Hostelworld Affiliate Program
The Hostelworld affiliate program pays up to 6% per booking on a 30-day cookie window, on hostel accommodation for budget and solo travellers.
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
2.3/5
- 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 Hostelworld affiliate program
Hostelworld serves budget and solo travellers, an audience that behaves very differently from the general travel market. They book more frequently, travel for longer, and plan multi-stop trips that produce several bookings from a single reader rather than one.
The basket is small, but the rate is above the hotel programs in this directory and the booking frequency is far higher. For creators serving backpacking and long-term travel audiences, that repeat behaviour compounds in a way that occasional-holiday content never does.
Booking frequency here runs well above the general travel market because this audience travels longer and in more stops, so a single reader produces more bookings than an occasional-holiday audience does.
02Conversion
Why Hostelworld converts
- A rate above the hotel booking programs in this category
- Multi-stop trips produce several bookings from a single reader
- Budget travellers book more frequently than the general travel market
- A 30-day window covers a planning cycle that often spans several destinations
03Audience fit
Which creators this suits
- Backpacking and budget travel creators
- Solo travel publishers
- Channels serving gap-year and long-term travel audiences
04Getting started
How to join the Hostelworld 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 Hostelworld.
- 3Generate a deep link to any Hostelworld 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 Hostelworld.
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 Hostelworld affiliate program pay?
The Hostelworld affiliate program pays Up to 6% per booking. Average order value on the program is $85, so commission per conversion is calculated against that basket rather than a single item price.
What is the cookie duration for the Hostelworld affiliate program?
The Hostelworld 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 Hostelworld affiliate program?
You can join the Hostelworld affiliate program through LinkApprove without applying to Hostelworld directly. LinkApprove already holds the upstream approval, so once your LinkApprove partner account is approved you can generate tracked links to any Hostelworld product page immediately.
Which countries does the Hostelworld affiliate program accept?
The Hostelworld program accepts traffic from UK, EU, US, 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 Hostelworld 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 | 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 (this program) | 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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