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If you have a VPN and a PayPal account, you can earn a quick and easy $40 (£30) cashback when you spend $40+.

Many readers will already be familiar with Topcashback and Quidco in the UK, and the more adventurous among you might also look at cashback websites in other countries. I have previously pointed readers in the direction of Beruby – based in Spain (i.e. for the Groupon promotions selling cheap Avios) and the US version of Topcashback (i.e. to earn cashback when buying hotel points).

Another competitor in the cashback market is Rakuten, formerly known as EBates. It works exactly the same as your usual cashback websites, although it’s advisable to use a VPN if you can (to get around potential GDPR restrictions) and to have a Paypal account to withdraw your earnings…

All you need to do is:

1. Sign up using this referral link before 25 December, 2020.
2. Spend $40+ within 90 days of signing up

How to spend $40 on an American cashback website?

It’s pretty simple… just book your next hotel stay. Most decent hotels are going to cost more than $40, even if you just book a one-night stay.

Hotel chains and OTAs available on Rakuten are:

• Choice Hotels
• Hilton
• IHG
• Marriott
• Millenium Hotels
• Radisson
• Booking.com
• Hotels.com

You might also be able to spend that $40 on British Airways flights, as BA are also a cashback partner with Rakuten.

The Bottom Line

This is pretty close to free money… a £30 rebate on your next hotel stay. And you’ll help out one of your favourite InsideFlyer UK contributors at the same time, since I’ll also earn $40 for the referral. Definitely a win-win, since you can’t get the $40 offer without being referred…  🙂