Stay22 review

Stay22 helps travel publishers earn commissions when visitors book accommodation after following links or other booking experiences on their site. It matches travel intent—such as a destination guide or route search—with relevant accommodation options, then routes visitors to suppliers including Booking.com, Expedia and Hotels.com.

The product can appear as in-article links, interactive maps, social media links or email links. Stay22 Hub tracks clicks, bookings and revenue. The service is designed to work alongside existing affiliate programs, rather than requiring publishers to replace every partner.

According to the published pricing information, there is no subscription or upfront fee, no traffic minimum and no credit card requirement. Stay22 earns when a booking through your traffic goes through. Its exact commission rate is not published on the vendor's site, so we would not treat advertised percentages as a reliable estimate of what a publisher will earn.

The clearest advantage is matching accommodation offers to travel intent without asking publishers to build every supplier link by hand. A destination article, route search or map can put lodging options near the point where a reader is planning a trip. The available formats—links, interactive maps, social and email links—also give publishers options beyond a standard text affiliate link.

The low-cost entry point is useful for a small site: the pricing information lists no subscription, upfront fee, traffic minimum or credit card requirement. That makes it possible to try the model without taking on a recurring software bill. Monthly payouts are available after a guest completes their stay, subject to a minimum payout amount; the amount is not published on the vendor's site.

Some travel bloggers on Reddit say Stay22 earns them more than Travelpayouts, and one commenter says its maps work well for their site. Others describe using Stay22 alongside another platform, rather than making an all-or-nothing switch. Those reports are individual experiences, not a guarantee, but they point to a practical use: test it on booking-focused pages and compare approved revenue, not just clicks or initial bookings.

Free to join does not mean predictable income. Stay22 earns when bookings go through, and payouts come only after a guest completes a stay. A minimum payout applies, but its threshold is not published on the vendor's site. The exact commission rate is also not published here, so publishers cannot estimate earnings from the pricing details alone. No subscription tiers or traffic caps are listed; that is not the same as a published guarantee that every feature or condition is unlimited.

Cancellations are a particular risk. In one Reddit thread, a publisher said roughly half of their bookings canceled and reduced the income they initially expected. Other commenters report better results, while a blogger in another thread said Stay22 maps had not converted for them. These are anecdotes, but they show why booked transactions should not be mistaken for completed, payable stays.

There is also mixed feedback on transparency and support: one Reddit commenter preferred Travelpayouts’ analytics and customer service. Stay22’s supplier terms can differ; a Reddit commenter noted cookie windows vary by OTA. Publishers should check the terms for each supplier rather than assume one tracking window or commission applies across the network.

Stay22 lists one commission-based partner model at $0 per month. There’s no published tier jump: the pricing information gives no paid plans or add-ons. Partners pay no upfront or subscription fees, and the listing says there are no traffic minimums or credit-card requirements.

That doesn’t mean every booking earns a predictable amount. Stay22 earns when a booking through your traffic goes through, but commission rates are not published on the vendor's site. The service says payouts are monthly after a guest completes their stay, subject to a minimum payout amount; that threshold is not published either. Cancellations can also affect whether the model pays off, so don’t treat clicks or initial bookings as guaranteed revenue.

There’s no monthly or annual subscription billing listed. Before committing traffic, ask Stay22 for the commission terms, cancellation rules and minimum payout threshold. The $0 price covers access, not a guaranteed return.

Switching in means adding Stay22 placements where travel intent already exists: for example, destination content, route searches, maps, social links or email links. The product information lists those formats, but it does not describe a migration tool or say how much setup each one takes. Keep your existing affiliate links until you have confirmed the new placements and tracking work as intended.

Stay22 Hub tracks clicks, bookings and revenue, but data export options are not published on the vendor's site. Ask whether you can export reports before moving links or relying on Hub for records. There is no subscription to cancel, though you would need to replace Stay22 links and placements if you leave. The published sources include no Reddit reports about migration problems or why users leave, so we can’t verify common switching complaints. Treat commission terms, payout timing and access to historical data as questions to settle before redirecting substantial traffic.