Cashback on Flight Bookings via Expedia

TasJacks on 19/02/2023 - 15:58

Return Flights from TAS to India in Dec-Jan are around $1.8-2k pp (for the dates I'm looking at, unfortunately I cannot move them). I'm looking at maximising any discounts through booking via OTA's such as Expedia. Currently, it's offering 0.8-1% cashback thrrough Cashrewards/Shopback.

Any idea if it has offered an upsized cashback previously or may offer one soon? I'm looking at booking these flights soon as I'm worried tickets might get even further expensive (assuming inflated post-covid rates and peak season travel). Are there any known promo codes?

Or should I wait it out till April-May to see if prices drop further? Any other tips would be really handy.

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  holdenmg on 19/02/2023 - 17:54

  Hi,
  What date(s) Depart HOB in Dec to DEL?
  What date(s) Depart DEL in Jan to HOB?

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    TasJacks on 19/02/2023 - 19:46

    1st week both ways (towards the end) but BOM

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      holdenmg on 19/02/2023 - 20:32

      Hi,

      I ran some numbers through Skiplagged around AUD$1399.69 Return.
      Add in Overnight Stay in KUL and MEL on Return Leg.

      Dec1 HBA-SYD-KUL-BOM
      Jan5 BOM-KUL-MEL-HBA

      Departure

      Travel time: 25h 20min
      Friday 01 Dec
      04:05 PM
      Hobart

      Hobart
      1h 55min

      Economy

      Hand baggage included

      Baggage included:‪ 20kg‬
      Qantas Airways
      Qantas Airways
      QF996

      Boeing 737-800 (winglets)
      06:00 PM
      Sydney

      Sydney
      4h 15min Change in Sydney
      10:15 PM
      Sydney

      Sydney
      8h 35min

      Economy

      Hand baggage included

      Baggage included:‪ 20kg‬
      Malaysia Airlines
      Malaysia Airlines
      MH140

      Airbus A330-300

      +1 day

      Saturday 02 Dec
      03:50 AM
      Kuala Lumpur

      Kuala Lumpur
      5h 15min Change in Kuala Lumpur
      09:05 AM
      Kuala Lumpur

      Kuala Lumpur
      5h 20min

      Economy

      Hand baggage included

      Baggage included:‪ 20kg‬
      Malaysia Airlines
      Malaysia Airlines
      MH174

      Boeing 737-800
      11:55 AM
      Mumbai (Bombay)

      Mumbai (Bombay)
      Return

      Travel time: 39h
      Friday 05 Jan
      01:00 PM
      Mumbai (Bombay)

      Mumbai (Bombay)
      5h 20min

      Economy

      Hand baggage included

      Baggage included:‪ 20kg‬
      Malaysia Airlines
      Malaysia Airlines
      MH175

      Boeing 737-800
      08:50 PM
      Kuala Lumpur

      Kuala Lumpur
      Overnight stopover
      Please note that your trip continues the next day. Should you need accommodation in Kuala Lumpur, it will be at your own expense.
      09:20 AM
      Kuala Lumpur

      Kuala Lumpur
      7h 55min

      Economy

      Hand baggage included

      Baggage included:‪ 20kg‬
      Malaysia Airlines
      Malaysia Airlines
      MH129

      Airbus A330-300
      08:15 PM
      Melbourne

      Melbourne
      Overnight stopover
      Please note that your trip continues the next day. Should you need accommodation in Melbourne, it will be at your own expense.
      08:15 AM
      Melbourne

      Melbourne
      1h 15min

      Economy

      Hand baggage included

      Baggage included:‪ 20kg‬
      Qantas Airways
      Qantas Airways
      QF1551
      Qantaslink - National Jet Systems

      Operated by Qantaslink - National Jet Systems

      Boeing 717
      09:30 AM
      Hobart

      Hobart

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        TasJacks on 19/02/2023 - 21:46

        Thank you so much. This trip has slightly more stopovers than I want but I'll search more like you've done.

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  MELso on 20/02/2023 - 10:54

  +1

  Are you sure you want to book through an OTA? Really sure?

  For me, there are only two reasons to book through an OTA: they offer a routing an airline doesn't or they offer a big discount (and you know where the discount's coming from).

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  Love a bargain on 20/02/2023 - 15:02

  Unless the discount is significant enough to justify the risk, it's much safer to book directly with the airlines. When things go south, you'd wish you hadn't booked with an OTA (which is especially true since COVID).