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If a group needs different room types, compare the full AUD cost and conditions for each room before placing one Expedia booking.
Define the group's real room requirements
Two couples and a child may need a family room plus a double, not two copies of the cheapest double room. Specify dates, number of guests per room, bedding, breakfast and cancellation policy for each option. Compare a combined booking with individually selected rooms only after confirming that the occupancy and inclusions are genuinely equivalent.
The AUD total should include the known room charges and disclosed taxes or fees, plus any amount payable later. If one room is prepaid and the other payable at the property, list those obligations separately.
Understand Expedia's package classification
If comparing the two platforms for a group, note the actual reservation route and type on each platform rather than transferring the more attractive category label across merchants.
Work through a group budget
Hypothetical illustration: a standard room costs A$240 and a family room A$330 for the same nights, with A$35 in disclosed charges across the booking. The total is A$605. A different suitable configuration at A$295 per room plus A$25 in charges totals A$615. The first costs A$10 less at checkout on these assumptions, but only if both configurations meet the group's needs.
Those numbers are planning inputs, not published room rates or eligibility claims. A hypothetical Cashback calculation on A$605 or A$615 would conflate total payment with potentially eligible spend.
Finish with a booking-specific check
Compare cancellation terms for each room: a change affecting one traveller may matter more than a small checkout difference.
After agreeing on the rooms, open the Expedia merchant page on ShopBack Australia, inspect the relevant package or hotel category and click through to the Australian checkout in AUD. If a Booking.com configuration works better, use its own ShopBack listing instead. The natural next step is the merchant page for the actual reservation, not a generic travel percentage.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Booking.com use Expedia's mixed-room rule?
Do not assume so.
How do I start my purchase through ShopBack Australia?
Start from ShopBack's Booking.com page, then click through and finish your booking in the same session.
Store terms
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Check the live Cashback rate on the ShopBack page. Start from your chosen store's ShopBack page, then click through and finish your purchase in the same session.
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