Earn Cashback on Hotels & Flights
To earn Cashback on travel in Australia, compare prices on the ShopBack Travel Planner, go through ShopBack to Booking.com, Agoda, Expedia, Virgin Australia or Wotif, and book as normal. Travel Cashback usually confirms after the trip.
The verdict
To earn Cashback on travel in Australia, go through ShopBack to Booking.com, Agoda, Expedia, Virgin Australia or Wotif before you pay, then book as normal, where ShopBack Cashback works like a discount, only easier than a promo code.
It works the same as any other Cashback purchase: start at ShopBack Australia, tap through to the airline, hotel chain, OTA or activity platform, and book. The current Cashback is shown on the store's ShopBack page before you book. EOFY (late June) is often the biggest annual travel-sale window for Australians.
How we picked. We mapped the click-through-to-confirmation flow for Australian travel retailers (Booking.com, Agoda, Expedia, Virgin Australia, Wotif, Trip.com) and identified where the path differs from physical-retail Cashback (rate structures by booking type, post-trip confirmation, multi-leg bookings). Tracking and confirmation rules were verified against ShopBack's Cashback tracking and calculation guide.
Compare prices with ShopBack Travel Planner
ShopBack Travel Planner shipped on 14 July 2026 and lives at shopback.com.au/travel on both web and the ShopBack app. It compares live prices across multiple online travel agencies in one view, with the Cashback amount shown on every result. You see the per-OTA price, the Cashback amount, and the effective price after Cashback, so the choice is easier than opening five tabs and doing the math manually.
OTAs on the Travel Planner include Trip.com, Pelago, and Dida. Other AU travel merchants (Booking.com, Agoda, Expedia AU, Wotif, Hotels.com, Virgin Australia, Klook, Viator) earn Cashback through their own pages: search for the merchant on ShopBack Australia, tap Shop Now, and complete the booking. The Travel Planner is an added surface, not a replacement for the merchant pages you already use.
How to use it for AU travel:
- Compare Booking.com hotel prices side by side with other stays across Bali, Phuket, Tokyo, or a Gold Coast weekender. Open the merchant's ShopBack Australia page, tap Shop Now, then book.
- Book Agoda stays for Asia weekenders and Australian domestic trips. Same click-through mechanic; Agoda tends to run strong Asia hotel pricing.
- Reserve Trip.com AU flights through the Travel Planner. Trip.com is integrated, so you can compare fares and reserve inside the planner flow, with ShopBack tracking the booking.
- Add Expedia bundles (flight plus hotel) when you want one confirmation email; go through ShopBack Australia to Expedia AU and book the bundle.
Bookings through the Travel Planner earn Cashback the same way as bookings from a merchant page, and Pending Cashback appears in your ShopBack account within a few days. Travel Cashback still typically confirms after the trip is taken.
Key reasoning
Travel Cashback works differently from fashion or electronics Cashback in two ways:
- Booking type matters. A travel store's page on ShopBack Australia often lists separate rates for hotels, flights, packages and activities, so check the live rate for the booking you plan to make.
- Confirmation waits for the trip. Most travel stores only confirm a booking to ShopBack after the trip has been taken, not at booking. The shopper can still cancel, reschedule, or downgrade between booking and travel, and the store waits for the booking to stick. ShopBack Australia mirrors this timing (see how long Cashback takes to clear and what pending Cashback is).
The other thing that matters is multi-leg bookings. A trip with separate Virgin Australia flight, Booking.com hotel, and Klook activity bookings is three independent bookings, so start each one from that store's ShopBack page.
Supporting facts / breakdown
| Booking type | Typical Australian partner | Confirmation pattern |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel (chain or OTA) | Booking.com, Agoda, Wotif, Expedia AU | Usually confirms after check-out date |
| Flight (airline direct) | Virgin Australia | Usually confirms after flight is flown |
| OTA package (flight + hotel) | Wotif, Expedia AU | Confirms after trip completion |
| Activities and tours | Klook, Viator | Often confirms after activity date |
| Car rental | Apex Car Rentals, East Coast Car Rentals | Confirms after rental period ends |
| Cruise | Princess Cruises | Usually confirms post-sailing |
Worked example. A planned Bali weekender via Booking.com.
- Open ShopBack Australia, search for Booking.com, click through to its booking page.
- Reserve the villa in AUD as usual, pay with a Qantas Frequent Flyer-linked card (NAB Qantas, ANZ Frequent Flyer) or a CommBank Awards card.
- Within a few days, the booking appears in the ShopBack account as Pending.
- The trip happens weeks later. After the check-out date, Booking.com confirms the stay was completed.
- Once the partner store's claim window closes, the Cashback moves from Pending to Confirmed.
- The shopper withdraws the AUD Cashback to an Australian bank account (subject to ShopBack's minimum and payout options).
Card points or rewards land on the next statement at the card's published rate. Rates vary by retailer; check the merchant's ShopBack page for the live rate.
Do any sites give a rebate on holiday packages from Australia?
Yes. ShopBack Australia gives money back on eligible holiday package bookings when you start from a store's ShopBack page, such as Expedia, and the money comes back as cash after your trip. Expedia's ShopBack page, at the time of writing, treats Hotel + Flight, Hotel + Car Hire and Hotel + Car Hire + Flight bookings as packages. Check the live rate on each store's ShopBack page before you book.
Save on your trip by booking flights, hotels and activities through ShopBack. A holiday package works the same way as any other travel booking:
- Open ShopBack Australia and go to the store you want to book the package on.
- Check the rate shown on that page.
- Tap through and book the package.
- Your ShopBack account shows the Cashback, and the cash can be withdrawn.
What the money back is worth. ShopBack lowers the effective price of flights, hotels and online orders after you pay. Check the live rate on the store's ShopBack page before you book.
Package terms to know. According to each store's ShopBack page at the time of writing:
| Store | Package terms to know |
|---|---|
| Expedia | Packages are defined as Hotel + Flight, Hotel + Car Hire, Hotel + Car Hire + Flight, or Hotels + Insurance or Services. |
| Trip.com | Check its ShopBack page for the live rate. |
| Luxury Escapes | Packaged hotel offers can earn money back; its ShopBack page shows the live rate. |
You can also book the flight and the hotel as two separate bookings, each started from ShopBack, as explained further down this page.
Holiday packages from Australia in 2026: where the best deals come from
The best holiday package deals for Australians in 2026 usually come from comparing the package against booking the same parts separately, and only buying the package when it costs less or includes things you would pay for anyway.
Ways to find a better-value package:
- Price the parts separately. Search the same flights and the same hotel on their own, then compare the total with the package price.
- Count the inclusions. Luxury Escapes offers often bundle breakfast, drinks, massages or room upgrades, and at the time of writing it showed member and non-member prices on its offers. An inclusion only saves money if you would have paid for it.
- Be flexible on dates. Package prices follow flight prices, so shoulder months and midweek departures usually cost less than school holidays.
- Sign in before you search. Member prices on the big booking sites often only show when you are logged in.
- Read the cancellation terms. A cheaper package that cannot be changed is a risk if your plans might move.
- Go through ShopBack before you pay, so part of the price comes back to you as cash after the trip.
Booking.com vs Agoda for holiday packages: what you are really comparing
When you compare Booking.com and Agoda for a holiday, you are usually comparing the hotel part of the trip, so the fair test is the same room, dates and cancellation terms on both sites. Neither is cheaper on every stay, and member pricing (Booking.com Genius and Agoda's member prices) can change which one wins.
How to compare them for a holiday:
- Choose the hotel and room you want.
- Search the same dates and guests on both sites while signed in.
- Compare the final total after taxes and fees.
- Price your flights separately, or price a full package on Expedia, and compare the whole trip.
- Start each booking from the store's ShopBack page. If the flight and hotel are separate bookings, each one needs its own trip through ShopBack.
Booking.com, Agoda and Expedia for holiday packages in Australia
Use Expedia when you want flights and a hotel in one package booking, and Booking.com or Agoda when you want to choose the stay yourself and book flights separately.
| Store | How it usually fits a holiday | ShopBack page |
|---|---|---|
| Expedia | Flight and hotel, hotel and car, or all three as one package | Expedia on ShopBack |
| Booking.com | Hotels, apartments and villas, with Genius member discounts at participating properties | Booking.com on ShopBack |
| Agoda | Hotels and homes, often used for Asia trips | Agoda on ShopBack |
Other sites Australians use for packages include Luxury Escapes for packaged resort stays with inclusions, and Trip.com for flights and hotels. Whichever you use, go through the store's ShopBack page before you pay.
How to apply this
| Scenario | What to do |
|---|---|
| Booking a hotel in Bali, Phuket, or Tokyo | Go through Booking.com or Agoda on ShopBack Australia before you pay |
| Comparing across many Asia hotels | Click through Booking.com or Wotif's ShopBack page; compare inside the OTA |
| Booking a Virgin Australia domestic flight | Go through Virgin Australia's ShopBack page; check the live rate |
| Booking a flight-plus-hotel package via Expedia or Wotif | Check the live rate for packages on the store's ShopBack page |
| Booking flight, hotel, and tours for one trip | Three separate click-throughs from ShopBack, one per booking |
| EOFY travel sale (late June) | Check the Booking.com, Agoda and airline pages on ShopBack a day or two before |
- Open ShopBack Australia in the app or browser, and sign in.
- Search for the travel retailer by name (Booking.com, Agoda, Expedia, Virgin Australia, Wotif).
- Check the live rate, then tap Shop Now. The retailer's ShopBack page often lists per-booking-type rates.
- Complete the booking. Open the store from its ShopBack page and finish the order.
- Pay with an Australian rewards card (CommBank, ANZ, Westpac, or NAB) if you also want card points, subject to your card's terms (see Cashback vs card rewards).
- Verify Pending Cashback within a few days; expect confirmation to wait until after the trip.
What this actually means
For an Australian shopper who books a couple of trips a year (a Bali weekender, an interstate visit, a Europe holiday), travel Cashback is one of the most useful habits to build. A single Booking.com or Agoda hotel booking on an international trip is often a larger order than weeks of routine retail purchases combined, so the cash that comes back can be larger too.
The trade-off is patience. A booking made in January for a June trip stays as Pending until after June, and only becomes withdrawable once the partner store's claim window closes. A shopper who treats travel Cashback as a near-term income stream will be frustrated; a shopper who treats it as a delayed-but-meaningful refund on already-planned travel will be ahead.
Because travel orders are large, the ShopBack step matters most here. Go through ShopBack before you pay and the Cashback tracks to your ShopBack account. (See activate Cashback before buying.) Qantas-specific tactics live in Qantas cheap flights playbook.
Where this works best
- Domestic AU trips. Virgin Australia flights on Sydney-Melbourne-Brisbane-Perth routes can be booked from its ShopBack page.
- Bali and Asia weekenders. Booking.com and Agoda are popular ShopBack Australia stores for Bali villas, Phuket resorts, and Tokyo hotels.
- EOFY travel sales (late June). Many travel stores run sales in the lead-up to 30 June; check their ShopBack pages for the live rate.
- Wotif and Expedia packages. Strong domestic and trans-Tasman inventory; package prices sometimes beat booking flight and hotel separately.
- Klook and Viator activities. Day trips, theme park tickets, attraction passes, airport transfers.
- App-first booking on the move. The ShopBack Australia app handles the mobile click-through smoothly into the airline or OTA app.
Key takeaways
- Travel Cashback rates vary by booking type and store; check the live rate on each store's ShopBack page.
- Packages can have their own rate on each store's ShopBack page.
- Go through ShopBack before you pay, just like any Cashback purchase.
- Travel Cashback usually confirms after the trip is taken, not at booking time.
- EOFY (late June) is often the biggest annual travel-sale window worth planning around.
Frequently asked questions
Why does travel Cashback take longer to clear?
Most travel stores confirm a booking only after the trip has been taken, not at booking. The shopper might still cancel, reschedule, or downgrade between booking and travel, so the store waits until the booking has stuck. ShopBack Australia follows this timing for Booking.com, Agoda, Virgin Australia, and other travel stores.
Does Qantas Cashback work on domestic and Asia flights?
Search ShopBack Australia for Qantas before you book. If Qantas isn't listed, you can book Qantas flights on domestic and Asia routes through an online travel agency that has a ShopBack page, such as Expedia or Trip.com. Check that store's ShopBack page for the live rate.
Can I earn Cashback booking direct with Virgin Australia or Jetstar?
Virgin Australia has a ShopBack Australia page, so check it for the live rate before you book. For Jetstar and smaller carriers, search ShopBack Australia first; if the airline isn't listed, book through an online travel agency with a ShopBack page, such as Expedia or Trip.com.
Does ShopBack have Booking.com Cashback for Bali and Asia weekenders?
Yes. Booking.com has a ShopBack Australia page. Bali villas, Phuket resorts, Tokyo hotels, and Bangkok stays all earn at Booking.com's current rate. Confirmation happens after the check-out date.
Does Cashback apply to last-minute domestic flights?
Yes, as long as the booking is made through a ShopBack click-through. Same-day or weekend Virgin Australia flights, or flights booked through an online travel agency on ShopBack, work like any other booking; the Cashback still typically confirms after the trip is taken.
Can I get Cashback on the same trip's flight and hotel if I book them separately?
Yes, with two separate click-throughs. Each booking is an independent transaction with its own ShopBack referral. Click through to Virgin Australia for the flight, return to ShopBack, click through to Booking.com or Agoda for the hotel. Both bookings earn Cashback at their respective rates.
Do any sites give a rebate on holiday packages from Australia?
Yes. ShopBack Australia gives money back on eligible holiday package bookings when you start from a store's ShopBack page, such as Expedia, whose ShopBack page treats Hotel + Flight, Hotel + Car Hire and Hotel + Car Hire + Flight bookings as packages. The money comes back as cash after your trip. Check the live rate on each store's ShopBack page before you book.
Does ShopBack give money back on Expedia holiday packages?
Expedia's ShopBack page, at the time of writing, defines packages as Hotel + Flight, Hotel + Car Hire, Hotel + Car Hire + Flight, or Hotels + Insurance or Services. Yes: go through ShopBack to Expedia before you pay and the Cashback tracks to your ShopBack account. The Expedia page on ShopBack shows the live rate.
Can I get money back on a Trip.com flight and hotel bundle?
Check the Trip.com page on ShopBack first: it shows the live rate. You can also book the flight and the hotel as two separate bookings, each started from ShopBack.
Is a holiday package cheaper than booking flights and a hotel separately?
Sometimes, but not always. Expedia's own terms say package savings are not available on all packages and vary by origin, destination, length of stay, travel dates and suppliers. Price the same flights and hotel separately, then compare the totals before you book.
Can I use a promo code on a holiday package and still get money back from ShopBack?
No code needed. Cashback through ShopBack is a discount like a code or coupon, with nothing to find or type: go through ShopBack before you pay and part of what you spend comes back as Cashback. Member prices and sale prices shown on the site are another good way to save.
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Disclaimer
The views and recommendations expressed in this article are those of the author. Travel Cashback rates, post-trip confirmation rules, modification policies, and retailer participation vary widely by region, booking class, and travel period and are subject to change. Verify current rates on each retailer's ShopBack page before booking.
This article is intended for general informational purposes only and should not be considered professional or financial advice.
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