Travelpayouts

What Travelpayouts is

Travelpayouts is a travel-only affiliate platform that gathers dozens of travel brand programs under one account. Its trademarks and software are owned by Go Travel Un Limited, a company registered in Hong Kong on 18 August 2011 and based at Central Plaza, Wanchai. The company describes itself as part of an international travel holding operating in 14 countries, and every new partner is enrolled by default in the Aviasales/JetRadar flight and Hotellook hotel programs. Travelpayouts says more than 300,000 partners have signed up and that it has paid out over $63 million.

Offers and verticals

The catalog covers flights, hotels and accommodation, tours and activities, package tours, travel insurance, car and bike rentals, trains and buses, cruises, transfers and airport services. The homepage cites 90+ brands and the FAQ cites 100+, with names such as Viator, GetYourGuide, Tripadvisor, Klook, Booking.com, Vrbo, Trip.com, Kiwi.com, DiscoverCars, Omio and Rail Europe. Some programs are open immediately, while others require the brand to approve each project before links work. Each brand sets its own GEOs, rates and traffic rules.

Commission models and payouts

Rewards are either a percentage of the booking value or a fixed amount per booking or lead, set program by program. Only confirmed, non-cancelled bookings count, and travel bookings often confirm only after the trip or stay, so earnings lag clicks by weeks or months. Cancellations and partial refunds are deducted from the balance even after a payout has been made.

Payouts are automatic and monthly. Earnings confirmed by the end of a month are fixed on the 10th of the following month and sent between the 11th and the 20th, provided payout details were entered before the 9th. The minimum depends on the method: WebMoney from $10, PayPal from $50 and bank transfer to a USD or EUR account from 400. Travelpayouts covers its own sending fees, while receiving bank fees fall on the partner. Partners can set a higher personal threshold but cannot go below the system minimum. The referral program, updated in March 2026, pays milestone bonuses of $100, $200 and $300 as a referral reaches $500, $1,500 and $3,000 in withdrawn earnings, up to $600 per referral, and gives the new partner up to $100 in bonuses.

Tracking, tools and platform

All brands, links, statistics and payouts sit in one dashboard. Tools include search widgets and forms, deep links with SubIDs, QR codes, a WordPress plugin, LinkSwitcher for converting existing links, white label booking sites, Delegated Access for team members, a mobile app and statistics APIs. Drive is a site-wide script that auto-monetizes content and adds targeted offers; the company says it can raise earnings by up to 30%. Partners moving links from another network should expect some bookings to keep crediting the old program until its cookies expire.

Traffic rules and compliance

Accepted project types include content sites, social pages, video channels, messenger channels, mobile apps, email newsletters, cashback services, coupon sites, travel agencies, media buying and paid search, but each brand decides which apply. The About tab of every program lists allowed channels and whether paid search is permitted. Placing links in a banned channel gets the partner disconnected from that program and can lead to a block. Links must be used only on resources the partner controls, and imitating a brand’s name, logo or domain is treated as grounds for termination.

Support and getting started

Registration is free and immediate with an email address. Support works through a ticket form in the help center, email at support@travelpayouts.com and the Facebook page. The homepage promises 24/7 human support with a 26-minute average response, while the formal network terms describe consultations from 09:00 to 18:00 GMT+3 on working days with up to 30 days to respond, so complex requests may take longer than the marketing suggests. There is no dedicated account manager for typical partners; the knowledge base is extensive.

Who it suits

Travelpayouts suits travel content publishers who want many travel brands, one dashboard and one monthly payout instead of managing separate programs. It is a poor fit for affiliates outside travel, for media buyers who need fast cash flow, or for anyone who cannot tolerate long booking confirmation times and post-payout cancellations.