Travel & Trips
Travel programmes split into one-off welcome discounts and evergreen invite-and-earn schemes that keep paying as your friends book. Trip.com — part of the Trip.com Group, the world's largest online travel company by revenue and owner of Skyscanner — runs the second kind for the UK. A new joiner using the invite gets a 30-day Traincard worth 4% off UK National Rail bookings made on Trip.com. Flights booked through Trip.com are ATOL-protected under licence 11572. We focus on the joiner's reward, the ease of qualifying and how dependable the scheme is.
Checked 6 November 2026 by Bez, Editor-in-Chief: every reward below, against the brand's own terms.
What to look for here
- UK-supported service with GBP price display
- A real, persistent invite-and-earn programme rather than a seasonal banner
- Rewards usable against genuine travel inventory, not steer-only points
- ATOL protection on UK flight bookings where the platform is the agent
- Refund rules that don't retroactively void earned credit
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Travel questions
What does a new UK Trip.com customer get from the invite?
Registering a new account via the invite gives a 30-day Traincard — 4% off UK National Rail bookings made on Trip.com, capped at 20 bookings and £200 saved per month. You must register through the app to claim it; later bookings can be made on the app or website.
Are Trip.com flights ATOL-protected?
Yes — Trip.com acts as the UK booking agent for flights and packages and holds ATOL licence 11572, so qualifying bookings appear on your ATOL Certificate. Hotel-only and train bookings sit outside ATOL, so for large outlays it is worth paying by credit card for Section 75 cover.
Do Trip Coins expire?
Yes. Each batch of Trip Coins carries an expiry, usually six to twelve months from when it credits, shown in the coin-balance screen. Coins earned from referrals credit only after your friend's trip is actually taken — not at booking — so plan when you'll spend them.















