Orbitz

Orbitz is a US-facing online travel agency owned by Expedia Group, covering hotels, flights, car rentals, cruises, and packages, primarily for the United States market. Australian travellers heading to the US often use Orbitz for domestic-US legs (LAX to LAS, JFK to ORD, and similar city pairs) and US hotel stays where inventory and price often beat AU-facing OTAs. Book via orbitz.com and activate ShopBack through the Orbitz merchant page on ShopBack Australia to earn cashback on eligible bookings at the current published rate.

Orbitz Rewards is a free loyalty programme where members earn Orbucks on eligible hotel, package, and activity bookings, redeemable on future hotel stays. Base earn is typically 1% Orbucks on hotels plus additional Orbucks on packages and activities, with higher earn on the Orbitz mobile app. VIP status unlocks after a set number of qualifying stays per year and adds room upgrades and free breakfast at select hotels. Verify current earn rates and VIP thresholds on orbitz.com before enrolling. Orbucks are separate from ShopBack cashback and typically stack on eligible bookings.

Orbitz runs sale windows mapped to the US calendar: Black Friday (November 27, 2026), Cyber Monday (November 30, 2026), a Winter Sale (December to January), spring break (March), Memorial Day (late May), Fourth of July, Labor Day, and Thanksgiving. Coupon codes are advertised on the Orbitz homepage banner. Verify current sale windows and eligible booking types on orbitz.com before booking, and always click through fresh from the ShopBack Orbitz merchant page to keep cashback tracking clean.

Orbitz cancellation policy varies by product and by supplier. Refundable hotel rates typically allow free cancellation up to 24 to 72 hours before check-in. Non-refundable rates cannot be cancelled for a refund. Flight tickets follow the airline's fare rules; US domestic economy is often non-refundable with change fees waived for main-cabin fares on major carriers. Packages follow individual supplier rules. Verify the specific cancellation window on the Orbitz booking page before confirming, and note that any cancelled or refunded portion voids the corresponding ShopBack cashback.

Orbitz and Expedia both sit under Expedia Group and often surface the same US hotel and flight inventory. Orbitz Rewards pays Orbucks redeemable on hotels; Expedia One Key runs a unified currency across Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo. For Australian travellers booking US-only trips, Orbitz's US-facing interface and USD-first pricing can be marginally cleaner. For travellers mixing AU and US legs or using Vrbo, Expedia (via the AU site) is usually the better single-account choice. Both are cashback-eligible via ShopBack when booked through their respective merchant pages.

Priceline's Express Deals and opaque pricing can undercut Orbitz on US city hotels when brand flexibility is fine. Orbitz shows all rates transparently with Orbitz Rewards on top and a cleaner packages workflow. For price-first shoppers willing to accept a bidding or opaque flow, Priceline often wins on nightly rate. For traveller certainty and Orbucks stacking, Orbitz often wins. Both are cashback-eligible via ShopBack, so click through fresh from the respective merchant page on shopback.com.au before locking.

Orbitz packages (flight plus hotel, or flight plus hotel plus car) often unlock bundled discounts of 5 to 15% versus booking the same components separately, funded by supplier commissions Orbitz shares back. The tradeoff is less cancellation flexibility since components are linked. For a fixed-date US trip with confirmed traveller counts, packages typically win. For flexible dates or solo travellers who may cancel, separate bookings win. Cashback via ShopBack tracks on the eligible package rate when booked through the Orbitz merchant page.

Orbitz prices in USD by default since the site is US-facing. AU travellers should watch AUD to USD conversion at time of booking and check whether their card issuer charges a foreign transaction fee (typically 2 to 3% on most AU credit cards). Cards like the Bankwest Zero Platinum, ING Orange Everyday, or Wise multi-currency accounts avoid the fee. Cashback via ShopBack tracks in AUD at the eligible rate against the paid USD amount converted per Orbitz's stated exchange or your card's rate at settlement. Verify the total AUD landed cost before locking.

Empty any pending Orbitz booking cart, then click through fresh from the ShopBack Orbitz merchant page to orbitz.com. Log in to your Orbitz Rewards account, complete the booking in the same browser session, and confirm the reservation email. Avoid pasting unofficial third-party promo codes at checkout since they can break cashback tracking. Cashback tracks on eligible bookings at the current published rate; see the Orbitz page on shopback.com.au for live rates.

Yes. Any cancelled or refunded portion of your Orbitz booking is voided from the ShopBack cashback total, since Orbitz only pays commission on completed bookings. Non-refundable rates that are not cancelled and are completed as booked typically confirm cashback; refundable rates cancelled within the free-cancellation window will not confirm. Rebookings and downgrades confirm cashback only on the retained, paid amount after the merchant validates the transaction.