then they might catch you with other tools. Though there are some anomaly in data but it is easy to get the ideas.
Then I think it would be great if I could find someone who could provide stats for a travel and tourism related site, and I would list that same site as one that I would use for affiliate marketing, right?
That would work if the check is for the first site. Then you can add your own. It depends on your affiliate platform. Try it.
Wouldn't that backfire if asked for more evidence?
Well, at least now they're only asking for a screenshot. If there any additional steps needed, we could learn more about the new registration procedure and make another attempt. But yeah, would be more wisely to figure out a way to give them truthful information about the site so that they can get more evidence.