Orbitz

Booking Orbitz? Pick your hotel, flight or car rental on this Expedia Group travel agency, then book through ShopBack before you pay: ShopBack Cashback works like a discount, only easier than a promo code. 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. Orbitz says earn is higher on packages and activities and 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. Check current earn rates and VIP thresholds on orbitz.com before enrolling. Orbucks are Orbitz's own loyalty currency, and Cashback comes from starting your booking on ShopBack.

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.

Orbitz says its 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. Check the specific cancellation window on the Orbitz booking page before confirming.

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 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 earn, Orbitz often wins. Both are on ShopBack, so whichever you pick, start from its ShopBack page before you pay and part of what you spend comes back as Cashback.

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. 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. For a deeper look, see Earn Cashback on Hotels & Flights.

Orbitz prices in USD by default since the site is US-facing. AU travellers should watch the AUD to USD conversion at time of booking and check whether their card issuer charges a foreign transaction fee, which is common on AU credit cards. Cards like the Bankwest Zero Platinum, ING Orange Everyday, or Wise multi-currency accounts avoid the fee. Cashback shows in AUD against the paid USD amount, converted at Orbitz's stated exchange rate or your card's rate at settlement. Check the total AUD cost before you book.

Open Orbitz from the Orbitz page on ShopBack, log in to your Orbitz Rewards account, complete the booking and keep the reservation email. Go through ShopBack before you pay and the Cashback tracks to your ShopBack account. The current Cashback is shown on the Orbitz page on ShopBack.

On a rebooking or downgrade, Cashback follows the amount you keep and pay once Orbitz validates the booking.