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Open source hotel widget — 1.7M hotels, 5% commission, MIT licensed

Drop one widget on your site, Telegram, WhatsApp or Custom GPT. Your audience books from 1.7M hotels — you earn 5% on every confirmed stay. Two-minute embed. MIT licensed source code on GitHub. No setup fee.

What this is

Open Source Hotels is the first MIT-licensed hotel-booking widget. It is owned by IMPT.io (Ireland) and pays 5% commission with a 90-day cookie. The widget runs on 36 channels including web, Telegram, WhatsApp, Discord, Slack, Claude MCP, custom GPT, WordPress, Shopify, Wix, QR code and email signature. Inventory: 1.7M hotels in 195 countries. Setup: instant API key after sign-up at swarm.impt.io.

What an open source hotel widget actually is

An open source hotel widget is a piece of front-end code — HTML, JavaScript, CSS — published under a permissive licence (MIT in our case) that any developer can fork, self-host or embed. It connects to a hotel-booking API, takes a partner key, and routes every confirmed stay back to that key for commission attribution.

Until 2026, every booking widget on the market was closed-source: Booking.com partner widgets, Expedia tags, Agoda links. You couldn't audit the code, couldn't change the design, couldn't host it on your own domain. Open Source Hotels changes that. The full client is on GitHub, the API is public, the protocol is documented.

Why open source matters for hotel affiliates

How the commission works

You sign up free at swarm.impt.io. We mint a partner key. You drop the widget (or any of 35 other channel adapters) anywhere your audience lives. Every confirmed booking attributed to your key earns 5%. Cookie window: 90 days. Minimum payout: €50.

Compared to Booking.com Partners (3-4%), Expedia (2-4%), Agoda (4-5%) and Hotels.com (4%), the 5% rate is at the top of the market — and the 90-day cookie is double the typical 30-day window. We can do this because we cut out the marketing spend big OTAs sink into Google Ads; we route bookings through community channels instead.

The 36-channel adapter set

Web embed is the start, not the end. Most communities live on Telegram, WhatsApp, Discord, Slack, Instagram or in someone's Notion. The widget ships with adapters for all of them, plus one for Claude MCP and Custom GPT so AI assistants can book directly. The grid below the form lists the full set.

Get the source code

Public repo: github.com/IMPTio/open-source-hotels. Pin the version to a release tag in your build, or run from main. PRs accepted — we review weekly.

// Standard embed (works anywhere HTML works)
<div data-oss-hotels data-key="<your_key>" data-city="Dublin"></div>
<script src="https://swarm.impt.io/widget.js" async></script>

FAQ

Is the widget really open source under MIT?

Yes — the front-end widget JS, the channel adapters (Telegram bot, WordPress plugin, Shopify app etc.) and the SDK are all MIT licensed at github.com/IMPTio/open-source-hotels. Fork freely.

Can I self-host the widget JS?

Yes. Bundle it into your build pipeline so no third-party script tag runs on your domain. The widget hits the IMPT.io hotel API for inventory and attribution — that part stays remote.

Why open source it instead of keeping it proprietary?

Trust. We want partners auditing the attribution code, contributing channel adapters, and shipping fixes. The API is the moat, not the front-end.

Where does the 5% commission come from?

It's the hotel's standard distribution commission. Big OTAs spend it on Google Ads. We share it with the human who actually drove the booking — you.

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

Copy one line of HTML or pick from 36 channel adapters.

3

Earn on every booking

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