TravelBank Rewards gives you 20-50% of what you save below TravelBank's benchmark price (your company picks the share and pays for it), as points for gift cards like Uber, Lyft, Airbnb and Amazon. The catch: most prepaid contract rates earn no hotel points or elite nights, so compare the reward with the points you would give up.
How TravelBank Rewards works
From TravelBank's help center (updated 2025-2026).
| How | TravelBank sets a benchmark for each booking: 'a blend of real-time market rate availability and company policy'. Book below it and, after the trip, you get a share of the savings as reward points |
|---|---|
| What you earn | Your company sets the share, anywhere from 20% to 50% of the savings. TravelBank's own example: a $300 budget, $200 spent, $50 to the traveller |
| Points value | About 100 points to $1 (10,000 points for a $100 gift card), plus 250 points per redemption |
| Cap | None published |
| Applies to | Hotels. Older TravelBank pages (2017) also covered flights; the current help article mentions only lodging |
| Spend it on | Digital gift cards for yourself or as a gift: Uber (also Uber Eats), Lyft, Airbnb, Amazon and more |
| Expiry | Points expire if you neither earn nor redeem any for 18 months |
| Who pays | Your company: 'Although we credit the rewards to the traveler, the organization itself pays the rewards amount' |
| Company controls | Admins switch rewards on or off and set the 20-50% share. Travellers may need to tick 'Enable Rewards' at hotel checkout |
Sources: support.travelbank.com (2026-08-20), support.travelbank.com (2) (2026-07-14), support.travelbank.com (3) (2026-07-20), support.travelbank.com (4) (2025-12-29), support.travelbank.com (5) (undated), travelbank.com (undated (read 2026-11-05)).
The trade-off: gift cards or hotel points
The cheap rates that earn the reward are often the ones that earn no hotel points.
TravelBank reward = your company's share (20-50%) × (benchmark − the price you book). At 50%, a $200 room against a $300 benchmark pays $50 in gift card points.
Chain rate = points earned × what a point is worth (see hotel points: about 0.75¢ for Marriott, 0.4¢ for Hilton, 1.65¢ for Hyatt), plus the elite night if you are chasing status.
Only on rooms tagged 'Hotel Loyalty Points' (filter: 'Rewards and Loyalty'). TravelBank says 'the majority of prepaid contract room rates do not qualify' for hotel loyalty. Loyalty numbers in your traveler profile are added to your reservations. TravelBank doesn't say whether one room can earn both its reward and hotel points.
Ask Mila with both prices and she works it out.
Tax
What TravelBank claims, and what we found.
TravelBank's marketing says 'Tax-free Rewards'. We found no tax authority that says so: in the US, employer-funded gift cards are generally taxable. Ask your payroll team before you count on it.
Which booking tools pay the traveller
And which pay the company, or nobody.
| Tool | Who gets it | What | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
 Navan | Traveller | Share of savings below the Price to Beat, hotels only, as credit for personal Navan hotel stays | navan.com, navan.com (2), navan.com (3) |
| Navan Edge | Traveller | 5% back in Amazon gift cards on hotel stays; 10% promo for stays booked by 15 Nov 2026; US, launched 2 Mar 2026 | businesstravelnewseurope.com, navan.com |
 Perk (TravelPerk) | Company | No traveller rewards program found. Company-side only: Exclusive Hotel Rebate and card cashback. The Travel savings report (beta, bookings from 6 Jun 2025) shows savings against the policy budget, with no payout | support.perk.com, support.perk.com (2), perk.com |
 SAP Concur | Depends on add-on | No native traveller reward. Incentives come via App Center partners: Tripkicks (recommended by SAP Concur, Dec 2025) and formerly Rocketrip | community.concur.com, newswire.com, dinova.com |
 Egencia (Amex GBT) | Nobody | No traveller reward found. | egencia.com, egencia.co.nz, egencia.com (2) |
 TripIt (SAP Concur) | Nobody (it only tracks your points) | None. TripIt Pro ($49/yr) Point Tracker tracks 150+ programs | tripit.com, help.tripit.com |
 Rocketrip | Closed (Mondee, 2025) | Classic model: a Price to Beat per trip, and the traveller kept about half the savings as gift cards or charity. Status: acquired by Mondee 2020-09-09; Rocketrip, Inc. was a debtor in Mondee's Chapter 11 (2025-01-14); assets sold 2025-04-03, now Tabhi; rocketrip.com shows Tabhi.ai. Treat as defunct | phocuswire.com, sec.gov, phocuswire.com (2) |
 TravelBank (U.S. Bank) | Traveller | Your company sets a 20-50% share of the savings below TravelBank's benchmark, paid as points for gift cards (Uber, Lyft, Airbnb, Amazon). Hotels; the company pays | support.travelbank.com, support.travelbank.com (2) |
 Tripkicks | Traveller, if still offered | Concur add-on that shared savings below a trip budget as eGift cards, charity or cash. Last documented in 2019; since 2026 Tripkicks presents itself as a nudge platform (Catalyst) with no mention of rewards | tripkicks.com, tripkicks.com (2), tripkicks.com (3) |
 Atmos for Business (Alaska/Hawaiian, new 2025) | Company, plus a status bonus for the traveller | Not a savings reward: the company earns 1 point per $1 on Alaska and Hawaiian tickets; the traveller keeps their own points and gets a 10% status-point bonus. Free, from $5,000 a year in travel | news.alaskaair.com, alaskaair.com, news.alaskaair.com (2) |
 Qashio Corporate Travel (MENA, new 2026) | Unclear | Bookings earn 'Qashio Points'; unverified whether these go to the employee or the company | thepaypers.com |
| Travellez | Unclear | Advertises employee rewards for booking below budget; no terms or date. Unverified | launch.travellez.com |
Navan's version, Navan Rewards: Navan Rewards vs hotel points.
What we could not confirm
- Whether flights still earn rewards: the current help article covers lodging only
- The 100 points to $1 rate and the 250-point redemption fee come from TravelBank's redemption example
- No cap is published
- Whether a room can earn a TravelBank reward and hotel points at once
Questions
How do TravelBank Rewards work?
TravelBank sets a benchmark for each booking: 'a blend of real-time market rate availability and company policy'. Book below it and, after the trip, you get a share of the savings as reward points. Your company sets the share, anywhere from 20% to 50% of the savings. TravelBank's own example: a $300 budget, $200 spent, $50 to the traveller.
What can I spend TravelBank Rewards on?
Digital gift cards for yourself or as a gift: Uber (also Uber Eats), Lyft, Airbnb, Amazon and more. About 100 points to $1 (10,000 points for a $100 gift card), plus 250 points per redemption. Points expire if you neither earn nor redeem any for 18 months.
Do I still earn hotel points when I book through TravelBank?
Only on rooms tagged "Hotel Loyalty Points": TravelBank says most prepaid contract rates don't earn hotel loyalty. Add your loyalty numbers to your profile so they go on the booking.
Are TravelBank Rewards tax-free?
TravelBank's marketing says 'Tax-free Rewards'. We found no tax authority that says so: in the US, employer-funded gift cards are generally taxable. Ask your payroll team.
Who pays for TravelBank Rewards?
Your company, not TravelBank. It decides the share (20-50% of the savings) and can switch rewards off.
Checked by the Points or Cash team on 5 November 2026.
Cheaper hotel or chain points?
Tell Mila both prices, the benchmark and your hotel program. She values the reward against the points and says which to book.
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