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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.
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”:
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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When you click on the referral link and land on Booking.com, you’ll see a large pop up box that looks like this:
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.
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.
- Click on my Booking.com referral bonus link.
- Find the hotel you’re interested in.
- Create a brand new account when it asks whether you have an account or not
- 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
- 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
- Stay at your hotel
- 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.
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.
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.
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Booking.com closed their reward programm. No more cashback or rewards available
I’ve been meaning to update the page. Unfortunately you’re right, the program has been discontinued!
Not the minimum booking valeue is CAD 150 to get the CAD 25 back,so not that much value
You’re right, they just changed that recently which is too bad but still a good deal if you’re booking a hotel regardless!
Hi – the link doesnt work
Fixed!
It’s working in egypt??
Yes it should work anywhere around the world!
Hi , can you tell me if this referal still works – having problems using it
Hey Pete, yes it should still work. What kind of issues are you having with it?
Hi, your link seems to be no longer valid. Would you please check and update the link? Thanks
This has been fixed!
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.
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.
Hi Will,
How do you know that programme is over? I tried to get explanation from Booking customer service, but they are incompetent…
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.
Hello, i use the link booking a hotels, but no refer,it say Not eligible -Terms and conditions not met,is what problem?
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?
Hi Will, can I still use your link even though I am in the US?(since the cash back shows in CAD currency)
Yes you can use this anywhere in the world no matter what currency your account is set to. The discount is for $40 off of min $80 CAD but that gets converted to your home currenc.
Hi Will, could you please see if my booking at Mascot, Sydney went through on your end please? Thank you.
Mana
Hi Mana! Unfortunately there’s no way for me to check anymore as they removed that piece of the portal on my end. When you completed your booking, did it make mention of the referral especially down below? I added screenshots in the post to show you what to expect.
Great thank you Will, yes I did get that on my booking confirmation and also in my booking confirmation email. I look forward to claiming it. Thank you.
Hi, I previously got this cash back. If I use the same account will I get $40 cash back again? Also you mentioned that break up stays and book by using multiple account to get a cash per each night. Will I need to use all different credit card or just one credit card but different account per night will be ok?
Thanks.
Hey Sam! If you’ve used this account before with the referral, you won’t be able to again unfortunately so you’ll need new accounts. Credit card wise, you’re free to use whichever card you’d like (same or different). Hope that helps!
It worked for me, Thank you.
Awesome! Thanks for reporting in!
Thanks! I received the credits after my stay! Awesome!
Can I reuse the offer for the same booking.com account?
Hey Robin! WOOT! So the short answer is no because this is only for accounts that have never used referral bonuses before but you could create a new account for someone else in your family and use the same referral.
hi I have question I see that there is a link to refer friendsfor myself as well after I registered an account with your40 aud link but my referral link is only 25 CAD is that normal?
That shouldn’t be the case. How are you able to tell that the referral link you’re actually getting is $25 CAD? Also, this referral link is for $40 CAD and not AUD. I would try doing this from a new browser and in Incognito mode to make sure you’re getting the right referral. Let me know if that works!
It worked for me. Didn’t take long, too. It was less than a week after checking out. Thanks!
Awesome! Glad to hear from a reader that it continues to work 🙂
Hi! Can I use this refferal link if I used another referral link some time ago? That was with different conditions 75 euros for 225 euros reservation
Thanks!
If you’ve already taken advantage of a different referral, you’ll ned to create a brand new Booking.com account to take advantage of this one.
Just booked a 81cad hotel in Tel-Aviv, cheers for sharing the link!!
Awesome!! Awesome that it still works 🙂
Hello I know good information thanks to you. I have a question. Do I have to pay for the accommodation with my refundable card?
If it is easy to say, can the refund card be different from the payment card?
Hi! Not necessarily actually. You can book with one card (say an American Express) and set the refund to go to a Visa (Visa probably the most preferred based on my experience). Just make sure you set things up properly in your profile so the refund will go through properly. Sounds like that’s what you’re looking for!
Sorry – another question. I can find no terms regarding minimum pricing for the current offer ($25 for sponsor/$25 for friend). As I’m looking at cheap destinations, I can get pretty decent bookings at $30. Do we still each get back our respective credits?
Hi,
Love the blog! Looks like we travel the same way 🙂 I was wondering, in regards to this promotion – does it matter to them if the same card is used with each new user? (Meaning, the cash back can go to the sponsor, the referred friend, that person’s referred friend, their referred friend, etc.., even if they have all saved the same card? It’s automatic cash back, correct, so no red flag issues? Thanks for any help!
Hi Theda, to answer your questions, yes there is a minimum required. Essentially it’s $40 CAD back when spending $80 CAD or more. And when creating a new user account, the safest bet would be to do it with a different e-mail address and a different credit card. You do run the risk of getting flagged if you refer yourself in some form or fashion and all of you have the same credit card. That would look quite suspicious I would think.
Seems like the link can be used only once per account? Made two bookings – for one the “Remember, you get CAD 40 after your stay! ” message has dissappeared lately? =/
Hey Martin, yes it’s only one per account. To use it again, I’d recommend creating a brand new account!
Can I use the same Credit card here?
Every time I’ve seen someone sign up for a new account, they’ve always associated it to a new credit card to be safe.
Respected, is this connection still active. thank you
Hi! Yes it still works. When you click on the link, does a banner or anything show up for you saying you’re eligible to get $40 back?
Hi, thank you so much for a good tip! I’m trying to use this for my trip on Feb and want to know if it’s still working. Could you kindly confirm?
Hey! Yes it’s still a live referral. When you click on the link just make sure the banner shows up that says that you’re eligible for a $40 refund.
Hi, thank you for this – it’s an awesome deal. The Q and A is also helpful!
Would it be possible to post my own referral links here? I have a couple (mine and my boyfriend’s). Not exactly for the same amount, but I’d love to share them too!
Alternatively, fellow travelers: if you want a link like this, just reply with your e-mail and I’ll send a link to you 🙂
i need your link.
Hey Tunya, currently my link is still active and the best offer out there so go ahead to use my link http://goingawesomeplaces.com/booking-referral
Hi Will, is it same with refer friend program? if I have booking.com account, do I eligible to get cash reward 40 CAD? or is it only for newbie? thanks for sharing!
Hey Dyana, this is the same as the Refer A Friend program so if you’ve taken advantage of someone else’s referral with your account, you won’t be eligible. However, if you create a brand new account and do it with my referral link, you’ll be able to. So yes, I guess you could say this is only for a newbie. Hope that helps!
Thank you for your post.
But I have a question.
Is this special link for only 10 people?
Or is it something that many people can use?
After I check out of the hotel, are you going to get a reward CAD 40?
Hey! This special link is for an unlimited number of people and I just confirmed it with Booking.com. Each unique account on Booking.com can only use this referral once and if they haven’t used a referral from anyone else. Once you’ve stayed, you’ll receive a refund of $40 CAD back on your credit card.
Hey Will,
Thanks so much for this post, it has helped me for my travels this past November!
I’m looking to book again for stays in January and although your update on dec 28/17 states that the $40 promo is still continuing, I am unable to see that green banner on the homepage after going through your link that says I can save $40 off. Are you able to confirm that booking a stay without seeing the banner will still qualify me for this promo?
Thanks for your help!
Hi Bernard! You’re welcome 🙂 From what Booking has told me, they’re not stopping my referral links from working but you’re right, in checking the link, it looks different than before. Let me double check with them.
Hi,
I need to book 3 days.
Tell me please if $40 off is still available.
What is min i have to pay to get this reward?
Can i use 3 accounts to get reward on all of them? (one night per account)
Please let me know.
Thanks
Hey! Yes the $40 is still available as I still see the emails come in through my email about people making booking and completing stays. The min you have to book in terms of hotel nights is $80 CAD. As long as these are accounts that have never used a referral before and these are 3 different accounts (which it sounds like these are), you should be ok!
hi im again SERA DEI we cash reward always in waiting box not go win box and my reservasion rewars same always in waiting box and my reservasion 20 day before my cousens reservasions 20 30between day before.
Hi I made a reservation %10 reward. But my rewad write in my booking account Show date 10 days ago. Why not go win box .
Hey Sera, could you clarify the issue you’re having. Do you mean to say that you haven’t received your $40 back yet?
Yes my rewards and my cousens rewards always in waiting box. Not go win box can you help we?
Hey Sera, just checking in. Any luck getting the refunds? It looks like they’ve been really slow in getting them back and I’ve been bugging them as well. I heard from a friend that refunds started coming through again. Could you check?
%10 is it closed? The € 450 reward is not won for weeks. İm waiting 3 week. Do you have any knowledge about this topic? Is there something we need to look out for? we use this program for 6 friends. But our awards are always in waiting box.
Hey Sera, it shouldn’t be. I confirmed with Booking.com that my readers can continue to use this referral and still get the $40 CAD reward for signing up new accounts.
For your 6 other friends, were there any issues in getting a refund? Also have you reached out to Booking.com?
can you give me your mail adress? Or can you write me mail? [email protected]
Hi Sera, the best way will be for you to contact customer service. It may take a bit of explaining but hopefully they’ll be able to sort things out. For Russia, the line is: 499 271-87-36
Hi Will
I noticed all the referrals are gone, did booking.com remove your referral link I thought the tracker said there was around 80 left? I had booked and stayed 2 days on Nov 12/13 do you think I will get the cashback still? Thanks!
Hi, Can you help me to check if you have records on 14Dec in Negombo, Sri Lanka? And when I open my account in mid-June, I already use AA’s promotion code(not referral code) and received the rebate successfully, will it affect my rebate this time? Thanks.
Hey! I just checked the Booking.com portal on my side and they won’t let me see the individual names anymore. For AA’s promo, did you click on one of their links to get the discount or did you have to paste in a code somewhere for check out? If it worked the same way in terms of a credit card refund, then I would classify it as a referral.
As of today, there’s just over 60 referrals left!
Dear Will Tang,
I plan to book using your referral code. What is the possible reason to have the 40cad referral award get rejected? so as long as my account doesnt use the link before will do right? I have previously booked using multiple referral link (15usd), it doesnt affect the chance of me getting the 40cad as long as my booking is above 80cad(excluding taxes) right?
On a side note, if let’s say i created several accounts to use your booking referral, is booking.com going to realise that (given that same name/credit card details in the account) and reject my claim?
Hope to hear from you soon. Thank you.
Hey Jac! The reasons why a referral gets rejected after your stay would be because: For the account that you booked with, you’ve used a referral before (even if it’s a referral from someone else). Another reason would be because the stay wasn’t valid in terms of being >$80 CAD. Now in your case since you’ve used the 15 USD referral before, you may get rejected. What I’d recommend that you do is to create a separate account with a different email and different credit card. I know other people have done this and it hasn’t been an issue. Alternatively, if you’re travelling with someone else, get them to sign up for an account. That would be the easier way.
Is this offer still available, or has the limit been reached? Thanks so much in advance!
Yes it’s still alive. I just checked and there’s 119 uses left!
Hi! Just wanted to say thanks for the link! I made three bookings using different email accounts, but didn’t see anything on the email confirmation. Is it better to have confirmation on the email or in the account under Earn Money? So far I only see it in one account, the second is under review, and the third does not show up at all. Anyways, it was worth a try!
Hey! No problem. I’ve been finding that Booking.com is always making changes to their site or their emails so I wouldn’t worry too much. When you say you can see them in your account, you’ve logged into each of your different accounts to check correct? Hoping it works for you! They usually do take some time to process.
Yes, so far two accounts have the confirmation in the Free Money/Earn Money section but the third account uses a different format for that page altogether so it’s not showing up there (and not in the email). Not sure if I should cancel and try the last booking again?
How long do i have to wait for the cashback to return to my card normally? I booked for my friend via another account but using the same debit Mastercard as in my own Advocate account. Checked out on 25 Sep, got email confirmation that the money is on is way on 28 Sep, but nothing arrives yet to the card. Thanks
Hey Hieu, I just looked at the platform and it looks like you’re set to receive the refund. They did mention that Mastercard is a bit slower so perhaps it’s just taking them awhile? Give it a week and see what happens.
Hey Will, the money came yesterday to my card. So from the date of the email confirmation it took 5 working days to arrive. Thanks for the help!
Thanks Will for the referral code, I used the referral link in August I got back $80 for my two night stay but I used it again at the end of September but I did not get anything back this time. I guess it is only good for one time use but my invoice said I would get the $40 back after my stay which is strange.
Thanks,
Raymond
Hey Raymond, you were lucky!! Booking.com has totally clamped down on this and aren’t allowing the same user to redeem this referral multiple times so even though it might’ve showed up as being eligible for $40, once they cross reference the system after the stay, they mark it as ineligible after.
Hi! Will I get the referral credit if payment is made directly to the hotel during my stay?
Yes that’s right! It doesn’t matter if you pre-pay or pay at the property, as long as you complete your stay, you’ll get that $40 CAD refund from Booking.com. Again just make sure you use it only once per account. But feel free to sign up for many Booking.com accounts to take advantage of it many times!
Hi, has the limit been reached? I made a few bookings and the reward shows under “Earn Money” section and the booking confirmation in my account but but not on the email confirmation. Should I assume I will not receive the credit?
I read in other forums (about the $40USD reward) that people were having a hard time getting booking.com to honour the credit even with screenshots and email confirmations (reward sometimes disappeared from the “Earn Money” section).
The limit hasn’t been reached yet. It’s been hovering at around 100 as I see new bookings come in every day but likewise, bookings get invalidated every day as well because of invalid bookings or same account trying to redeem the referral.
For the bookings you made, it sounds like you did them all under one account. If so, make sure you have different accounts set up for each booking so that you can receive credit.
Hi,
My mom and I booked through your referral link but we still didn’t get the $40 rebate. Would you please check to see if it is processing?
Name: Joe Wong (Sun, July 23, 1 night)
Name: Dorothy Tam (Sun, July 23, 1 night)
Thank you.
Hey Joe! I just checked and I see both of your reservations with the OK on my end. Have you logged into your respective accounts to see if your stay shows up?
Please check 2 bookings for Vera and Aliaksandr if those exist. I am not sure limit of 80CAD is still available, not 200. No additional information on green banner. Only “after you stay you’ll get CAD 40 back”.
Hey Alex, did you make the bookings under two separate Booking.com accounts? If so you should be eligible for the 40 back.
I’ve done a check and I do see a booking under Aliaksandr and Vera which is good news!
Good news. Thank you. How many reservations are still available?
If I do the math, technically there are only 59 left but this changes day to day because of ineligible bookings and things so I’d estimate around 100 bookings left?
Hi will, thanks for the referral code. I made a booking with your link and I got the confirmation of $40 off up to the confirmation page( I still keep a screen shot of it) but when I’m trying to retrieve the booking confirmation under manage my booking, the banner is gone! Do you have any idea?
Hey! Okay great so it sounds like you’re on the right track. When you go to Booking.com, log in, go to your profile and select the “Earn Money” section, what do you see?
Nope I dont have an “earn money” section under my account though. But to be fair I haven’t got an account when I first booked the hotel with your referral link, I got the account after.. which I dont think could be the problem because i synced the booking with my account after that… could it be?
Anyway on my email confirmation I do have CAD40 off under “my friend reward”, but it just doesnt show anywhere on my account… Are you able to assist to check on your side? 🙁
Hey Lis, it’s not even one of the options in your profile at all? Okay so I don’t have a direct connection with customer support so I’d recommend giving them a call to see if they can help. Their number is 1 (866) 492 3245.
Thanks WIl! But booking.com isnt the most helpful when comes to their customer service.. Do you see any bookings under Fuaun and Lisha for 9 and 11 November on your side?
I booked today using your referral link under the name Derrick Matkar. I haven’t seen anything come through yet. Can you confirm?
Hey I took a look and I don’t see any under Derrick. In your e-mail confirmation did it say anything or when you log into Booking.com under referrals anything there?
I’ve booked several nights and hotels. Under https://secure.booking.com/myreferrals.html, it shows the following details:
Friend Booking Status
You Oct 2, 2017 US$40 coming up! You’ll get your reward after your stay’s confirmed.
You Canceled Canceled bookings don’t count – that would be too easy!
You Oct 5, 2017 US$40 coming up! You’ll get your reward after your stay’s confirmed.
You Canceled Canceled bookings don’t count – that would be too easy!
You Canceled Canceled bookings don’t count – that would be too easy!
You Dec 31, 2017 US$40 coming up! You’ll get your reward after your stay’s confirmed.
Does it mean that I will get the 40USD refund back to my credit for sure? Or is it subject to verify afterwards? I saw that someone got “ineligible” in there but it’s shown after or before their stay?
Thank you very much.
Hey! What I’m finding from readers is that while it will say that you’re eligible for award in the status here, they will audit it after and so the first one will work but the second and third will become ineligible.
Thanks so much Will,
I wonder the USD40 OFF USD80 and CAD40 OFF CAD80 are counted as different campaigns?
Should I better cancel one of those and book again with the link on this page?
It’s possible that they might be because they would both show up in your account as a referral and if you’ve done one referral, you might not be eligible for another. I’d recommend that you create a new account!
Hi Will!
I have used your ref link for 2 bookings but only got paid for one, the second one says it’s not eligible. Booking rep says it is because the ref link was used twice for the same email address. Do you have more details about this kind of constraint?
Let me know, I’m planning a few more stays next week and would love to use your discount for these. I can share my confirmation number for the stay which was not granted the reward.
Thanks,
Mat
Hey Mat, so the disappointing thing after my battles with Booking.com is that they’re now coming back to me and saying that it’s one time use per account when they clearly told me it was okay for one user to use multiple times. For your bookings, I’d say create new accounts so that this can work.
Hello,
Is this referral promo still valid?
I haven’t been able to get this to work after numerous attempts. After clinking on the referral link, it directs me to the booking.com website but there is nothing indicating that the promo has been activated. Am I missing missing something?
Thanks.
Hey Chris, yes it’s still valid. What device are you using and have you tried incognito mode in your browser?
Will! Thanks for this! Stayed at a $70 a night hotel and just got my $40 back. Sweet.
You’re welcome Sarah! When can we catch up!!
Hi will,
Great offer and I already have 40 CAD refunded for one booking thanks!
I have made another booking using the offer and been told I am not eligible as I can only use the offer once…. I have complained to booking.com that this is misleading as I received an email from them after this booking stating I would be eligible….. could you please look into it as I have not heard back from booking.com?
Name on booking: richard
Dates of stay: 25th till 28th July ((3 nights)
Date I booked: 24th July
Value of booking: 129 CAD
Thanks!
Richard
Hey Richard, I’m trying to get clarification from my contact at Booking.com to find out what’s going on because they told me this was allowed.
Same thing happened to me RIchard, 3 separate bookings, first one was refunded, other two were stated as ineligible. I too am getting the brush off from booking.com (they don’t respond to emails). I will follow closely and hopefully Will hears back and lets us know!
Hey Will, I ‘ve booked more than 6 days with your referal link, do you think I am able to get my rebates as I have all confirmed for the $40 rebate.
Allen Lee
Hey Allen, I took a look and I see a bunch of reservations under your name but problem is that I see more than 6 most likely because there’s more than one Allen. Can you be more specific about dates?
Will this work on bookings overseas in October 2017? Trying to book hotels in Italy.
Thanks Will
Hey! There are no location restrictions so shouldn’t be a problem.
Hi Will,
Just now I booked a room in Montreal Aug 5,6 but I did not know I need to check the “Use this card for my cash reward” box, now what should do to allow me to get cash reward? Thanks
Hey Ray, you can actually do this after the fact. The refund doesn’t have to go the same card you used to make the booking. In your profile when you’re logged in, there should be a section where you can store credit card info. When you add a Visa or Mastercard, there’ll be a tick box for whether you want this to be the card for cash reward. Check it off and save that card. Then you’re all set! After your stay, it’ll just refund the $40 back in that card.
Thanks for the prompt response and advice, I did the same as you said, am I going to get some kind of confirmation of the cash reward or you could validate at the back? Thanks a lot.
Hi Will,
I booked a night for July 29th using the referral link. Could you please confirm on your end if you see the booking.
Hey Kynaston, yes I see the booking and it’s valid!
Just a heads up, booking.com denied me on using this code more than once. Will perhaps you could look up on your end and let me know what you see or if you have any suggestions? But basically I made three bookings under first name: Andrew as follows:
July 8 one night stay. Received confirmation email 2 days after stay, was refunded $40 = success!
July 14 one night stay. Never received confirmation email, no refund yet.
August 14 one night stay (upcoming) obviously would not expect this reward yet
HOWEVER when I looked up under “Earn Money” on my booking.com Profile I saw the following for these three bookings:
Friend Booking Status
You OK You were paid CAD 40
You Not eligible This booking is not eligible – check our terms and conditions for more info
You Not eligible This booking is not eligible – check our terms and conditions for more info
When I phoned booking.com they said there was a note from the “Refer a friend” department basically saying that I have already received the $40 bonus and am not eligible for more. I told them I was surprised by this as my understanding was that there was an overall limit to the code, but not per user. She is going to request more clarification from that department and let me know.
Anyone else run into this? Any thoughts Will?
Just an update to this, I will post the “clarification” from booking.com that I received shortly after talking to them on the phone and making my above post. The issue I have is that it clearly showed in my booking.com confirmation email for each booking that I would be receiving the $40 after my stay, then after the fact they deny it. To me that is misleading and I probably would have chosen a different property and/or hotel booking website had I known that I would not be getting an additional $40 off. I have expressed that concern to booking.com but have not heard back. Here is their reply:
Thank you for choosing Booking.com.
We are writing to you regarding your reservation at , check-in date 2017-07-14, and check-out date 2017-07-15.
In reference to the refer a friend eligibilty, if you are referring (advocate), you can be rewarded a maximum of 11 times– (1 time as referral and 10 as advocate). A friend will only be rewarded once.
Therefore, becasue you have already been rewarded and this reservation does not qualify.
Please feel free to contact us with any additional questions.
Kind regards,
Hey Andrew, that’s a surprise to me because I know people have been able to book separately with their accounts and get credit. Now for the not eligible part, we can probably dive into that. What’s the value of the hotel that you booked for those second two nights?
Hi Will,
Booking #2 was $116CAD
Booking #3 (upcoming) is $114.10CAD
What names are the bookings under and for what date?
First name is Andrew
both one night stays, booking 2 was July 14, booking 3 is August 12
I booked a few nights in October so if the referral has been used 500 times by then, will I not get the cash reward?
I booked Oct 4-8– got the email confirmation. Can you verify on your end?
Thanks!
Looks good!
Hi Will! Thank you for this!
I just had a few questions regarding the cash back reward. I just booked a hotel for October 4 using the referral– what happens if the referral is used 500 times prior to my booking? Will I not receive the reward?
Also can you please validate my booking?
I’ll be making a few more bookings if this works!
Thank you
Hey! No problem. In terms of the 500 limit, as long as you book while you haven’t hit the limit you’re good to go. Once the limit is hit, only future bookings beyond that point are affected. Anyone that booked while it was still available is safe and is not hotel stay date dependent.
For you I see that you have 4 separate bookings in October. Does that sound right?
Once I hit the limit I will be updating the post to let everyone know.
Hey Will,
I just booked 2 nights at the Hilton Garden Inn Montreal Centre-Ville for Aug 7th and 8th. I just signed up for booking.com today. Can you please confirm that I’m validated for the $40 return?
Thanks.
Hey! I can check for you but I’ll need the name that the booking is under. Is it Alexsander?
Yes it’s Aleksander (spelled with a “k”).
Aleksander Suarez
Hey I don’t see anything under your name but I do see a booking with on name that coincides but not sure if that’s you. In your confirmation e-mail did it say anything about $40 referral?
Hey, no I don’t see anything about a $40 referral. – Just a refer a friend link.
Hey there should be a pretty clear call out halfway or 3/4 way down in the booking confirmation email as I updated in the post. If it’s not there it may not have worked for you and you could try to rebook using the link to make sure you got it.
Hi,
I booked 4 separate nights July 26,27,28,29 Monte Carlo Inn Airport Suites under Ken. could you confirm these?
Also do I need to update my profiles with unique credit card numbers? for the reward? Does it take the credit card from the booking, or do I need to explicitly add it in?
thanks
Yes I see all 4 bookings under your name. From what I understand it should just go back on the credit card that you made the booking. But to be sure, I would go into your profile and make sure there’s a Visa or MC in there.
Hi Will!
Just wanted to validate my booking (as I didn’t see the confirmation for the $40 cash back in my confirmation email); Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites 1000 Islands – Gananoque, Fridayy August 4th.
Thanks!
Hey what name is the booking under?
Hi Will,
The name is Jennifer Suarez Baczek.
Thanks!
Hey Jennifer, I see a few reservations under a “Jennifer” but not for the Aug 4 date that you have. Can you check your booking confirmation email again to see if there’s mention of a referral? If not I’d recommend you doing it again if possible. Cancel your original booking and re-book with the link.
Hi Will,
In my confirmation email, it mentions a link for me to “refer a friend; they get 10% off and I get $25 back”, but no mention of my $40 return.
I’m unable to cancel the booking as the room I selected is not available anymore on booking.com.
I added my credit card to my profile after the booking; perhaps this is the issue?
That shouldn’t have been the issue in terms of adding the credit card to your profile after. I wonder what might’ve happened. Did you by chance browse around and click other links to Booking.com before finally making the reservation? That may have affected whether the referral applied or not.
I booked Comfort Inn Toronto Airport Sept 10th but not sure your link worked. Can you confirm?
Hey Maria, when you made the booking did you put it under your name? I’m not able to see bookings by city so it’s hard to tell but as of right now I don’t see one under your name for Sept 10. Does your e-mail confirmation of the booking have any mention of the $40 credit?
Hi,
Just booked Aug.24-26. Anaheim. Let me know if it’s listed.
Thanks,
Sara
Hey Sara, yes I see it!
Registered and looking to book soon. Thanks Will !
Yay! I’m glad you were able to take advantage of this deal 🙂
Hi.
So referral works even though I already have an account?
Hey Francis, yup exactly. In fact you need to have an account for this to work. It’s not really a referral program to get people to sign up but more so just to get people to make hotel bookings!
I need to book a 2 day stay in Niagara Falls. If I make two separate 1 day bookings in my name, will I get 80 Canadian dollars or just 40? Do you know if the hotel will let me stay in same room or will I have to check out and check into the second room? Thanks.
If you make two separate bookings on consecutive nights, you’ll be able to get $40 off each night. That said though, since they are separate bookings, there are no guarantees that they will be able to keep you in the same room but you can definitely ask.
Hi Will,
I booked July 17-19 at blue mountain, can you please confirm it went thru?
thanks, Danny
Hey Danny, I see 3 separate bookings under Danny. Is that right because you should only have 2 nights unless you cancelled one and it’s not reflecting on my end yet.
Hi Will,
great offer thanks! Just made a booking for Siem Reap 14th-1th July…. can you confirm all ok for 40CAD rfund? Username Richie81
Thanks!
Hey, I’m only able to see the first name the booking is under. I presume Richard right? You said it’s 14-15 of July? I currently see a Richard on July 11 and July 19.
Hi Will,
I booked August 18-20th, The Business Inn, Ottawa. I don’t think I did it properly, can you confirm it went through on your end.
Thanks
Mike
Hey Mike, I just checked and I don’t see your name in the list. Want to try again?
has it been used 500 times? is the link still valid?
Hey, not even close so feel free to book as many times as you need!
Hi Will,
Another quick question….are there any date restrictions to this deal?
Thanks,
Sean
No there shouldn’t be any date restrictions!
Hi Will,
Can you please confirm/validate my hotel booking for Osaka, Japan made under Sean Hutchinson for Nov 6 to 17, 2017? Thank you.
Hey Sean, I took a look and I only see a Sean booking on Nov 19.
Can you check again? I have a booking confirmation number, so I am pretty sure it’s booked. But I want to ensure I get the $40 rebate deal! Thanks!
Hey Sean! I see our booking for November. It looks like you just made one booking so you’ll only receive one rebate of $40. If you want to maximize it, would it be possible to break it up per night?
Hi,
I did 5 bookings under the name Kar Yan in November. Could you please check if you see it?
Thanks!
Hey! I just checked and I see bookings for Nov 26,27,28,29 and Dec 1.
Oh no.. I booked for 23, 24, 25 ,26 and 28! What should I do?
Hi Will
I just booked two rooms at Niagara Falls with my existing account, can I get a $40 offer?
Hey! What name was the booking under and what date? I can check for you.
Hi Will,
I already booked before I saw this.
I can cancel my bookings and re-booked using the referral link but I’m afraid my preferred hotels become full and the price goes up.
What should I do to avail this cash bonus?
Hey! So you’ve taken a look at the current rates and the price has gone up? One thing you could try to do is price-match a new booking at the same hotel if you can find the lower price somewhere else.
Hello Will! Thank you for the great referral link promo! Can you please confirm if you see 2 bookings in Seoul, Korea under D. Lee and JH Lee for 1 night each? Thanks again!
Hey! I took a look and I see a booking under Jonghoon Daniel for July 18 and several for Daniel under July 16, 19, and 20
Hi there,
I just signed up this morning using your link. Can you let me know if you see it?
Thanks!
Hey is the name under your account “Pedro” or should I be looking another username?
Hi,
I was wondering if I use your referral link. Am I still able to use their price match? Or will one or the other cancel each other out?
Thanks for posting this offer!
Hi,
I was wondering if I use your referral link. Am I still able to use their price match? Or will one or the other cancel each other out?
Also, can I safely assume that if I make separate bookings >80$, I can get the $40 using the same account?
Thanks for posting this offer!
Hey Tina, that’s a very good question. If you wanted to give it a shot, just let me know because I can see all the bookings via referral and if it says it’s ineligible after price matching, I can let you know.
And yes, separate bookings will all count in terms of getting the $40 off!
Hi Will,
Can this be used if you already have a Booking.com account and were referred in the past?
Thanks
Hey Ryan, you should be able to but why don’t you make a test booking and when you’re done just let me know and I can see if your name pops up in my list.
Nice saving opportunity … thanks for sharing!
There is another catch for blogger. No affiliates are allowed to join 🙂
Either way, great deal for travelers!
Also, I thought it is limited to 15 referrals?
Hey Matt! I actually secured this deal separately from what the public gets so the conditions of it are going to be different. It’s been set to 500 🙂
Hi Will Tang,
Do you know if there are other cashback’s?
Best regards
This is the best way to get cash back from a booking!