Expedia.com, one of the world’s most prominent OTAs, has launched Expedia Rewards, providing members with points for booking hotels, flights, packages and activities.
The program provides Expedia customers a platform to earn up to four points per dollar spent, redeemable for flights on more than 140 airlines, or on hotel coupons at more than 70,000 hotels. The program has no blackout dates or restrictions, and membership is free.
Customers get a point for every dollar spent on all flights, hotels and activities, with the earning power increased when booked as a package. Through August 31, program members can earn double base points when booking an Expedia Special Rate hotel or hotel package that is paid with a MasterCard card.
"With Expedia Rewards you can earn points for all your travel booked through Expedia.com, irrespective of the hotel or airline brand. Many other travel reward programs require you to lock into a single brand, but we don’t. That means that with Expedia Rewards you don’t have to be a point-optimizing road warrior to quickly earn free travel,” says Scott Durchslag, president of Expedia Worldwide. “This is a great example of our new ‘Expedia Everywhere’ strategy, providing travelers the best choices in the industry and richly rewarding them for planning, booking, and traveling with Expedia anytime, anywhere.”
Loyalty benefits are not limited to Expedia Rewards. Expedia recently announced an upgrade to its Expedia Elite Plus Program, through which members can earn hotel upgrades and perks at "VIP Access" hotels in select U.S. markets. Expedia customers automatically earn membership in Expedia Elite Plus when they book more than 15 hotel nights or spend more than US$10,000 on hotels and airfare, at Expedia.com in a calendar year.
The program provides Expedia customers a platform to earn up to four points per dollar spent, redeemable for flights on more than 140 airlines, or on hotel coupons at more than 70,000 hotels. The program has no blackout dates or restrictions, and membership is free.
Customers get a point for every dollar spent on all flights, hotels and activities, with the earning power increased when booked as a package. Through August 31, program members can earn double base points when booking an Expedia Special Rate hotel or hotel package that is paid with a MasterCard card.
"With Expedia Rewards you can earn points for all your travel booked through Expedia.com, irrespective of the hotel or airline brand. Many other travel reward programs require you to lock into a single brand, but we don’t. That means that with Expedia Rewards you don’t have to be a point-optimizing road warrior to quickly earn free travel,” says Scott Durchslag, president of Expedia Worldwide. “This is a great example of our new ‘Expedia Everywhere’ strategy, providing travelers the best choices in the industry and richly rewarding them for planning, booking, and traveling with Expedia anytime, anywhere.”
Loyalty benefits are not limited to Expedia Rewards. Expedia recently announced an upgrade to its Expedia Elite Plus Program, through which members can earn hotel upgrades and perks at "VIP Access" hotels in select U.S. markets. Expedia customers automatically earn membership in Expedia Elite Plus when they book more than 15 hotel nights or spend more than US$10,000 on hotels and airfare, at Expedia.com in a calendar year.