Which criteria do you choose for booking accommodation? I look at comments and try to choose close to city center. Including breakfast isn’t first choice but can be good sometimes. When you research booking accommodation Which criteria do you choose for booking accommodation? submitted by /u/zirlatovic

Question travelling internationally via ANA with slightly wrong name on booking I recently booked a flight with ANA via United Airlines and realized after the fact that I accidentally booked as John Doephd. The website asked me if I had a suffix and, because I am a doctor, I stupidly added “why yes! I’m a phd”. thus, the booking is now for JOHN DOEPHD. My passport, of course, has John doe on it. How screwed am I? I called U…

Is “booking directly with the hotel” a very US or European thing to do or prefer? EDIT : Not sure why the question is getting downvoted. I am asking this question purely to understand more about how our travel choices are different and if there is a cultural angle to it. Asking this question as an Indian who is used to booking via some 3rd party and rarely directly. I travel quite a bit internationally for leisure trips and h…

About trekking in Himalaya : budget and booking Hi ! So I was considering holiday for this summer on the Himalaya, particularly some popular treks in Ladakh or in Nepal ( Mustang district). I don’t want to be bothered by a tent, so I plan to sleep on lodges/home-only. Journeys from my country to these regions will be on plane only. I may also have to buy some clothes (not shoes or bag). So, f…

Hotel Booking Scam Allegedly Supported by Booking.com — How You Could Lose Your Reservation and Get No Help As immigrants from Belarus living in the USA for five years, we’ve encountered a surprising issue here: booked hotel rooms can be canceled without any help from the booking site. This happened with our reservation at Chase Apartments At Light Street in Baltimore, which we made six months ago for a music festival. You can imagine our shock when, …

Recent n=1 Booking.com vs Direct I have been using Booking.com for a long time. I’m a “Genius Level 3” which, I don’t know if that’s common or what, but I imagine it must be just based on volume. For a recent 4 night trip I decided to do all my bookings direct with the hotels since we are always hearing about how Booking is sucking them dry by taking their cut and if you book …

Pre booking security slot? This is my first time hearing about this, I’ve only ever flown from Newcastle Airport and this time I’m flying from Heathrow. What happens if I’m more than 15 minutes late? Why is this a thing? submitted by /u/ShyLittleUnicorn

Longest time between booking and traveling? What’s the longest period of time you’ve ever booked ahead of a travel? For me exactly one year. I just bought flight tickets for Greenland and booked what is probably the only half affordable accommodation in Ilulissat (the rest can wait). I’ve booked summer vacation in December for the end of August before because my preferred accommodations w…

booking.com payment failed but booking confirmed? Hi all, Recently I booked an accomodation with booking.com. The payment failed on the bank side (authentication error) but I still got a confirmation with booking.com. Turns out my card is blocked altogether or something atm because it doesn’t work with any other retailer. Spoke to booking.com support and they said payment went through. Does tha…

Cheaper booking separate flights I am trying to book a flight from London to Vancouver. WestJet have a flight from Barcelona (I’d take a short flight there) connecting at Calgary. It costs CAD 781 if I book on one ticket, but I can get them separately for a combined cost of just CAD 350. Is there anything I should be aware of booking them separately? Would I be able to get my b…

Flight booking newbie Hi, So I want to go to Thailand this summer but I ain’t the richest man in the world, when i look on skyscanner or any third party website i find very afordable prices but when i go to the airline website and check for the same flights and the prices is like 2 what i got on skyscanner ( and i didn’t even add any option). Can someone explain to m…

Booking.com messages Hi, I have received an email that the hotel asked me a question but the same message is not visible in booking.com app or in the site itself, only got the email about it from a noreply email. How can I answer the hotel? Thank you:) submitted by /u/rexike

Horror experience with B&B in Italy and booking.com. What should I do? Hi. I would appreciate some help. I’m currently in a small town in Sicily on vacation and had a horrible experience at a B&B that I had booked through bookings.com. Long story short it involved gigantic roaches crawling up the walls, a sleepless night and a host who first suggested me moving out/ getting a refund and then changing the tone, got …

Seeking advice for booking trip through online tour companies I am wanting to book a trip to Greece from Canada for my honeymoon and I am looking to get some feedback on any online tour companies you have booked through. I keep coming across Exoticca, are they a good option or should I be looking into different ones? Any feedback would be appreciated! submitted by /u/CoconutEven6282

Egypt booking train apps Hi, anyone knows the best apps for book train tickets in egypt online? submitted by /u/firstnever

Booking.com compromised by scams I nearly got caught to a scam today from booking.com. The funny thing is everything seemed legit but I was suspicious because I already made the payments and was being charged again. It all started with this legit looking email straight from Booking.com https://preview.redd.it/w8arcqe4zx5d1.png?width=2202&format=png&auto=webp&s=d32a2df8fec1a4c1f…

What booking/delivery system do you use? Hello good people, I am looking for a booking software/system that will help customers to book my mini sessions. I know this question has been asked many times and ive went through them but just want to be more specific. I am looking for booking system as well as a delivery method to be shared to my customers/clients. But also it would be nice i…

Priceline, Ramp sign deal to disrupt ‘archaic,’ high fee business travel booking model Corporate expense startup Ramp is teaming with Priceline to offer a business travel booking platform in bid to take share from traditional, high fee vendors.

Which apps are competitors of “booking” for finding hotels in Europe? Hi, Recently my friends and I had several bad experiences with Booking (credit card scam, booking assistance was terrible). Which apps are an alternative? We are looking exclusively to hotels, no bnb, no airbnb. Thanks submitted by /u/readlover12

How can Booking.com legally not provide invoices? I am taking a work trip and reserved an apartment so I need an invoice for my company. Booking.com states that they do not provide invoices and are not responsible for the accommodation providing it or not. When I requested it they sent an invoice to them and they replied “we’re not a company, we can’t give invoices”. But Booking.com charged my …