Tripadvisor now has a loyalty program called Tripadvisor Rewards, and on Travel Tuesday (December 2), you can earn a $50 activity credit just for joining.
Here’s how Tripadvisor Rewards works and how you can save $50 or more on your next tour, class, event ticket, or other activity.
What are Tripadvisor Rewards?
Tripadvisor is a platform for travelers to plan and book trips. You can set up a trip and add hotels, restaurants or activities that interest you, invite friends to contribute to your trip, leave reviews in the community, and more. You can also book hotels and activities directly through Tripadvisor.
Tripadvisor’s new loyalty program, Tripadvisor Rewards, offers members 5% cash back on stays and experiences in the form of Trip Cash. You can redeem Trip Cash as money for hotel stays and activities booked in the Tripadvisor app. Expires one year after obtaining it.
You can also earn bonus Trip Cash for being active on Tripadvisor. It’s unclear exactly how much Trip Cash you can earn for specific activities, but according to Tripadvisor websiteYou can earn extra Trip Cash for “planning a trip, saving inspiration, contributing to the community, and much more. We’ll also have special challenges that ask you to perform certain actions to earn extra Trip Cash.”
For now, most Tripadvisor Rewards features, such as earning and redeeming Trip Cash and accessing exclusive member offers, are only available in the Tripadvisor app. The app also gives you access to Tripadvisor’s price match guarantee.
Joining Tripadvisor Rewards is easy. All you have to do is download the Tripadvisor app, then create an account or sign in to your existing account and verify your phone number. If you do so on Tuesday, December 2, the $50 activity credit will automatically appear in your Tripadvisor Rewards section.
How to use your $50 activity credit
You have until December 31, 2025 or January 1, 2026 to use the credit. It is valid only once, so if you make a purchase under $50, you will lose the rest of the credit.
For example, Linda Matthewssenior travel editor at TPG, used her credit to purchase a ticket to the Meow Wolf Santa Fe immersive art installation for an upcoming trip to New Mexico. The total cost was $42.18. Tripadvisor requires a minimum payment of $1 on all activity reservations, but your credit covered the rest of the purchase and you will lose the remaining approximately $9.
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Plus, Tripadvisor has a deal right now: You can save 25% on select bookings, up to a maximum of $25 off, with the code “BOOK25” through December 31, and you can stack this deal with your activity credit.
I have my eye on a snowshoeing activity in Colorado for two people and when I check out, I can save a total of $75 by applying the discount code and my $50 credit.
But remember, the $50 activity credit can only be applied in the app.
In a nutshell
If you ever use Tripadvisor to plan or book travel, you’ll want to join Tripadvisor Rewards to earn 5% Trip Cash on future bookings and get access to exclusive member offers. Even if you’ve never used Tripadvisor, it’s worth joining the app to get a $50 credit toward tours, tickets, and more.
Use your $50 activity credit before the end of the year and don’t forget to accumulate it with the code “BOOK25.”
