{
  "id": 5259899,
  "title": "BonusLink Launches BonusLink Travel, Its New Hotel Booking Platform",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/bonuslink-launches-bonuslink-travel-its-new-hotel-booking-platform",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-03T06:08:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Lowyat.NET",
    "slug": "lowyat-net",
    "url": "https://www.lowyat.net/2026/403109/bonuslink-travel-launch/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "BonusLink has introduced BonusLink Travel, a new hotel booking platform that rewards members for their accommodations. This innovative platform is accessible through the BLINK app (iOS/Android) and the BonusLink website, offering over a million global accommodation options, including renowned chains like Marriott, Hyatt, and Sheraton, as well as boutique hotels and resorts. The primary goal of BonusLink Travel is to enable Malaysians, who often allocate substantial funds for vacations, to transform their travel expenditures into rewards usable in their daily lives.\n\nEarned Points can be utilized both for future hotel stays and across the BonusLink ecosystem. For every RM1 spent on eligible hotel bookings, members can accumulate up to 12 BonusLink Points. For instance, a RM1,000 reservation would yield 12,000 Points, equivalent to RM120 in rewards value. These Points can be redeemed for various uses, including rewards, vouchers, and petrol purchases at Shell. BonusLink Travel allows members to redeem their existing Points towards hotel bookings, either partially or entirely, thereby integrating earning and redemption into a seamless travel experience.\n\nEarly booking data indicates substantial interest in destinations such as Bangkok, Da Nang, Bali, Istanbul, New York, and Kuala Lumpur. The platform aims to provide members with greater opportunities to earn significant amounts of Points from larger purchases like travel, while maintaining the flexibility to utilize them in other areas of the BonusLink ecosystem.",
  "summary": "BonusLink has launched BonusLink Travel, a dedicated hotel booking platform that lets members earn Points from completed hotel stays. Available through the BLINK app (iOS / Android) and BonusLink website, the service offers more than one million accommodation options worldwide, including major brands such as Marriott, Hyatt and Sheraton, as well as boutique hotels and […] The post BonusLink…",
  "key_points": [
    "BonusLink launches BonusLink Travel, new hotel booking platform",
    "Members earn up to 12 BonusLink Points per RM1 spent on hotel bookings",
    "Points redeemable for hotel stays, rewards, petrol at Shell"
  ],
  "editors_take": "BonusLink Travel transforms travel expenditures into redeemable rewards, integrating earning and redemption into a seamless experience within the BonusLink ecosystem, benefiting members who make substantial vacation allocations.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}