Discover Cars Affiliate Program
The Discover Cars affiliate program pays up to 6% per booking on a 30-day cookie window, on car rental comparison across global suppliers.
Last reviewed by the LinkApprove partnerships team
30days to convert
In line with the 30-day median in travel, so timing is neither an advantage nor a constraint here relative to the category.
Program fit score
3.1/5
- Commission per conversion
- 40%
- Cookie window
- 25%
- Average order value
- 20%
- Region breadth
- 15%
Computed from this program’s own terms against 20 programs in its category. How this is calculated
01Overview
About the Discover Cars affiliate program
Discover Cars compares car rental across suppliers rather than acting as a rental company itself, which lets creators serve readers without recommending a specific provider, useful in a category where supplier quality varies enormously by location.
Car rental converts on a genuine problem: a traveller who needs a car has no alternative, and price differences between suppliers at the same airport are large enough to make comparison worthwhile. That combination of necessity and real price variance produces conversion rates well above aspirational travel content.
The rate here sits above the flight and hotel programs in this directory, and car rental converts on necessity rather than aspiration once a trip requires driving. Road trip content converts better than general destination coverage.
02Conversion
Why Discover Cars converts
- A rate above the flight and hotel programs in this category
- Renting a car is a necessity rather than a discretionary choice once a trip requires it
- Genuine price variance between suppliers makes comparison worth the reader's click
- A 30-day window covers the full trip planning period
03Audience fit
Which creators this suits
- Road trip and self-drive itinerary creators
- Destination publishers covering places where a car is required
- Travel channels producing practical logistics content
04Getting started
How to join the Discover Cars affiliate program
- 1Create a free LinkApprove partner account and submit your content channels for review.
- 2Once approved, usually within two business days, open the program directory and find Discover Cars.
- 3Generate a deep link to any Discover Cars product page, adding sub-IDs for the platform or campaign you are publishing to.
- 4Publish, then track clicks and validated commission in one balance alongside every other program you run.
Because LinkApprove already holds the upstream approval, you do not submit a separate application to Discover Cars.
05Attribution
When you get paid on this program
Full thresholds, rails and schedules are on the payouts page.
06FAQ
Common questions
How much does the Discover Cars affiliate program pay?
The Discover Cars affiliate program pays Up to 6% per booking. Average order value on the program is $230, so commission per conversion is calculated against that basket rather than a single item price.
What is the cookie duration for the Discover Cars affiliate program?
The Discover Cars program has a 30-day cookie window. A purchase made after that window has closed is not attributed to you, which is why content timing matters on this program.
How do I join the Discover Cars affiliate program?
You can join the Discover Cars affiliate program through LinkApprove without applying to Discover Cars directly. LinkApprove already holds the upstream approval, so once your LinkApprove partner account is approved you can generate tracked links to any Discover Cars product page immediately.
Which countries does the Discover Cars affiliate program accept?
The Discover Cars program accepts traffic from US, UK, EU, CA, AU. Traffic from outside these regions may not be attributed even when the click is tracked, so check your audience geography before committing content to it.
Travel
How Discover Cars compares in its category
Travel commissions are validated on completed stay rather than booking, which means longer hold periods, 60 to 90 days is normal. In exchange, the vertical has the longest cookie windows in the directory and very high order values.
| Program | Commission | Cookie | Avg. order |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agoda | 4% per booking | 30 days | $310 |
| Airbnb | 3% per completed stay | 30 days | $680 |
| Away | Up to 7% per sale | 30 days | $310 |
| Booking.com | Up to 4% of stay value | 30 days | $520 |
| Discover Cars (this program) | Up to 6% per booking | 30 days | $230 |
| Expedia | 3% per booking | 7 days | $620 |
| GetYourGuide | Up to 8% per booking | 31 days | $95 |
| Hilton | Up to 4% per stay | 30 days | $480 |
| Hostelworld | Up to 6% per booking | 30 days | $85 |
| Hotels.com | 4% per completed stay | 7 days | $420 |
| Kayak | Up to 3% per booking | 30 days | $460 |
| Klook | 5% per sale | 30 days | $85 |
| Marriott | Up to 4% per stay | 30 days | $520 |
| Samsonite | Up to 6% per sale | 30 days | $225 |
| Skyscanner | Up to 3% per booking | 30 days | $420 |
| Trainline | Up to 4% per booking | 30 days | $70 |
| Trip.com | Up to 5% per sale | 30 days | $390 |
| Tripadvisor | 50% of revenue share | 14 days | $240 |
| Viator | Up to 8% per booking | 30 days | $110 |
| Vrbo | 3.5% per completed stay | 30 days | $1,450 |
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