For operators

Keep the booking. Ditch the OTA.

Major OTAs charge 15–25% commission and own your guest relationship. Kalva charges 5.5–7%, takes zero credit risk, and routes the customer directly to your booking page. Two lines of HTML and you're live.

Apply to partnerSee the operator dashboard

5.5–7%

Operator commission

0%

Credit risk

$0

Setup or monthly fees

2 lines

HTML to embed

Become a partner

Direct bookings, without the OTA tax.

Kalva sits on your own booking page. Your guests still book direct with you — Kalva only handles the payment side, splitting the booking total into interest-free installments and holding the funds in escrow until your check-in is in sight.

Lower commission

Tiered 5.5–7% based on your volume — every tier under half of what OTAs charge. No setup fees, no monthly minimums.

Zero credit risk

Funds are held in escrow until full collection. You receive payment only after the booking is confirmed. Defaults are Kalva’s problem, not yours.

You own the guest

The customer books on your domain, pays with their card on your page, and arrives knowing your brand — not Booking.com’s.

Higher conversion

Installments turn $3,500 villa rates into $584 / month. Operators in early pilots see 15–30% lift on booking conversion at the same price point.

Automated lifecycle

Plan calculation, charge scheduling, late-fee enforcement, payout triggers, and reminder emails all run automatically. No ops burden on your team.

Fintech-grade compliance

FinCEN MSB, OFAC sanctions screening on every customer, PCI-DSS via Stripe, 3D Secure on 100% of cards. Your guest stays your guest — cleanly.

Average commission

15–25%

Booking.com / Expedia / Agoda

5.5–7%

Kalva — keep the direct booking

Widget integration

Two lines of HTML. Live in a day.

Drop a container div and a single script tag onto your booking page. The widget pulls the booking amount and travel date from your existing form, calculates the installment plans, runs the customer through KYC and 3D Secure, and posts back a booking reference when payment authorises.

  • No payment-page rebuild — embed on your existing booking flow
  • Plans auto-calculated from travel date (further out → more installments)
  • Card data never touches your servers — Stripe Elements + 3DS
  • Webhook posts confirmed bookings back to your reservation system
booking-page.html
<!-- 1. Container -->
<div
  id="kalva-widget"
  data-amount="3500"
  data-currency="USD"
  data-travel-date="2026-08-15"
  data-merchant-key="YOUR_KEY"
></div>

<!-- 2. Script -->
<script
  src="https://widget.kalva.app/v1.js"
  async
></script>

Commission tiers

The more you grow, the less you pay.

Every operator starts on Partner. Tiers escalate automatically by cumulative confirmed-booking count — no negotiation, no contracts to redo.

Partner

Default tier

7.0%

per booking

0+ bookings

Volume favourite

Preferred

Volume tier

6.5%

per booking

50+ bookings

Premium

Scaling tier

6.0%

per booking

200+ bookings

Elite

Top tier

5.5%

per booking

500+ bookings

All tiers include: full operator dashboard, widget customisation, transactional notifications, payout tracking via Stripe Connect, and our compliance program (KYC, OFAC, AML/BSA) at no extra cost.

Ready to ship?

Tell us about your property, expected booking volume, and target launch date. We reply within one business day.

Apply to partnerTalk to the team