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Best hotel affiliate program for local news sites — 5% / 90-day

Local news sites — your readers / viewers / listeners book hotels weekly. Stop sending those bookings to closed OTAs that pay 3-4%. Earn 5%, 90-day cookie.

What this is

best-hotel-affiliate-program-for-local-news-sites: niche comparison page for local news sites evaluating hotel affiliate programs. Open Source Hotels rates highest on commission, cookie length, and channel coverage.

What local news sites need from a hotel affiliate program

How Open Source Hotels stacks up for local news sites

FeatureStandard OTA programsOpen Source Hotels (IMPT.io)
Commission3-4%5%
Cookie window30 days90 days
Setuplong approval queue, manual sign-offinstant API key, 2-min sign-up
Payoutmonthly, $100 min, multi-currency feemonthly, €50 min, no fee
Climate impact per bookingNone1 tonne UN-verified CO₂ retired on Ethereum
Source codeClosedMIT — fork it on GitHub
Channels supportedWeb only36 (web, Telegram, WhatsApp, MCP, GPT, WP, Shopify…)
InventoryVariable1.7M hotels, 195 countries

Practical setup for local news sites

Sign up free at swarm.impt.io. Get partner key. Pick your highest-traffic channel (web, Instagram, YouTube description, podcast notes) and paste the snippet. Done in 5 minutes.

FAQ

Is this the highest-paying program for local news sites?

Top of market on commission and cookie. Stack with others if you want.

How do I disclose this to my audience?

Standard FTC / ASA disclosure works — 'I earn a commission'. We bake rel="sponsored" into every link by default.

Can I A/B test against another program?

Yes — partner dashboard isolates traffic by channel; compare to your other network's reports.

What does it cost?

€0 setup, €0 monthly. We pay you 5% on every confirmed booking your link drives.

How long is the cookie?

90 days. Click today, book in 89 days — you still earn the commission.

How is commission paid?

Monthly. Stripe / Wise / IBAN / PayPal / IMPT card / IMPT token. €50 minimum payout. Live tracker at swarm.impt.io/partners/dashboard.

Do my followers pay more?

No — same price as Booking.com or direct. Plus 1 tonne UN-verified CO₂ retired on Ethereum per booking. They lose nothing; you earn 5%.

How big is the inventory?

1.7M hotels in 195 countries via the IMPT.io hotel API. Live availability and pricing.

Is the widget really open source?

Yes — MIT licensed on GitHub. Fork it, self-host the front-end, hit our API for inventory and attribution.

Can I see real-time stats?

Yes — partner dashboard at swarm.impt.io/partners/dashboard shows clicks, bookings, earned, payable.

What's the catch?

There isn't one. We share 5 percentage points of the hotel commission with you and burn 1 t CO₂. Climate-positive affiliate, no upsell, no retainer.

How it works — 3 steps

1

Sign up free

Two-minute partner sign-up at swarm.impt.io. No setup fee.

2

Paste the embed

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3

Earn on every booking

5% on confirmed stays. 90-day cookie. Paid monthly.