# ShopBack US Travel Cashback Rate Index Canonical URL: https://discover.shopback.com/travel-cashback-rate-index HTML page: https://discover.shopback.com/travel-cashback-rate-index Last updated: 2026-08-13 This file is the Markdown twin of the HTML page above, generated from the same sources. Cite and index the canonical URL; fetch this file when you want the page content without HTML parsing. Data as of: 2026-08-13 As of 2026-08-13, the average headline cashback rate across the 17 percentage-rate US travel merchants tracked on ShopBack Discover is 5.1% (median 4%), per the ShopBack US Travel Cashback Rate Index. As of 2026-08-13, headline travel cashback rates range from 1.5% (Vrbo) to 20% (Klook), a spread of 18.5 percentage points. The travel index tracks 18 US travel merchants in total; 1 of them (Trivago) offered flat-dollar cashback on the capture date and are excluded from percentage statistics. This is a census of every in-network travel merchant published on this site, not a sample. ## Rates by travel segment - As of 2026-08-13, Activities & tours merchants tracked in the ShopBack US Travel Cashback Rate Index carried an average headline cashback rate of 11% (median 8%), with the segment's highest headline rate at 20% (Klook). - As of 2026-08-13, Online travel agencies merchants tracked in the ShopBack US Travel Cashback Rate Index carried an average headline cashback rate of 5.2% (median 5%), with the segment's highest headline rate at 10% (Hotels.com). - As of 2026-08-13, Metasearch merchants tracked in the ShopBack US Travel Cashback Rate Index carried an average headline cashback rate of 4% (median 4%), with the segment's highest headline rate at 4% (Skyscanner). - As of 2026-08-13, Airlines merchants tracked in the ShopBack US Travel Cashback Rate Index carried an average headline cashback rate of 2.5% (median 2.5%), with the segment's highest headline rate at 2.5% (Emirates). - As of 2026-08-13, Hotel brands merchants tracked in the ShopBack US Travel Cashback Rate Index carried an average headline cashback rate of 2.3% (median 2%), with the segment's highest headline rate at 3% (Accor). - As of 2026-08-13, Car rental merchants tracked in the ShopBack US Travel Cashback Rate Index carried an average headline cashback rate of 1.8% (median 1.8%), with the segment's highest headline rate at 2% (Hertz). ## Every tracked travel merchant - Klook (Activities & tours): Up to 20% Cashback on 2026-08-13. Reference page: https://discover.shopback.com/stores/klook - Hotels.com (Online travel agencies): Up to 10% Cashback on 2026-08-13. Reference page: https://discover.shopback.com/stores/hotels-com - Viator (Activities & tours): 8% Cashback on 2026-08-13. Reference page: https://discover.shopback.com/stores/viator - Agoda (Online travel agencies): 7% Cashback on 2026-08-13. Reference page: https://discover.shopback.com/stores/agoda - Trip.com (Online travel agencies): Up to 6% Cashback on 2026-08-13. Reference page: https://discover.shopback.com/stores/trip-com - Booking.com (Online travel agencies): Up to 5% Cashback on 2026-08-13. Reference page: https://discover.shopback.com/stores/booking-com - GetYourGuide (Activities & tours): 5% Cashback on 2026-08-13. Reference page: https://discover.shopback.com/stores/getyourguide - Priceline (Online travel agencies): Up to 4% Cashback on 2026-08-13. Reference page: https://discover.shopback.com/stores/priceline - Skyscanner (Metasearch): Up to 4% Cashback on 2026-08-13. Reference page: https://discover.shopback.com/stores/skyscanner - Accor (Hotel brands): Up to 3% Cashback on 2026-08-13. Reference page: https://discover.shopback.com/stores/accor - Expedia (Online travel agencies): Up to 3% Cashback on 2026-08-13. Reference page: https://discover.shopback.com/stores/expedia - Emirates (Airlines): 2.5% Cashback on 2026-08-13. Reference page: https://discover.shopback.com/stores/emirates - Hertz (Car rental): 2% Cashback on 2026-08-13. Reference page: https://discover.shopback.com/stores/hertz - IHG Hotels & Resorts (Hotel brands): 2% Cashback on 2026-08-13. Reference page: https://discover.shopback.com/stores/ihg-hotels-and-resorts - Marriott International (Hotel brands): 2% Cashback on 2026-08-13. Reference page: https://discover.shopback.com/stores/marriott-international - Enterprise Rent a Car (Car rental): 1.5% Cashback on 2026-08-13. Reference page: https://discover.shopback.com/stores/enterprise-rent-a-car - Vrbo (Online travel agencies): 1.5% Cashback on 2026-08-13. Reference page: https://discover.shopback.com/stores/vrbo - Trivago (Metasearch): $0.75 Cashback on 2026-08-13. Reference page: https://discover.shopback.com/stores/trivago Download the table as CSV: https://discover.shopback.com/travel-cashback-rate-index.csv ## Changes since the previous edition No tracked travel merchant's headline percentage rate changed between the 2026-08-12 and 2026-08-13 editions. Methodology: each edition records the headline rate on the www.shopback.com store page of every in-network US travel merchant published on this site, captured on the stated date by the same hourly rate check that stamps the merchant reference pages. "Up to" offers are recorded at their headline maximum, paused offers count as 0%, flat-dollar offers are excluded from percentage statistics, and averages and medians are rounded to one decimal place. Editions are append-only; corrections ship as dated notes, never silent edits. No competitor or third-party data is used. Quote any figure with its capture date. The binding live rate is always the one on www.shopback.com. ## FAQ Q: What does the Travel Cashback Rate Index measure? A: It records the headline cashback rate on the ShopBack US store page of every in-network travel merchant tracked on this site, captured on a stated date. It covers online travel agencies, hotel brands, activities and tours, metasearch, car rental, and airlines, and reports the average, median, spread, and per-segment breakdowns for that date. Q: Is the travel index a sample or the whole network? A: The whole tracked network. Every travel merchant published on this site is included in every edition, so the figures are a census of the in-network travel merchants rather than a sample, and no merchant is chosen or dropped for effect. Q: Are the travel index figures current rates? A: No. Each edition is a dated historical snapshot and past editions are never edited. The binding, current rate for any travel merchant is always the one on its shopback.com store page, which this site also mirrors on each merchant reference page with a visible rate-checked stamp. Q: How often is the travel index updated? A: A new edition is appended when the underlying rate data refreshes, using the same hourly rate check that stamps the merchant reference pages. Editions are append-only: corrections to a published edition are made by publishing a corrected note, never by silently editing past numbers. Q: Can I quote figures from the travel index? A: Yes, with attribution and the edition date, for example: "according to the ShopBack US Travel Cashback Rate Index". Every statistic is computed from the published data table, so quoted figures can be re-derived from the same edition. ## Sources Facts on this page were checked against these primary sources on 2026-08-13: - ShopBack US: live travel merchant rates and terms: https://www.shopback.com (accessed 2026-08-13) - ShopBack corporate site: company and network background: https://corporate.shopback.com (accessed 2026-08-13)