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Booking.com $25 CAD Cash Bonus After Your Stay

Last Updated August 23, 2022 William Tang

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Are you planning on making a hotel booking and looking for a deal?  Sure you could price comparison shop, or you could play the long game and collect points or get a free stay after 10 bookings but let's be honest, that takes forever.  If you just want straight up savings without complicated steps or extreme limitations, you're going to want to pay attention to this offer with Booking.com that I've secured for Going Awesome Places readers.  It's a deep discount referral that you'll only find here.  No special code required.

Get $25 CAD refunded after you stay with Booking.com

 

For the past little while, I've been working with Booking.com to get a special referral generated so that you can benefit from the hotel bookings you're already making.

DOES IT STILL WORK?

Updated October 31, 2019

This isn't a Halloween trick but sadly the Booking.com Refer-a-friend program has been closed.  It was a good run while it lasted and I hope you guys were able to maximize its value.

While you won't be able get immediate dollars off, I have to say that their Genius program is actually pretty good.  I've gotten up to 15% off at the Genius 2 level so keep using them and it'll pay dividends.  Check out also their current deals that they have that I have linked below.

Booking Current Deals

 

Here's how it works.  On your next hotel booking, use this referral link for Booking.com and grab a hotel anywhere.  Complete the stay there and once it's done, $25 CAD (or equivalent in your currency) will be refunded back into your credit card.

Yes this basically means you save $25 CAD off of your hotel and you get the money after you've stayed there.

The real question is:  why wouldn't you take advantage of this promotion if you're going to be using Booking.com anyways?

There has to be a catch…

Honestly there isn't much of one there.  If you look at the T&C, the ones you need to pay attention are:

  • To be eligible, the booking itself needs to be greater than $150 CAD
  • You must create an account on Booking.com (that's the only way you get the money refunded back to your credit card)
  • Refunds can only go back on Visa and MasterCard
  • Refunds go back to your card after you complete your stay
  • Only one booking via referral per account

When booking, just make sure you check off the box that says “Use card specified above”:booking com referral code adding credit card

Awesome right?

Don't forget price matching

I get it, Booking.com doesn't always have the cheapest price.  That's why they have their “Rate guarantee” program which is essentially price matching.  So if you REALLY want to maximize this, find a cheaper rate elsewhere, book with Booking.com and price-match.  You get the cheapest price plus an additional $25 off.

Now go forth and save money on your hotels!

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How do I know if it worked?

When you click on the referral link and land on Booking.com, you'll see a large pop up box that looks like this:

booking com referral 25 off promotion discount code

Another way you can tell whether your referral link is working is to look at the bottom right corner.  You'll see the gift-box icon there if you're still eligible for the referral bonus.

how do you know if the booking com referral link is working

After you book, you will see a confirmation page on the Booking.com site in your browser.  If you scroll down, you'll see that there'll be specific message on whether you'll be eligible to get your referral bonus after you complete your stay:

The Step By Step

I still get a lot of questions about how to exactly do this so why don't I just write down each step in bullet form to make it (hopefully) crystal clear.

  1. Click on my Booking.com referral bonus link.
  2. Find the hotel you're interested in.
  3. Create a brand new account when it asks whether you have an account or not
  4. On the last step of booking, it'll ask you for your credit card details.  Enter a card and check off the box to say that you want to use this card for the referral refund
  5. Go to your profile and under the credit card section, add a Visa or MasterCard (doesn't have to be what you used to reserve your hotel) and again check off the box to confirm that you want to use this as your refund credit card
  6. Stay at your hotel
  7. Refund should be processed within 2-4 weeks and it'll show up on your statement as if you refunded a purchase on the credit card you designated

Redeeming your money

After your trip, you MIGHT get an e-mail that looks like this.  The thing is, it's not consistent because they're constantly tinkering with how they look.

booking referral 25 off email confirmation

Don't miss this critical step:

You need to make sure that in your Booking.com profile, you've added either a Visa or MasterCard (although they do recommend Visa) and set it to “Use this card for my cash reward” box when you save it.  Only then will Booking know where to refund the money back to.

Now if you clicked on the “To get your reward, you'll need to provide us with a credit card” checkbox (first screenshot in the post) when you made your booking, you should be good here but otherwise, you need to make sure you follow this step.

What's interesting about Booking.com's approach here is that they give you the option of returning your refund back on a card that could be different from the one that you used to book.  Primarily, this solves their problem of not being able to process refunds to Amex but you can pay with one.

fill in your referral redemption credit card in booking com profile

FAQ

I've been getting a number of questions so I thought I'd summarize a few of them for clarity:

Do I have to pre-pay for the hotel or is it okay to pay at the hotel?

A:  Yes totally okay to pay at the hotel.  All that Booking.com cares about is that you complete your stay.  However you pay is up to you.

Can I break up my multi-night booking into separate bookings and can I do it all on one account?

A:  Booking.com is only honouring one referral bonus per account.  That being said, if you really wanted to get $25 off per night's hotel, you could create new accounts for each one.  It's a bit of work but could be well worth the effort.

I've completed my stay but I still haven't received anything yet.

A:  First, you want to make sure that in your Booking.com account profile, add either a Visa or MasterCard to your profile and designate this as “Use this card for my cash rewards”.  Note that MasterCard seems to be slower so I'd recommend using a Visa.

From my experience, they are slow but they've always come through for me.  So first, wait a week before getting concerned because there's processing time between the hotel -> Booking.com -> refunding your credit card.

Worst case, call Booking.com to ask what's up.  I'd do this at maybe the 2 week mark.

booking 25 cad off referral discount promotion for hotels

HUNGRY FOR MORE DEALS?

Before you go, make sure you head over to the Deals page which has lots more discounts and promos for things like flights, travel gear, car rentals, hotels, and much MUCH more.

SHOW ME THE DEALS!

 

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William is the Chief of Awesome at Going Awesome Places which is focused on off-the-beaten-path, outdoor adventure, and experiential travel. His true passion lies in telling stories, inspiring others to travel, writing detailed trip itineraries to help others plan their own trips, and providing helpful tips and tricks to guide readers to travel better. He is based in Toronto, Canada but you'll find him on the road more often than not. Make sure to learn more about William to find out his story and how Going Awesome Places started.

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  1. Stefan Linder says

    October 31, 2019 at 3:24 PM

    Booking.com closed their reward programm. No more cashback or rewards available

    Reply
    • Will Tang says

      October 31, 2019 at 8:50 PM

      I’ve been meaning to update the page. Unfortunately you’re right, the program has been discontinued!

      Reply
  2. Buck011 says

    June 18, 2019 at 5:12 AM

    Not the minimum booking valeue is CAD 150 to get the CAD 25 back,so not that much value

    Reply
    • Will Tang says

      June 18, 2019 at 9:38 AM

      You’re right, they just changed that recently which is too bad but still a good deal if you’re booking a hotel regardless!

      Reply
  3. Tony says

    May 27, 2019 at 12:24 AM

    Hi – the link doesnt work

    Reply
    • Will Tang says

      May 27, 2019 at 2:39 AM

      Fixed!

      Reply
  4. Ahmed says

    May 20, 2019 at 11:26 AM

    It’s working in egypt??

    Reply
    • Will Tang says

      May 20, 2019 at 8:19 PM

      Yes it should work anywhere around the world!

      Reply
  5. Pete says

    May 12, 2019 at 1:39 AM

    Hi , can you tell me if this referal still works – having problems using it

    Reply
    • Will Tang says

      May 12, 2019 at 12:42 PM

      Hey Pete, yes it should still work. What kind of issues are you having with it?

      Reply
  6. Cherish says

    April 18, 2019 at 3:24 AM

    Hi, your link seems to be no longer valid. Would you please check and update the link? Thanks

    Reply
    • Will Tang says

      April 18, 2019 at 12:11 PM

      This has been fixed!

      Reply
  7. Pepe says

    January 18, 2019 at 1:02 AM

    I’ve tried multiple referral links and keep getting message “Our referral program isn’t available in your state.” I have been able to use them in the past, so I guess the party is over.

    Reply
    • Will Tang says

      January 18, 2019 at 2:34 PM

      I’ve been hearing from other readers that they’ve had issues as well but it’s not consistent. I’m still seeing bookings come through so I know it works but it looks like they’re really clamping down on specific requirements of the program.

      Reply
  8. Pat says

    September 20, 2018 at 9:06 AM

    Hi Will,
    How do you know that programme is over? I tried to get explanation from Booking customer service, but they are incompetent…

    Reply
    • Will Tang says

      September 20, 2018 at 11:39 PM

      Yeah their support on this is poor just because the referral program is so scattered and different for everyone. In terms of the referral, it’s no longer supported on our end.

      Reply
  9. wensly says

    August 25, 2018 at 9:54 AM

    Hello, i use the link booking a hotels, but no refer,it say Not eligible -Terms and conditions not met,is what problem?

    Reply
    • Will Tang says

      August 26, 2018 at 4:05 PM

      Hey Wensly, there are a few things that pop into mind: 1) The booking value isn’t over $80 CAD 2) You’ve used a referral type promotion elsewhere. Also I’m curious, where did you see that message on Booking?

      Reply
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