To its credit, the Expedia price is around 10% cheaper than the hotelвЂ™s own website - so its promise to me, in this case, is legitimate. On a dummy booking for a hotel in Bali, Indonesia, I saw a 67% discount, which seemed amazing as an Expedia Rewards member, given IвЂ™m only supposed to receive up to 10% off.Д¬hecking the same hotel across other booking platforms though, the discount didnвЂ™t seem quite as exclusive. Related: The best destinations in Asia for familiesДЄs a base member, youвЂ™ll have access to discounts of up to 10% on certain VIP Access properties (further details on these properties below). So, if you booked a $1,000 flight and $1,000 hotel through the Expedia App, you would earn 4,400 Expedia Rewards points for the purchase. You will receive double points when you book through the Expedia App. This makes the program unique because you can earn points for both hotel stays and flights. YouвЂ™ll earn 2 Expedia Rewards points for every $1 you spend with the program for hotels, cars, packages and things to do, and 1 point per $5 spent on flights. Unlike its competitors/subsidiaries in the hotel space such as, which offers a straightforward 11th night free, or, which offers discounts on room rates and the occasional bonus perk to loyal customers, Expedia Rewards has a traditional points-based loyalty program. You wonвЂ™t receive your normal hotel program points or elite status nights when you book through a third party, so why choose Expedia rather than booking directly through the hotel? The site booked 352 million hotel room nights in 2018. Instead, it just lists hotels, flights, cars and experiences that you can book, similar to Skyscanner or Google Flights. ItвЂ™s not a hotel chain or an airline, and nor does it have its own properties or flights. The Expedia Group employs more than 24,000 people in 30 countries and also owns platforms including, VRBO, Orbitz, Trivago and Wotif. Related: TPG staffвЂ™s 15 favorite hotel pools (Photo courtesy of Courtyard Bali Nusa Dua Resort) Expedia Rewards basicsД®xpedia is an online travel booking platform with more than one million accommodation listings. HereвЂ™s everything you need to know about the program. While it might not be as rewarding as some of the other third-party booking sites, such as Rewards, it is a points and miles option. For those reasons, I havenвЂ™t delved much into the Expedia loyalty program called Expedia Rewards. Typically, that means booking directly with a large hotel chain on its website to ensure I earn elite status-qualifying nights, enjoy elite-status benefits and earn points. I look to maximize every hotel stay with both the benefits I receive on-property and the hotel points I earn for my booking.

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