How works Genius, Booking.com’s loyalty program?

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 two status tiers:

Unlike other programs like Hotels.com Rewards or Expedia Rewards, there is no Genius Level 3. But Booking.com is thinking about introducing one.

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
• In Vietnam: Silk Village Resort and Spa by Embrace

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,and Booking.com will refund you the difference.

To open a claim, you can do so from the bookings page or by contacting Customer Care team.

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

Rocketmiles is a hotel booking site where you can earn miles from airline loyalty programs. By registering for this website through this link, you will be able to get 1,000 miles as a welcome bonus.

The advantage: after that, you can earn Aeroplan miles for your reservations on Booking.com!

To do this, you will have to go to this specific link between Rocketmiles and Booking.com and you will earn 4 miles per dollar.

At the end of the reservation, Booking.com will ask for your Aeroplan membership number. Aeroplan miles will be credited to your account about 4 weeks after your stay.

You can get AIR MILES bonus miles for your reservations on Booking.com by going through the shopping portal airmilesshops.ca.

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.

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.

If you prefer cash back, you can get some through the Rakuten.ca shopping portal, which offers Booking.com in its list of partners.

To do this, you will have to go to your Rakuten.ca account before being redirected to the Booking.comwebsite. Cash back rate regularly changes during the year.

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:

• Membership Rewards American Express
• Scotia Rewards
• HSBC Rewards

Finally, in our opinion, the best credit card to use for Booking.com is the HSBC World Elite^® Mastercard^®:

• No conversion fee for foreign currency transactions
• 6 points per dollar for travel purchases (as on Booking.com)
• You can apply your travel points to reservations made with Booking.com
• $100 Annual Travel enhancement credit
• Reliable travel insurance
• Accepted at Costco

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.

Signing up for Booking.com’s Genius program is free.