Austin Pua is ShopBack’s Travel Booking and Deals Editor, covering OTA and aggregator comparisons, aggregator reliability, and flight and hotel sale-timing playbooks for US travellers. Every fare, rate, or platform claim is verified in the platform’s own booking flow.
Areas of focus
- OTA and aggregator comparisons (Expedia, Booking.com, Priceline)
- Aggregator reliability and trust reviews
- Flight and hotel sale-timing playbooks
- Flash sales, mistake fares, and promo timing
- Single-OTA booking deep-dives
Articles by Austin Pua on Discover
- Best ways to earn cashback on travel bookings (2026): Why travel is cashback's highest-value category, how cashback interacts with points, elite status, and OTA bookings, and the booking-order rules that protect a large payout.