How to Shop at Expedia.com
Is Expedia your travel booking site? Well, bookmark this page to save money every time you shop there.
What to do
- Visit Ebates.com. Log in.
If you need an account, you can register for one for free. We suggest using a registration email. To learn more about Ebates, read our article Cash Back Sites Explained.
- At Ebates:
- Search for ‘Expedia’.
- On the results page, click on the Expedia link. You go to the main Expedia.com page.
Because you clicked through Ebates, you get 1% cash back on your purchase at Expedia.com.
- Expedia has a best-price guarantee. For 24 hours after you book your flight/hotel/vacation, keep checking travel Websites to see if you can get a cheaper deal on another site. If you find a booking which is $6 dollars cheaper or more within 24 hours, call Expedia’s customer service line: 1-800-397-3342 and tell a customer service representative where you found the cheaper price. If Expedia verifies the information, Expedia will refund you the difference and give you a $50 travel coupon. To learn more about Expedia’s price guarantee, click here.
A little more
The margins on airfare are slim, so it is harder to save money online when shopping at specific travel sites.
However, by clicking to Expedia.com through Ebates.com, you get 1% cash back into your Ebates account every time you make a purchase. If you book a lot, the savings add up.
But the real way to save at Expedia is AFTER you book your ticket. Expedia has a price match guarantee, and it depends on you finding a cheaper deal on the same flight itinerary/hotel and specific nights/vacation package after you make a booking through Expedia. Keep searching the web to see if you can find a better deal within 24 hours after you book with Expedia. If you do, call the number above and tell a customer service representative. Not only will they refund the difference – they will give you a $50 travel coupon to Expedia. Not bad.
Make sure you look for the exact item you booked. For example, if you are looking for a cheaper flight, you need to find one that flies on exactly the same itinerary you chose at Expedia.com.
There is no need to check coupon code sites for Expedia, because Expedia doesn’t often release coupon codes. Similarly, there aren’t often rebates for travel products, so there is no need to search for those either.
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