Refer a Friend & Loyalty Points: Three Ways to Pay Less for Your eSIM

A travel eSIM already costs far less than roaming or renting a SIM at the airport. But you can pay less still — using things that may already be sitting in your account.

TripWise runs three separate programmes. This post explains each one, and more importantly, how they differ.

1. Loyalty points — automatic, nothing to sign up for

This is the easiest one, because you don't have to do anything.

• Every completed order (once your eSIM is delivered) earns points automatically.
• 1 point = 1,000₫ off your next order.
• Redeem whenever you like, and stack them with promo codes.

In practice, your second trip always costs a little less than your first. For someone travelling three or four times a year, that adds up.

Check your balance under Loyalty points.

2. Refer a friend — both sides win

Your account contains a personal referral link. When you send it to someone:

• They get 50,000₫ off their first eSIM.
• You earn store credit once their order completes.
• There's no cap on how many people you invite.

The nice part is that you never have to "sell" anything. When someone in a group chat asks "what do you do about data in Japan?", you just drop the link — they save money, and so do you.

Grab your link under Refer a friend.

3. Affiliate — for people with an audience

This one is fundamentally different from referrals, and the two are often confused.

	Refer a friend	Affiliate
Who it's for	Individual customers	Partners with an audience
What you get	eSIM credit	Cash, by bank transfer
Application needed?	No, just an account	Yes, reviewed
Best when	Sharing with friends	Blog, channel, community, agency

If you run a travel blog, a video channel, a student group or a tour company, affiliate is the one you want — it pays real money rather than credit.

Details on the Affiliate Program page.

Can you use all three?

Yes, and they don't cancel each other out:

• Loyalty points apply automatically to every customer, affiliates included.
• Referrals are open to anyone with a free account.
• Affiliate is a separate partner programme you apply for.

Being a frequent customer (earning points), an occasional referrer (earning credit) and a blogger (earning commission) at the same time is completely normal.

Being straight about the value

We're not going to promise life-changing income. For most individual customers, these programmes meaningfully reduce what connectivity costs on future trips — they aren't a salary.

For people who genuinely have an audience, the affiliate programme is the one that produces meaningful earnings.

👉 See everything on the Rewards & Earn page.