Priceline Cashback: Every Portal's Rate, Compared

The best Priceline cashback we found is 8% at RetailMeNot, read from RetailMeNot's own Priceline page.

Priceline cash back rates by portal

Every rate below was read from that portal's own Priceline page, and every row shows when we last looked. Where a rate has a catch, the catch is printed next to the number rather than underneath it.

PortalRateLast checked
RetailMeNot
8%source
Hoopla Doopla
4.6%source
RebatesMe
Up to 3%A maximum, not a standing rate. RebatesMe's category table for this store goes as low as 3%.source
GoCashBack
2%source
Sunshine Rewards
2%source
Fluz
1.5%Fluz's general virtual card, available at most merchants. Not a rate negotiated for this store specifically.source
BeFrugal
Up to 11%A maximum, not a standing rate. BeFrugal pays the top rate only on some departments or products, and the everyday rate is usually lower.source
Rakuten
Up to 8%A maximum, not a standing rate. Rakuten applies the top rate only to some departments or products, and the everyday rate is usually lower.source
TopCashback
8%This is a maximum, not a standing rate. The everyday rate is usually lower.source
ShopBack
Up to 5%A maximum, not a standing rate. ShopBack pays the top rate on some departments or products, and the everyday rate is lower.source
Extrabux
Up to 4.5%A maximum, not a standing rate. Extrabux pays the top rate only on some categories, and the everyday rate is usually lower.source
CouponFollow
Up to 2%A maximum, not a standing rate; CouponFollow says not all items are eligible for cash back.source
Mr. Rebates
Up to 2%A maximum, not a standing rate. The everyday rate is usually lower.source
Active Junky
Up to 1%A maximum, not a standing rate. Active Junky applies the top rate only to some categories, and the everyday rate is usually lower.source
MyPoints
Up to 4 points per $1A maximum: the per-dollar rate varies by category on the page.source
Price.com
Rate not publishedThis portal lists the merchant but did not show a rate we could read. That is different from paying nothing.source
chirpyest
Not carriedThis portal does not cover this merchant.
Lolli
Not carriedThis portal does not cover this merchant.
MaxRebates
Not carriedThis portal does not cover this merchant.
Raise
Not carriedThis portal does not cover this merchant.

Rates move without notice, so treat anything more than a couple of days old as worth re-checking at the portal before you shop.

How to get Priceline cashback, step by step

  1. Open RetailMeNot's Priceline page and click through to Priceline from there. That click is what ties the order to your account, so start every Priceline order this way rather than from a bookmark or a search result. The rate as we last read it was 8%.
  2. Shop in that same tab and session. Don't leave for a coupon site and come back, and turn off any other cashback or coupon extension before you check out: the last click before the order is the one that gets credited, and another extension's click can take it.
  3. Check out in one go, using only codes RetailMeNot itself shows for Priceline. A code from somewhere else can void the cashback on many stores.
  4. Wait for it to confirm. In about 45 days the cash back lands in the RetailMeNot account as redeemable. Returning part of the order, or cancelling it, changes what gets paid.
  5. Get paid. RetailMeNot pays by: PayPal or Venmo, from the RetailMeNot account. Minimum: A minimum approved balance of $5.01 is required for a redemption. Timing: On request, once the cash back is approved in the account.

Getting paid, portal by portal

Each portal's own help pages, as written there. The source link on each row goes to the page it came from. These are the portal's terms, not Priceline's.

PortalPaid byMinimumConfirmation window
RetailMeNotsourcePayPal or Venmo, from the RetailMeNot account.A minimum approved balance of $5.01 is required for a redemption.In about 45 days the cash back lands in the RetailMeNot account as redeemable.
Hoopla DooplasourceCheck, Venmo or PayPal.$5.00 in approved cash back per period, for PayPal, Venmo and paper checks alike. A balance under that carries over to the next period.Usually posts within 10 days of purchase, then becomes yours after 90 days.
RebatesMesourcePayPal, credit card, Alipay, check or gift cards.$10 in available cash back, not counting bonuses.Cash back becomes available after the 90-day return window.
GoCashBacksourcePayPal, check, gift card (US only) or Helipay.$10 in withdrawable cash back, not counting sign-up, referral or activity bonuses for the first withdrawal.It can take up to 120 days for cash back to become available.
Sunshine RewardssourcePayPal, or gift cards from time to time through the Redemption Center.20.00 in credits, and the account has to be at least 45 days old. Cashouts are capped at $500 a month.Earnings should post within 10 days. Sale credits are then held: 28 days per the help page, 21 days from the date of purchase per the terms page.
FluzsourceBank transfer (ACH), PayPal or Venmo, or spent in the app on more gift cards. Without a US bank account, PayPal or Venmo.$15 in lifetime earnings once, then $1 per withdrawal.Instant. The cashback lands in the Fluz balance when the gift card is bought.
BeFrugalsourceCheck, PayPal, direct deposit, Venmo, Zelle or an eGift card. Check and direct deposit are US only.$0.01 for PayPal or direct deposit; $25 for a check.Verified cash back sits in the account for 30 to 90 days, set by the retailer's return policy and its payment cycle with BeFrugal. Store pages say cash back is typically available for payment 15 to 60 days after purchase.
RakutensourceBig Fat Check by mail, PayPal, American Express Membership Rewards points, or Bilt. A confirmed balance of $5.00 or more can also be redeemed as a gift card within minutes.$5.01 in confirmed cash back before the payment date; $5.00 or less carries over to the next one.3 to 14 weeks for online and in-store purchases; 45 to 120 days for travel.
TopCashbacksourceBank transfer, Venmo, PayPal, gift cards, a Virtual Visa Prepaid Card or an American Express Virtual Reward Card.None for PayPal, Venmo or bank transfer; some gift cards have one.No fixed window. Cash back goes pending, then confirmed once the retailer reviews the order, then payable once the retailer's network is invoiced. TopCashback prints an estimated payout speed on each merchant's page.
ShopBacksourcePayPal or a US bank account via ACH, once the balance clears the minimum.$5 of Confirmed Cashback on ShopBack's payment-methods and clear-time guides; its withdraw how-to says $10.Pending within 48 hours of checkout, then Confirmed once the partner store's claim time has been fulfilled: usually a few weeks for retail, after trip completion for travel.
ExtrabuxsourcePayPal, eGift cards, ACH bank deposit (US only), check (US only), or a donation to a charity.$10 available balance, with at least one confirmed purchase carrying more than $1 in available cash back.Usually tracked within 1 to 7 days of purchase, then held through a 90-day window for returns or cancellations at most stores before it becomes available.
CouponFollowsourcePayPal; a valid US PayPal account has to be connected to CouponFollow.An Available Balance of at least $10.Pending for up to 60 days, to ensure a purchase isn't returned or refunded.
Mr. RebatessourceA rebate check by mail, or payment via PayPal, Venmo or an Amazon gift card.$10 in Available Rebates.Rebates post to Pending within 1 to 3 business days of the order or ship date, then stay Pending for 90 days from the posting date before moving to Available.
Active JunkysourceCheck, PayPal, Venmo or a credit/debit card. Approved cash back can also be cashed out early as a gift card.None stated for the monthly payout. Cashing out early as a gift card takes $5.01 in approved cash back.Orders stay pending until the partner store approves them. For travel and events, partners typically approve within about 3 months after the trip or event.
MyPointssourcePoints, redeemed for gift cards, travel miles or cash via PayPal.At least 480 available Points to redeem (MyPoints blog, 2019).Not verified yet
Price.comsourceDebit card deposit, PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, gift cards, a donation to charity, or crypto.$10 per withdrawal, with a $500 cap per withdrawal and per day.Typically 30 to 90 days: pending until the retailer confirms the purchase and its return period ends.

Does Priceline have its own cashback or rewards program?

Yes, Priceline VIP, a real free loyalty program confirmed directly on Priceline's own site, tiered by trips completed rather than dollars spent, plus a separate co-branded credit card with its own points system.

  • How you move up, and what it costs. "It's simple — and FREE! All you need is a Priceline account to become a member and 2 completed trips to become a VIP. Every completed trip gets you closer to the next VIP tier and even more benefits." source. There's no spend threshold either: "Nope! There are no minimum spend requirements. Your VIP status is based only on the number of completed trips associated with your account." source.
  • The four tiers, confirmed independently on TopCashback with the same thresholds. Priceline's own page names them Member, Blue (2 completed trips*), Gold (5 completed trips* or Priceline Rewards™ Visa® Card holder), and Platinum (20 completed trips*) source. TopCashback's editorial states the identical trip counts, each its own tier line rather than one sentence: "VIP Blue (2 completed trips)", "VIP Gold (5 completed trips)", and "VIP Platinum (20 completed trips)" source. "*Trips are considered complete one day after the trip concludes" source.
  • The credit card shortcut to Gold. "Priceline VIP Rewards™ Visa® Card cardholders automatically become VIP gold members upon account approval." source.
  • Status doesn't expire, but the trip count resets each year. "No. You simply maintain the same tier level from year to year until you advance. You can graduate to a new level with new qualifying trips completed after January 1st of the current year." source. And separately: "No. We only count qualifying trips from January 1st onward towards VIP status for the current year. Trips completed in previous years do not count, so keep your focus on future trips!" source.
  • A cancelled booking doesn't count, and status can't be shared outside the family feature. "We get it — plans change. Any cancelled bookings will not be counted towards your VIP progress." source. "At this time, your VIP benefits cannot be shared with multiple users and are reserved for your usage only." source.
  • VIP Family pools progress across up to five people. "With a VIP Family account, everyone can unlock bigger savings 5x faster. Each family member's booking contributes to the entire family's VIP status for both this year and next year" source. "Add up to five friends or family to your VIP Family account and supercharge your savings!" source.
  • The Visa card is a separate points system, not VIP points. TopCashback's editorial lists each earn rate as its own line: "5X points for every $1 spent on Priceline bookings", "10X points on Avis and Budget Car rentals", "2X points on gas and restaurant purchases, including delivery services", and "1X points on all other purchases", with "Redeem points for statement credits, gift cards and more" as a separate cardholder benefit source. Sign-up terms: "Once you're approved, you can earn a $150 Statement Credit if you spend $500 within the first 90 days of opening your account." source.
  • A real military discount, run through a DoD partner rather than Priceline directly. "Yes, Priceline's military discounts are offered through its partnership with American Forces Travel, the official U.S. Department of Defense leisure travel site. Eligible personnel include active military, veterans, the National Guard and Reserves, U.S. Coast Guards and qualifying Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) patrons." source.

Put together: VIP tiers are trip-count-based rather than dollar-based, the card is a separate points program with its own earn rates, and the military discount runs through a named DoD partner site rather than Priceline itself. None of it is portal cashback, so a portal click stacks with VIP tier progress, subject to the exclusions below.

What Priceline cashback stacks with

The short version: Rakuten, TopCashback and Price.com all pay, and all three treat a coupon code as risky in slightly different ways, which matters here because Priceline's own VIP Insider Coupons are themselves coupon codes. Fluz sells a generic virtual card usable anywhere Mastercard or Visa is accepted, not a Priceline-branded gift card.

LayerStacks with portal cashback?Notes
Earning VIP trip progressYesTrip credit comes from Priceline's own system; none of the three portals' terms suggest a tracked click interferes with a trip counting toward VIP status.
Redeeming a VIP Insider CouponLikely no, at Rakuten by its own blanket ruleRakuten's exclusions state plainly: "Orders placed using a coupon code are not eligible for Cash Back." source, with no carve-out for a code Priceline itself issued to a VIP member. TopCashback's own exclusion only protects codes it lists itself, "Use of a coupon code not displayed on TopCashback." source, which by the same logic would treat an Insider Coupon as unlisted and risky there too. Price.com's exclusions name "coupons" outright as a non-earning payment type source.
The VIP Rewards Visa Card, earning its own pointsYesThe card's points post from Priceline's card issuer, a separate transaction from portal tracking; none of the three portals' exclusions address simply paying with this card.
Redeeming Visa card points or a statement credit toward a bookingNo, at Price.com by namePrice.com excludes "payments made using gift cards, coupons, loyalty points, or similar offers" source. Neither Rakuten's nor TopCashback's exclusions name loyalty points specifically source source, so treat it as untested rather than safe at those two.
Booking by phoneNo, at all three portalsRakuten: bookings must be "placed on the priceline.com website and not completed through phone, another travel website, or search engine" source. TopCashback excludes "Bookings completed on the phone." source. Price.com excludes "Bookings made over the phone with assistance from a customer service representative" source. All three agree on this one.
A gift card, or the Fluz cardNo at Price.com by name; a different mechanism at FluzPrice.com's exclusions name "payments made using gift cards" directly source. Neither Rakuten's nor TopCashback's Priceline exclusions mention gift cards specifically source source. The Fluz option here isn't a Priceline-branded gift card at all: it's a generic Fluz Virtual Card, usable "Anywhere Mastercard/Visa is accepted, including online and in-store" source, funded before you reach Priceline's checkout, a separate transaction from a portal-tracked click.
A second portalNeverOnly one tracking click gets credit; the pillar guide explains why the last click wins.

Priceline cashback exclusions and what breaks tracking

All three portals exclude phone bookings and cancelled orders; each treats coupon codes differently, which matters given Priceline's own VIP program issues coupon codes to its members.

  • Rakuten's exclusions. "Cash Back is not available on taxes, insurance, experiences, any carrier/resort fees, or canceled orders. Orders placed using a coupon code are not eligible for Cash Back. All orders must be placed on the priceline.com website and not completed through phone, another travel website, or search engine." source. Special terms: "Use of coupon/promotional codes will void Cash Back. Vacation Packages will earn Cash Back on each of their individual components (hotel, car, flight)." source. Posting: "Cash Back will be added to your Rakuten account within 3 months after travel has been completed." source.
  • TopCashback's exclusions and terms. "Bookings completed on the phone. Bookings that cost less than the Cash Back value. Use of a coupon code not displayed on TopCashback." source. Terms: "Cash Back is calculated only on the item(s) price and does not include taxes, shipping or other fees. Cash Back will track to your account at $0. When you've completed your stay, the correct Cash Back value will be added. If you purchase a package, each element will be tracked individually for Cash Back." source, and "Cash Back will be awarded after the rental or stay is completed." source.
  • Price.com's exclusions. "Cash Back is not available on bookings that are cancelled, changed, or refunded (even partially), or on amounts related to taxes, government fees, or mandatory charges such as resort fees or fuel surcharges. It also does not apply to additional services like seat selection, baggage, trip protection, or transportation. Bookings made over the phone with assistance from a customer service representative, and payments made using gift cards, coupons, loyalty points, or similar offers, are also excluded." source.

What breaks tracking at any store, Priceline included (the pillar guide has the portals' own wording on each):

  • A second coupon or cashback extension that fires after the one you're earning with, so its click is the last one Priceline sees.
  • Any coupon code at all, at Rakuten by its own blanket rule, or a code not listed on the portal you're using at TopCashback.
  • Completing the booking by phone rather than on priceline.com directly, at all three portals.
  • Booking through another travel site or a search engine rather than Priceline's own checkout, at Rakuten by name.
  • Paying with a gift card, coupon or loyalty points, at Price.com by name.
  • A cancellation, change or refund, even partial, which reverses the commission the cashback was going to be paid from.

Priceline cashback rate history

Only changes are listed. Re-confirmations are not noise worth showing.

  1. Price.comrate no longer published
  2. RakutenUp to 8%
  3. CouponFollowUp to 2%
  4. ShopBackUp to 5%
  5. Price.com2.7%
  6. RakutenUp to 10%
  7. CouponFollowUp to 1%
  8. Price.comrate no longer published
  9. Price.com2.7%
  10. ShopBackUp to 7%
  11. RetailMeNot8%
  12. MyPointsUp to 4 points per $1
  13. chirpyestmerchant dropped by this portal
  14. Mr. RebatesUp to 2%
  15. Price.comrate no longer published
  16. RakutenUp to 8%
  17. CouponFollowUp to 2%
  18. ShopBackUp to 5%
  19. Raisemerchant dropped by this portal
  20. Lollimerchant dropped by this portal
  21. GoCashBack2%
  22. Active JunkyUp to 1%
  23. Sunshine Rewards2%
  24. ExtrabuxUp to 4.5%
  25. RebatesMeUp to 3%

How these Priceline numbers were produced

Priceline cashback FAQ

Which portal pays the most for Priceline cashback right now?

RetailMeNot, at 8%. That's the rate a returning shopper gets, which is how the table ranks: an "up to" ceiling or a new-customer rate never takes this spot over a lower rate everyone gets.

How long does Priceline cashback take to pay out?

On a click-through portal there are two waits, one after the other: the portal has to confirm the order with Priceline, which mostly tracks Priceline's return window, and then the confirmed balance has to be paid out, which is the portal's own rule. Buying Priceline's gift card through a portal skips the first wait: that cashback is paid when the card is bought.

Is there a minimum payout?

Do Priceline's own VIP Insider Coupons void my portal cashback?

At Rakuten, treat it as void: its exclusions state a blanket rule, "Orders placed using a coupon code are not eligible for Cash Back" source, with no exception carved out for a code Priceline itself issued to a VIP member. TopCashback's rule only protects codes listed on its own site, "Use of a coupon code not displayed on TopCashback" source, which by the same reading would treat an Insider Coupon as unlisted and risky. Price.com's exclusions name "coupons" outright source. Using the VIP Insider Coupon and expecting a portal payout on the same order isn't safe at any of the three.

How many trips does it take to reach each VIP tier?

Two for Blue, five for Gold (or holding the Priceline Rewards™ Visa® Card), and twenty for Platinum, confirmed on Priceline's own page and matched independently by TopCashback's editorial with the identical counts source source. "Trips are considered complete one day after the trip concludes" source, and a cancelled booking never counts toward progress source.

Does my VIP status ever expire?

The tier itself doesn't expire, but the trip count resets: "You simply maintain the same tier level from year to year until you advance. You can graduate to a new level with new qualifying trips completed after January 1st of the current year." source. Trips from a prior year don't carry forward toward the next tier: "We only count qualifying trips from January 1st onward towards VIP status for the current year." source.

Does portal cashback still work if I book by phone?

No, at all three portals. Rakuten requires orders "placed on the priceline.com website and not completed through phone, another travel website, or search engine" source. TopCashback excludes "Bookings completed on the phone" source directly, and Price.com excludes "Bookings made over the phone with assistance from a customer service representative" source. The click has to lead straight to an online checkout at all three.

Is there a minimum booking for Priceline cashback?

None of Rakuten's, TopCashback's or Price.com's Priceline pages states a dollar minimum, though TopCashback does exclude "Bookings that cost less than the Cash Back value" source, which functions as a practical floor. Posting is slow across the board since it waits for the trip to happen: Rakuten pays out "within 3 months after travel has been completed" source, and TopCashback "after the rental or stay is completed" source. Priceline's own VIP program, separately, has no spend minimum at all: "There are no minimum spend requirements." source.