Goibibo recommend and earn is a referral program open to only registered customers on the Goibibo Mobile Application. Credit in form of goCash is earned by the User when that Referred Customer (being a registered user on the Mobile Application) using the Referral link shared by the User completes a Qualifying Stay at the Recommended Hotel or any other Hotel within 30 days from the click on the Referral Link. Rewards will be automatically credited in the form of goCash in the wallet attached to the account of the User on Goibibo Mobile Application upon completion of a Qualifying Stay. Maximum of INR 5000 worth of goCash can be earned by a respective User in a calendar month. Rewards are subject to availability, non-transferable, having no cash value.
DEFINITIONS:
For the purposes of these Terms, the expressions used herein-under shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them:
1. INTRODUCTION
2. BINDING AGREEMENT
You agree that your participation in the Referral Program constitutes your understanding of and agreement to these Terms. These terms and conditions form a binding legal agreement between you and Goibibo with respect to the Referral Program. Goibibo reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any User who does not meet the Referral Program requirements or in case of reasons including but not limited to any misuse of the Referral Program or fraud or suspicious transactions/activities. Goibibo also reserves the right to discontinue or change this Referral Program at any time, at its sole discretion. Your participation in the Referral Program is subject to User Agreement and Privacy Policy available on the website.
3. REFERRAL PROGRAM PERIOD
4. REFERRAL PROGRAM
5. QUALIFYING STAY
For the purpose of these Terms a booking made by the Referred Customer will be eligible in order to the User earning the Referral Rewards under this Referral Program only if:
For the purpose of these Terms a booking made by the Referred Customer will not be eligible as a Qualifying Stay if:
6. REFERRAL AWARDS
The Referral Rewards will be credited in the wallet tagged to the account of the User as per the table below:
If the Referred Customer books | ||
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If the Referred Customer is | Recommended Hotel | Any other Hotel |
A new user to Goibibo | 8% of Hotel Price Max goCash: 500 |
5% of Hotel Price Max goCash: 300 |
An existing Goibibo user | 8% of Hotel Price Max goCash: 300 |
5% of Hotel Price Max goCash: 200 |
The Referral Rewards is subject to the following:
7. DELIVERY OF REFERRAL REWARDS
8. REDEMPTION OF REFERRAL REWARDS
9. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
10. USER AGREEMENT AND PRIVACY POLICY
Participation in the Program may require a Referred Customer and/or a User to submit personal information about themselves. The participation in the Program and using the Goibibo Mobile Application is subject to the Goibibo User Agreement and the personal information will be collected, processed and used in accordance with Goibibo Privacy Policy.
11. OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS
What is Goibibo Recommend and Earn program?
Goibibo Recommend and Earn is a program that allows all Goibibo users to recommend properties that they have booked on Goibibo with their community. If their community uses their recommendation link and books a property on Goibibo, the user earns gocash. This is currently available only on the Goibibo App.
Who is eligible to recommend?
Any Goibibo user who has booked a property on Goibibo and has completed their stay will be eligible to recommend it to their community.
What can I recommend?
You can recommend any property that you have booked on Goibibo and have completed your stay at successfully, since 1st September, 2020. Properties can be any domestic or international. It can be hotels, homestays, hostels, villas, apartments etc.
How can I recommend the property to my network?
For any new booking, after 24 hours of stay completion, you will see a ‘Recommend & Earn’ button against the completed stay in My Trips plus you’ll receive mailers and messages with your unique recommendation link.
For any of your previous bookings from October 2021 onwards, where you’ve completed your stay at, you can go to My Trips section on the Goibibo App and against all the completed property bookings, you will see the ‘Recommend & Earn’ button.
Just click on this button and share your recommendation with your community across - Whatsapp, Email, SMS, Facebook, Instagram etc.
How much will I earn by recommending?
You can earn up to 500 goCash per booking made with your recommendation link. The amount varies by the type of the user and property booked. Below are the details:
If the Referred Customer books | ||
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If the Referred Customer is | Recommended Hotel | Any other Hotel |
A new user to Goibibo | 8% of Hotel Price Max goCash: 500 |
5% of Hotel Price Max goCash: 300 |
An existing Goibibo user | 8% of Hotel Price Max goCash: 300 |
5% of Hotel Price Max goCash: 200 |
The maximum goCash you can earn in a month is 5000.
What is goCash & when does it get credited?
goCash is Goibibo’s wallet money. 1 goCash= 1 Re. Once your community makes a booking with your recommendation link and completes their stay, after 7 days of the stay completion, goCash gets credited to your Goibibo wallet. The goCash will remain valid for 90 days.
Instead of goCash, can I get cash or credit in my bank?
No. The only mode in which you can earn from this Recommend & Earn program is in the form of goCash i.e. in Goibibo’s wallet.
How can I use/redeem the earned goCash?
goCash can be used to make any booking on Goibibo. The booking can be for any of our businesses - hotels, flights, cabs, buses, trains, experiences etc.
All you have to do is redeem the goCash while making payments for your booking.
Does my community have to book the same property I recommended, for me to earn?
Once your community clicks on the recommendation link shared by you, they can book any property on the Goibibo App. However, the earning/commission varies when your friend books a property which is different from your recommendation. Details in point 5.
Does my community have to book the property immediately after I share the link with them?
No. Whenever your community clicks on your recommendation link, be it on same day or even after weeks/months of you sharing the link; from the day they have clicked on the link, they need to make a hotel booking within 30 days from link click; provided in the interim they do not click on any other paid channel’s link or another Goibibo user’s recommendation link.
You will earn the recommendation commission only if:
i. The booking is made within 30 days of click on your recommendation link; AND
ii. Yours was the last link clicked before making the booking
Does the person I recommend to, get any privilege/extra discount if they click on the link provided by me?
No, the person using your link will get access to all the Goibibo offers and discounts running on platform; but nothing over and above that.
Once I have shared the links, how will I know if they booked using the link?
Once your community makes a qualifying booking and completes his/her stay, you will get a goCash credit notification and the amount will be shown in your wallet history along with the details of the transaction against which you got the rewards for your community’s booking.
What happens if the customer cancels or reschedules the booking?
If your friend cancels or reschedules the booking, you will not earn anything. The goCash amount will be adjusted basis the final amount that your friend has paid.
If someone adds more than one booking with my link, will I get paid for all the bookings?
Yes, every time your friend makes a new booking you will get the rewards. However, he/she should use your link every time before making the booking to attribute the rewards to your link.
Is self-booking allowed/ Can I book a property for myself from my own link?
Self-booking is not considered for crediting the rewards. Only the bookings made by your community (be it friends, family, social followers etc.) will be considered for rewarding.
What if the property I want to recommend had booked from another website or haven’t stayed at myself?
i. Had booked from another website.
You can recommend only the properties that you have booked & stayed with successfully via Goibibo.
ii. Haven’t stayed at myself
You can recommend only the properties that have been booked via your account and where stay has been completed.
I am a Social Media Influencer and have a global audience. Will bookings made from any other country also be considered?
Yes, your community can book any international or domestic property from any part of the world to fetch you rewards. All they need to do is use your recommendation link to make a property booking on Goibibo and complete their stay.
I have shared my link with my friend and he/she clicked the link on desktop but made booking on App. Will I get paid for such bookings?
Since this is an App only program, bookings made only on App are only considered for rewards.
Therefore, your friend will have to download the App first.
Post that, they must click on your link before booking any property and then complete his/her booking on the App. Once the stay is completed; goCash will be credited to your Goibibo wallet.
I have shared my link with my friend and he/she clicked the link on desktop but made booking on App. Will I get paid for such bookings?
No, your friend must have Android - 14.1 or iOS - 11.1 or above versions of Goibibo Mobile Application installed and must log in and then use the link before making any booking for you to get rewards.