When it comes to my travel essentials, I practically purchase everything online these days. These range from my flight tickets to hotel bookings and even travel insurance. The concept of receiving cash as a rebate for such purchases may be a new concept to most – even to me – but recently, I stumbled upon Giving Assistant. It is essentially a cash back website that offers rebates for any purchases made via its affiliates. Users just have to register themselves as a member (it’s free!) then click on their affiliate links that lead to various online stores.
They partner with a multitude of stores across many categories ranging from apparel to electronics. In the travel category, they have many of the well-known brands I typically patronize under their line-up of affiliates. I spotted the likes of Qatar Airways and Emirates for flights as well as Booking.com and Hotels.com and the individual websites of brands such as Accor and Marriott under their current stable of affiliates. The great thing is that the brands they have available are not restricted to a certain region only and most are applicable worldwide.
The good thing about Giving Assistant is that you can still earn points with the credit card you use for booking so you can regard the cashback as extra savings on top of the rewards points that you’ll be earning from your credit card purchases.
How to Join:
To join, just go to their website here and register yourself by clicking on the right panel that says “Become a Member.” You have the option to either register using your facebook account or via email.
Do note that I get a $5 referral fee if you sign up using the link I gave. But the good news is that if you use this link, you also get $5 to start off yourself which is definitely better than if you were to register independently.
Once in, input your Paypal details so that you can get paid for your online purchases under the “My Account” tab at the upper right corner of the site.
How to Get Cash Back:
All you need to do is browse through Giving Assistant’s wide array of affiliates. Access the online stores via GivingAssistant’s link and you’re on your way! Just make sure you are logged in while doing so in order to receive the cash back.
Payments are done once you reach at least $5.01 worth of rebates. Payment is on a weekly basis when they get deposited into your Paypal account.
The Cash Back in % term varies from one online store to another. Booking.com for example gives out 4% cashback while Qatar Airways gives 2%.
The main thing to note is that you barely have to lift a finger to enjoy the savings. Just sign up, click on the online store links, make your purchase and you get your cash rebate!
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