Advertising on Patroc

Patroc is visited mostly by guys who are searching for information on where to stay, what to do and where to go out at their travel destination. By advertising on Patroc you can lead them to your website with further information or you can increase the brand awareness of your business.

According to your needs we can place your graphical banner ad on our pages for specific destinations and/or specific categories (such as bars, clubs, restaurants).

Please note that we don't sell text links for the purpose of SEO. Advertising on our site is possible only with graphical banner ads.

Please also note that entries in our lists of hotels, bars, clubs, shops etc. are not for sale and are fully independent from any advertising. (More on how to get listed on our Contact page.)

If you are interested in banner advertising on Patroc, please contact us at ads@patroc.com and
- send us the file of your graphical banner ad and
- specify on which page(s) on our site you wish to place your ad
- and for how many months (or for which period of time).

Banner ad formats

  • horizontal: width 1456 px, height 340 px (displayed as 728 x 170 px),
    placed at the top of the selected page(s). (Example)
    This ad banner stays visible at the top of the browser when readers are scrolling down the page. Thus, this ad format is better suited if you target mobile phone users (who count now for more than 80% of our website visits).
  • vertical: width 320 px, height 1200 px (displayed as 160 x 600 px, also known as Skyscraper format), placed at the top right of the selected page (on mobile screens below the menu on the left). (Example)
    This ad banner is highly visible on screens of desktop PCs and tablets.

    • In the interest of our readers and advertisers we display not more than one advertising banner per page.

    We accept animated banners if the animation is slow and user-friendly (with intervals of at least 4 seconds).

    Advertising Rates 2024

    The rates in the table below are per month and page (plus 21% VAT/IVA, if applicable).
    The Spanish and German versions of a page on patroc.com are included in the rates.

    We kindly ask for a minimum of 120 € for advertising booking, due in advance.

      destination start page category page
    (bars, clubs etc., except hotels page)
      only vertical banner (Skyscraper) horizontal banner (recommended) or vertical banner
    Barcelona, Berlin, London, Paris 40 € 20-40 €
    Amsterdam, Gran Canaria, Madrid, Rome 30 € 15-30 €
    Torremolinos 25 € 10-25 €
    Brussels, Budapest, Cologne, Frankfurt, Lisbon, Milan, Munich, Prague, Vienna 20 € 5-20 €
    any other destination 15 € 5-15 €