Cashback on your holiday: save on travel, hotels and shopping

The holiday is the single item in the year where Norwegians part with the most money in a short space of time. A week in the Mediterranean sun for a family of four easily lands at 25 000 to 40 000 kr once flights, hotel, food and activities are added up. The good news is that a large part of a holiday budget is booked online in advance, and everything you book via Sparebørsen first gives cashback straight into your account. You pay exactly the same price as you otherwise would.

Hotels and accommodation: where it counts most

Accommodation is often the largest expense, and at the same time the one with the best cashback. At our travel partners the rates typically sit between 1 and 4%, depending on the chain and the room. Book a hotel for 12 000 kr for a summer holiday and get 3% back, and that is 360 kr, for doing nothing more than clicking via us before you fill in the dates. A tip: book directly with the hotel chain rather than through third-party booking sites where you can, because the cashback is usually higher and the cancellation terms better.

Pack sensibly: equipment and clothes before you leave

It is almost a rule that something has to be bought new before every holiday: a suitcase that will last another season, swimwear the children have grown out of, sun cream, a light rain jacket for the autumn week in the mountains. Buy this via the fashion and clothing partners or the sports partners, and you get cashback on top of any sale price. It is worth buying the travel gear when the shops are clearing the season, since you then combine the discount and the cashback on the same purchase.

Shopping while you are away

Many of the international online shops you actually buy from on holiday, whether electronics, perfume or clothes, are among the partners too. If you are buying new headphones for the flight or an e-reader for the beach chair, check the electronics partners before you add to the basket. Even on a single purchase of 1 500 kr, a few tens of kroner back beats nothing.

How a typical summer holiday breaks down

• Hotel 12 000 kr × 3% = 360 kr back
• Travel gear and clothes 4 000 kr × 3% = 120 kr back
• Electronics and gadgets 2 000 kr × 2% = 40 kr back
• Other online shopping before the trip 3 000 kr × 2% = 60 kr back

That comes to around 580 kr on one holiday, money that covers a restaurant meal or an extra activity while you are there. Travel twice a year and it doubles.

One small piece of holiday advice

Make cashback part of the booking routine: open the overview of the best cashback rates in a separate tab before you start booking, so it does not get lost in the planning. Set up the next trip via Sparebørsen and let a little of the holiday budget come back to you. Have a good trip!