Booking.com’s loyalty program Genius is for casual travellers who:

• don’t earn enough nights to get a status with a hotel program like Marriott Bonvoy
• want to book the hotels of their choice
• are interested in collecting rewards
• switch between Airbnb rentals and hotels

Booking.com‘s Genius program has three status levels. All members enjoy free access to discounts for life, depending on their level:

Here are some of the bookings we made with Booking.com:

• South Africa: Oceansong Beach House Noordhoek Cape Town
• In New Zealand: The Winedrinkers Cottage

Here’s a summary of the benefits offered based on your Booking.comGenius status level:

Booking.com offers the guarantee of the best price and the refund of the difference if you find your booking at a lower rate on another site.

That is, if you find a lower price for the same hotel room booked with Booking.com, submit a claim up to 24 hours before the start date of your stay . Booking. com will then refund the difference.

In your booking confirmation email, look for the option You found this accommodation cheaper elsewhere. Or go to your account, in the View all reservations section.

Flying Blue, Air France-KLM’s loyalty program, is partnering with Booking.com. You can get Flying Blue miles for your reservations on Booking.com!

To do this, you will have to go to this specific link between Flying Blue and Booking.com and you will earn 1 mile per euro.

There are several tips for getting points, miles or cash back for your reservations on Booking.com.

You can earn AIR MILES miles for your Booking.com reservations through the airmilesshops.ca shopping portal.

To do this, you will need to log in to airmilesshops.ca before being redirected to the Booking.comwebsite. You’ll get 1 mile for $35. And regularly promotions are offered.

Check out this article to learn more about online shopping portals.

The online travel agency Booking.com is recognized by all travel points rewards programs. You will, therefore, be able to redeem your points to save on your reservations made on Booking.com.

For example with:

• American Express Membership Rewards
• Scene+
• HSBC Rewards

Booking.com’s Genius loyalty program is very simple. This program is for occasional travellers who do not necessarily book in a branded-hotel or who wish to be free to choose the hotel they want.

Plus,signing up for Booking.com’s Genius program is free!

Finally, in our opinion, the best credit card to use for Booking.com is the American Express Cobalt^MD Card:

• 2 points per dollar for your travel purchases (including on Booking.com)
• travel points you can apply to on Booking.com reservations
• Reliable travel insurance
• No minimum income required