Free flights with WizzAir/Booking partnership

Like many of us, I either book accommodation “direct” with providers (so they receive more of the cash paid), or via broker organisations like Booking.com for convenience. The latter often provide better deals given the volume discounts they can get, along with membership loyalty programs.

I have been with “Booking” long enough to be at “Genius Level 3” which provides a whole host of cost reductions and upgrades.

However, I have recently found that by booking my accommodation with Booking.com “THROUGH” a link provided on the WizzAir.com App, it has provided me with some great cash equivalent “credits”.  

The “hotel” link location on their App is circled below. 

Once I have completed my stay, the points are converted into credits and automatically added to my WizzAir wallet.  

1 credit = €1 

So far I’ve managed to rack up over £100 in credits – and these are for bookings I was going to make anyway!!! 

For example, I was awarded with €36 worth of points for bookings on two trips in January ’24, and to put this into perspective, the flights only cost £12.99 each way!

In reality it means that I can fly for FREE, 4 times this year to European or North African destinations! 

Sorry for mixing up £ and € but WizzAir trade in € – you’ll get the gist. 

Of course there are rules associated with this deal, including a short travel window in which you have to spend these free credits, and NEVER forget to add your WizzAir membership number at the time of booking – the rules say you can add your membership details after, but I’ve found this not to be the case! 

Once you get the hang of it, it’s pretty straight forward and operates much like a cash back credit card. 

I have carefully compared the prices “direct” (via Booking.com), and those contained on the link “via” the WizzAir App, and found them to be identical.  There appears to be no hidden mark up and include all the discounts that I usually get with Genius level 3.

That’s crazy! But it appears to be working….  

I’m not sure how long WizzAir will continue to do this, but for now I am filling my boots! 

Oh and a bit about WizzAir 

My eldest Daughter doesn’t like WizzAir too much on account of them failing to provide compensation when her hold bag went missing a few years ago. It took over a year to settle and ended up being half the value she was entitled (she had to enlist external help to put pressure on the airline to cough up).

On the other hand, I have flown with WizzAir more than a dozen times without problem. But it must be said, I usually travel with CABIN bags only.

I find them a bit like Ryanair, stick to the rules and you’re fine, and don’t expect world class customer service if and when things go wrong.

However, almost all of my flights with Wizz have departed and arrived bang on time and indeed the only time our flight was cancelled, WizzAir put us up in a swanky hotel and paid for our evening meal in the hotel restaurant – so I have no complaints. 

The ONLY other advice I would give is to take out their STANDARD discount club membership.

If flying with a spouse or friend, you’ll get your money back within one return trip (€10 per person per flight) and a similar €40 discount on most trips thereafter. It’s a NO BRAINER!