Best Travel affiliate programs
7 Travel affiliate programs compared on commission, cookie window and payout terms.
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Agoda vs DiscoverCars.com
Agoda or DiscoverCars.com? Commission, cookie window, payout schedule and approval, compared side by side.
- Travel
- Updated August 11, 2026
Evenly matched — Agoda and DiscoverCars.com take 2 of 4 compared terms each. Which one earns more still depends on your audience — the table below shows where each one wins.
Term by term
| Criterion | Agoda Top pick | DiscoverCars.com |
|---|---|---|
| The money | ||
| Commission | 4–5% | ✔ 70% |
| Pays for | — | — |
| Payout type | Tiered | One-time |
| Tier ladder | Tier 1 4%, Tier 2 4.5%, Tier 3 5% | Car rental bookings 70% of DiscoverCars' profit, Full Coverage insurance 30% of DiscoverCars' revenue, Business payee without a valid tax number 58% car rental / 25% Full Coverage |
| Terms | ||
| Cookie window | — | 365 days |
| Ease of starting | ✔ 2.5 / 5 | 2.3 / 5 |
| Approval | Reviewed | Reviewed |
| Our rating | — | — |
| Getting paid | ||
| Paid out | Monthly (Commission is calculated on the first day of each month and paid by the 15th. The agreement sets payment by the end of the month following the guest's departure for merchant bookings, and 60 days after that month end for agency bookings.) | Monthly (Paid on the 10th day of the following month.) |
| Minimum payout | $200 (Balances below the threshold roll forward until they reach it.) | $200 (Stated in USD. Commission can only be invoiced once the balance passes this figure and the trip has been completed.) |
| Clearing hold | — | 30 days |
| Payment methods | Direct bank transfer | ✔ Bank transfer, PayPal |
| Rules | ||
| Self-referral | Prohibited | — |
| Paid search | Prohibited | Prohibited |
| Affiliate assets | ✔ Deep links and text links, Hotel Power Ads, Image banners, Customisable search boxes, Map widget, Multi-lingual data feeds | Banners in multiple sizes and designs, Text links, Customisable booking widget, Landing page generator for deep links, XML API for online travel agencies |
A ✔ marks the better term on that row. Rows where the programs match, where the terms aren't comparable, or where a program hasn't published a figure are left unmarked — a dash means unknown, not zero.
The programs
- Top pick
Agoda is an online travel agency selling hotel and accommodation bookings, strongest in Asia-Pacific, with a catalogue it puts at over 925,000 properties.
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DiscoverCars.com is a car rental comparison and booking site operated by Discover Car Hire AS.
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Affiliate terms change often, and every figure here comes from each program's own published page on the date above. Confirm the current rate with the merchant before you promote it. Links to the programs are affiliate links.