How do I claim my 5% cash back on my bookings?
Simply make your travel reservations by selecting one of the travel providers in the Travel Plus Booking Center dropdown menus and then choosing your flight, hotel, or rental car at the provider's website. We'll automatically calculate your 5% cash back. As soon as your travel is completed and your payment is received by the airline, hotel, or rental-car agency, we'll process your 5% cash back and mail you a check for the full amount of your cash-back earnings, up to the $1,000 maximum per membership year. Your check will be sent out as quickly as possible, but please allow 3-6 weeks for processing.
How much cash back can I receive through the 5% cash-back benefit?
As long as you start your reservation process through Travel Plus and pay for your travel in U.S. dollars, you can earn up to $1,000 every membership year through the 5% cash back benefit. You can save on airline reservations, whether you're taking a puddle-hopper from New York to Boston, a family vacation to Florida, or a round-trip flight to Australia; overnight, weekend, or long-term stays you book through us in major U.S. hotels; and U.S. car-rental bookings made through Travel Plus. Your 5% cash-back earnings are calculated using the total U.S. dollar amount of your purchase, minus any savings, discounts, taxes, or other fees applied to the purchase. And remember: Even if you reach the $1,000 annual maximum in 5% cash-back earnings, you can still enjoy the savings offered by the travel providers in our Booking Center.
How does the 5% cash-back benefit work?
As long as you're an active Travel Plus member, you can earn 5% cash back on every airline, hotel, and rental-car reservation you make through Travel Plus, up to a maximum of $1,000 every membership year, simply by clicking through our Booking Center links to make your reservations at one of our participating travel providers. The 5% cash-back total will be calculated by applying that percentage to the total cost of your reservation before taxes, fees, and other charges are included.
To qualify for 5% cash back:
You must follow the links provided on the Travel Plus website, connect to the affiliate travel provider's site based on that click, and complete your travel reservation during the same session immediately following your initial click-through to the affiliate travel provider's site.
Your reservation — including stays at a U.S. hotel, car rentals in the U.S., and/or flights that depart from or arrive in the U.S. and its territories — must be paid for with United States dollars.
Your membership must be active at the time we process your 5% cash-back payment.
Your purchase must be made through US-based websites (which use .com extensions); purchases made through Canadian websites (which use .ca extensions) do not qualify for 5% cash back
The mailing address to which your reservation is billed must match the mailing address registered in our member record.
Failure to meet these criteria will result in your travel reservation being ineligible for 5% cash back.
What is the benefit of booking reservations with 5% cash back?
We all want to save as much as possible when we travel; the more we save, the more money we have to spend — either while we’re traveling or when we’re back home. Travel Plus gives you 5% cash back on your reservations in addition to whatever deals you might receive at the various airlines, hotels, and rental car agencies available through the program.
How does a reservation qualify for 5% cash back?
To qualify for 5% cash back, you have to be an active Travel Plus member at the time we process your payment. You also need to follow the links on the Travel Plus website, successfully connect to the affiliate travel provider’s site based on that click, and complete your travel reservation during the same session immediately following your initial click-through to the affiliate travel provider’s site. In addition, you need to pay for your reservation with United States dollars, and your purchase must be made through US-based websites (which use .com extensions); purchases made through Canadian websites (which use .ca extensions) don’t qualify for 5% cash back. Finally, the mailing address to which your reservation is billed has to match the mailing address registered in our member record.
For complete details on how reservations qualify for 5% cash back, please see our
Terms of Service.
Why doesn't my reservation qualify for 5% cash back?
There are a variety of reasons why your reservation might not qualify for 5% cash back, including but not limited to the following:
You booked your flight, hotel stay, and/or rental car through a travel provider that doesn't participate with Travel Plus;
You made your reservation without using a link from the Travel Plus website;
You started to make your reservation through a Travel Plus link, then closed that browser window, opened another one, and made your reservation there; or
The reservation was billed to an email address that doesn't match the email address your registered with us.
For complete details on how reservations qualify for 5% cash back, please see our
Terms of Service. If you have a specific question or concern, you can use the "Contact Us" for to send us an email; we'll get back to you within 24 hours (and usually much sooner than that!). You can also call us toll-free at 800-254-5597.
How is the 5% cash-back amount determined?
Once you’ve completed your travel and your payment has been received by the travel provider or merchant, we’ll send you a check in the amount of your 5% cash-back earnings. Please note: To be eligible to receive a 5% cash-back payment, your Travel Plus membership must be active at the time we process your 5% cash-back check.
When will I receive my cash back?
Once you’ve completed your travel and your payment has been received by the travel provider or merchant, we’ll send you a check in the amount of your 5% cash-back earnings. Please note: To be eligible to receive a 5% cash-back payment, your Travel Plus membership must be active at the time we process your 5% cash-back check.
What do "Pending," "Paid," "and "Declined" mean in my 5% Cash Back Savings History account?
You can review the status of all of the rebates you’ve submitted and travel reservations you’ve booked through Travel Plus in your Savings History account. In regard to your 5% cash-back history:
"Pending” indicates that we’ve received notice from the travel provider or merchant that it’s received your payment for travel that you booked through Travel Plus. Because we send out 5% cash-back payments only after your travel has been completed, a qualifying reservation could be labeled as “Pending” for months, depending on how far in advance you booked your travel.
"Paid” means that we’ve sent out a check for your 5% cash-back earnings for a specific travel booking. Because your Savings History contains all of the reservations you made throughout your Travel Plus membership, your “Paid” purchases could stretch all the way back to your first day as a member.
"Declined” indicates that a specific reservation didn’t qualify for 5% cash back (for example, if you booked travel through us after reaching the $1,000 maximum per membership year).