1.35–3.6% of the booking price
Travel
Involve.asia
7 days
Wire transfer, Paypal
$10 (Travelpayouts), £20/US$30/€30 (Direct program)
- Deep links
- Widgets
- Banners
Expedia Affiliate Program Description
What is Expedia?
Expedia is one of the world’s leading full-service online travel brands, giving travellers a single place to research, compare, and book everything from hotels and vacation packages to car rentals, activities, and attractions. With access to over 3 million properties, 220,000+ unique activities, 500 airlines, and thousands of car rentals, the inventory behind the Expedia affiliate programme is genuinely hard to match.
Commission Rates
Expedia pays on a per-product basis, so it’s worth knowing which categories earn and which don’t before building your content strategy:
| Product | Commission |
|---|---|
| Hotels | 3.6% of booking price |
| Activities | 3.6% of booking price |
| Vacation packages | 1.8% of booking price |
| Vacation rentals | 1.8% of booking price |
| Car rentals | 1.35% of booking price |
| Flights | ❌ Not rewarded |
| Cruises | ❌ Not rewarded |
| Rail | ❌ Not rewarded |
A few important conditions to note: commissions are calculated on the pre-tax booking amount, and bookings made with coupons or vouchers are not rewarded.
Pro tip: Hotels and activities offer the best rates, so content centred around “where to stay” and “things to do” guides will convert better than flight-focused posts.
Cookie Window
The validity period, sometimes called the booking window, is 7 days. This means if your audience clicks your link today but exits and books 5 days later, the stored cookie still attributes the sale to you. They don’t even need to re-enter the site via your same link.
Payments are processed monthly, and it may take between 60 to 150 days after the trip’s completion before you receive your commission. This is a known drawback of the programme, so plan your cash flow accordingly if you’re relying on affiliate income month to month.
Tools & Resources
The programme gives affiliates instant access to:
- Trackable deep links: link to any specific hotel, destination, or search results page
- Banners & creatives: 24/7 access to top-performing Expedia banner ads
- Booking widgets: embed a search widget directly on your site so users can search without leaving your page
- Real-time reporting: track clicks, bookings, and commissions via your dashboard
Languages supported include English (US & UK), French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, and Simplified Chinese — making it a genuinely usable programme for non-English travel publishers.
