Kayak Affiliate and Co-Branded Programs

There are a lot of ways to turn your web traffic into revenue. If visitors to your web site are likely to be travel shoppers, then a Kayak affiliate program is a really good way to do it. If you don't have a travel-oriented audience, then this program is probably not for you.

How do you know if your visitors are going to be interested in travel products and comparison shopping? The biggest influence is the content of your site. Our most successful affiliate sites are:

• user-generated travel review sites
• travel blogs
• hotel and resorts web sites
• travel agents
• airports
• newspaper/TV site travel sections
• professional travel guides
• portals

Option #1: LinkShare

For sites that have low to moderate traffic, our Affiliate Program managed by LinkShare lets you incorporate Kayak search widgets on your website. These links come in a variety of sizes, formats and creative executions so you can select (or test) the links that will work best for you.

Through LinkShare, Kayak pays 50% commissions on a CPC basis. Depending on the merchant, Kayak gets between 50 cents and $1.00 per click; you get half of that. We think you’ll find it to be one of the most aggressive commission structures of any online travel site.

If a search widget seems too boring, or doesn't mesh with the rest of your site, we have some other tools to integrate travel content from Kayak. These might pique the interest of your visitors and lead to revenue.

• RSS Feeds - Thousands to help personalize your search forms and text-based offers. (Flights, Airport-to-Airport, and Hotels)
• Webmaster Kit - Build your own search forms or use ours. Find widgets, banners, dynamic search forms, and more. You don’t have to be a programmer to get started.

To get started, just visit LinkShare. Simply register to be an affiliate and sign-up for the Kayak program within LinkShare.

Any questions on our Affiliate Program can be directed to .

Option #2: Co-Branded Program

Kayak can create an integrated travel search engine that matches your sites visual appearance. You retain control of your brand, and your visitors get a great search experience.

This solution is for high traffic sites, if you expect to generate more than 500,000 searches a month. Several leading websites have partnered with Kayak including AOL, Comcast and LonelyPlanet. Working with Kayak means more users, more page views, more time on your site, and more revenue.

To discuss becoming a co-branded Kayak partner, please contact us at . Or call Tim Knowling, at +1 203 899 3126. If you have a European site, and are interested in partnering with one of our European sites, contact .