Third-Party
Shopback has upsized the cashback amount for Expedia today (Sep 17) ending at 4pm AEST. The cashback rates are as follows
- Hotels: 15% (capped at $180 per item)
- Car Hire: 13%
- Activities: 9.5%
- Packages: 3.0%
- Flights: 0.5%
Shopback plus users get an extra 1.0% cash back on top of the rates listed above
Do Not Use This Deal Blindly
Before booking hotels, I think it's best to check the hotel price using the following methods and find the cheapest one:
1. Search using Expedia Check the price of the hotel using Expedia using Incognito Mode without Shopback
2. Search using Google Check the price of the hotel using Google, by specifying the exact hotel and dates. This is often cheaper than method 1 above
3. Search using Expedia+Shopback Check the price of the hotel using Expedia with Shopback and calculate the price with the cashback. Keep in mind that the cashback amount may not apply to the tax portion of the price
Also, if it's available, use the free cancellation option and cancel/rebook later when a cheaper price comes up.
Note: Some OzBargainers have managed to get better prices using VPN with methods 1 or 2 above. I haven't tried this myself and it may require a bit of trial and error in terms of the country chosen. Based on comments from other posts, it might be worth trying Bangladesh. Refrain from using VPN with Shopback (method 3 above) as VPNs are notorious for causing tracking to fail.
The Usual Terms
Exclusions
You won't get cashback on:
- Package (Flight portion Only)
- Activities
- Car Rental
- Airport Transfer
- Bookings on external partner pages
- Any Gift Card, Voucher or store credit purchase
- Any Gift Card or Voucher redemption
- Any store credit redemption
- Fees · Taxes · Service charges
Refunds, cancellations and no-shows
Any rejected, cancelled, refunded, exchanged or returned purchases will not be eligible for Cashback.
- For partial returns or exchanges, we'll prorate the Cashback as an adjustment.
- No-shows and any booking changes that lead to a change in the booking ID will not be eligible for Cashback.
Tracking disclaimers
- Your Cashback may be tracked at a different rate initially and adjusted to the correct rate when we confirm the transaction details.
- Exchange rates may cause small changes to your purchase total and Cashback from some foreign stores.
Other terms and conditions
Expedia terms and conditions
- Cashback is eligible only if bookings are made on Expedia, and not on Expedia's partner sites
- Expedia reserves the right to determine the exchange rate for cashback calculation at its sole discretion. ShopBack adheres to Expedia's recommended exchange rate.
ShopBack terms of use: https://www.shopback.com.au/terms-conditions
