Best Travel affiliate programs
7 Travel affiliate programs compared on commission, cookie window and payout terms.
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Bolt vs DiscoverCars.com
Bolt or DiscoverCars.com? Commission, cookie window, payout schedule and approval, compared side by side.
- Travel
- Updated August 11, 2026
Evenly matched — Bolt and DiscoverCars.com take 3 of 6 compared terms each. Which one earns more still depends on your audience — the table below shows where each one wins.
Term by term
| Criterion | Bolt Top pick | DiscoverCars.com |
|---|---|---|
| The money | ||
| Commission | ✔ 150–200% | 70% |
| Pays for | — | — |
| Payout type | One-time | One-time |
| Tier ladder | First milestone EUR 150, Second milestone EUR 50, Volume bonus EUR 150 | 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 | 90 days | ✔ 365 days |
| Ease of starting | ✔ 3 / 5 | 2.3 / 5 |
| Approval | Reviewed | Reviewed |
| Our rating | — | — |
| Getting paid | ||
| Paid out | Monthly (Bolt says commission arrives the month after a referred company becomes a paying customer, once the 60-day qualifying window has closed.) | Monthly (Paid on the 10th day of the following month.) |
| Minimum payout | Bolt publishes no threshold of its own. Whatever minimum applies is the one set on your PartnerStack account. | $200 (Stated in USD. Commission can only be invoiced once the balance passes this figure and the trip has been completed.) |
| Clearing hold | 60 days | ✔ 30 days |
| Payment methods | PayPal, Stripe | Bank transfer, PayPal |
| Rules | ||
| Self-referral | Prohibited | — |
| Paid search | ✔ Restricted | Prohibited |
| Affiliate assets | Referral link, Bolt marketing materials | ✔ 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
Bolt is a European ride-hailing, scooter, car-sharing and delivery app operating across Europe and Africa.
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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.