How to Book a Flight + Hotel Bundle on ShareTrip and Save More
You’ve sorted out where you want to go. Cox’s Bazar for the long weekend, maybe Kolkata or Bangkok for something a bit further afield. You’ve checked flights on one tab, hotels on another, and suddenly you’re juggling three different apps and wondering why your total keeps climbing.
That’s exactly the problem ShareTrip was built to solve. And if you’re not using it to book your flight and hotel together in one go, you’re almost certainly leaving money on the table.
Why Booking Separately Costs You More Than You Think
Most travellers in Bangladesh still book their flight through one platform and their hotel through another. It feels like control. In reality, it’s just extra steps and usually a higher final bill.
When you book a flight and hotel as a bundle on ShareTrip, the platform can apply combined promotional rates that aren’t available when you book each service on its own. It’s the same principle as buying a combo meal rather than ordering each item separately. The bundle pricing exists because ShareTrip’s partnerships with airlines and hotels allow for bulk-rate discounts passed on to the customer.
There’s also a practical efficiency here. One booking reference. One platform to manage changes. One place to call if something goes wrong.
Setting Up Your Account Before You Start
Don’t skip this step. A ShareTrip account takes two minutes to create, but it unlocks something genuinely useful: TripCoins.
TripCoins are ShareTrip’s loyalty currency, and the programme is one of Bangladesh’s first of its kind in the travel industry. Every flight or hotel you book earns you TripCoins, which you can redeem for discounts on future bookings. The loyalty tiers work like this:
- Silver: 0 to 15,000 TripCoins
- Gold: 15,001 to 30,000 TripCoins
- Platinum: 30,000+ TripCoins
Gold and Platinum members also get benefits like partial visa service charge waivers for countries including the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, and the Schengen zone. That’s a meaningful perk if you travel internationally even once a year.
How to Actually Book the Bundle: Step by Step
Start With Flights, Not Hotels
The most common mistake is searching for a hotel first and then trying to match a flight around it. Go the other way. Open ShareTrip on the app or website, go to the flight search, and lock in your dates first.
ShareTrip works with dozens of partner airlines covering domestic routes and international destinations. Filter by price, duration, or airline depending on what matters most to your trip. For domestic Bangladeshi routes like Dhaka to Cox’s Bazar or Dhaka to Chattogram, you’ll find Biman Bangladesh Airlines and US-Bangla as the primary options, so compare both on price and departure time before confirming.
Move to Holiday Packages or Add a Hotel
Once you’ve found your flight, look at the Holiday Packages section. This is where the bundling value becomes obvious. ShareTrip lists a growing library of holiday packages across multiple countries, and many of these include flights and accommodation already combined at a set price.
If your destination isn’t covered by a pre-set package, go to the Hotel section and search for your travel dates. The platform covers a wide range of domestic hotel options and over one million outbound accommodation listings sourced through its global inventory partnerships. Filter by price, guest reviews, and cancellation policy. A handy detail: thousands of hotels on the platform come with zero cancellation fees, which matters if your travel dates might shift.
Check the Payment Options Before You Confirm
This is where you can stack your savings properly. ShareTrip has partnered with bKash to offer promotional discounts on selected hotel bookings and domestic flight base fares when paying through bKash. These promotions rotate regularly, so check what’s currently live on the platform before you book, as the specific rates will vary.
Beyond bKash, the platform accepts major bank cards. If your bank has a cashback arrangement on travel bookings, combining that with a ShareTrip promo code and any TripCoins you’ve already accumulated gives you three layers of discount on a single transaction.
The TripCoins Spin Feature: What Actually Counts
ShareTrip has a Wheel of Fortune spin feature built into the app. You can win extra TripCoins through it, though it’s worth knowing that coins earned through the spin are counted separately from your loyalty tier total. Only TripCoins earned through actual bookings count toward Silver, Gold, or Platinum status.
It’s a small distinction, but an important one if you’re trying to climb loyalty tiers for the visa benefit.
What to Watch Out For
A few things worth knowing before you commit:
- Cancellation and change fees can add up. User feedback consistently flags that fees for altering bookings aren’t always obvious upfront. Before confirming any bundle, scroll through the fare conditions and screenshot the cancellation policy. It takes 30 seconds and can save you a headache later.
- Bundle pricing isn’t always the cheapest option. On some routes, particularly well-travelled international ones like Dhaka to Dubai or Dhaka to Kuala Lumpur, checking airline websites directly alongside ShareTrip is worth the extra few minutes. The bundle saves you the most when the hotel discount offsets any marginal price difference on the flight.
- Customer support response times during peak periods can slow down. You can reach ShareTrip’s customer support through the contact details listed on their official website, as these can change over time. If you’re booking for a busy period like Eid or the Cox’s Bazar summer rush, book early and don’t leave it to the last minute, expecting rapid support if something goes sideways.
The One Feature Most Bangladeshi Travellers Overlook
ST Pay, ShareTrip’s integrated travel wallet, is available directly inside the app. For frequent users, loading funds into ST Pay and paying through it can unlock exclusive cashback promotions that aren’t available through standard card payments.
It’s essentially a closed-loop system. You can earn TripCoins, use ST Pay for additional cashback, and redeem coins on the next booking. For anyone who travels more than three or four times a year, that cycle can meaningfully reduce your per-trip cost over time.
If you travel more than a few times a year, the math is straightforward. Stack a bKash promotion, use your accumulated TripCoins, and book through a package deal where it applies. Done in one session, on one platform, with one bill to track. That’s the ShareTrip workflow worth building into your travel routine.
Data Sources:
Oscar Mike
Oscar Mike is a professional content writer and passionate traveler with more than 8 years of experience in crafting engaging travel content. He enjoys sharing his travel experiences, useful tips, and destination guides to inspire others to explore the world.
When he’s not writing, you’ll find him playing with his beloved cats and kittens.
