Booking.com Reservation Cancelled – Payment Link Scam? Hello My parents booked a hotel in Mexico via booking.com. They received an email last week via the booking.com messaging platform to advise that there was a payment issue and they needed to provide an authoisation code. The reservation in the app was also showing as “Your card is invalid” and that the booking would be cancelled within the next …

Swikly on Booking.com Hi so I recently booked an apartment in Paris with a few mates, in the desc it said they needed a security deposit of 200 euros in case of damages which I thought was fair, so I booked the apartment and have recently got a link to this website called Swikly so I can add the deposit. However after looking at other posts on reddit, a lot of people…

I’m not getting my money back am I? (Booking.com) I booked a 3-night stay at “Selina Porto” apartment in Portugal with a friend. After a month or so I received a message from them: “Dear Guest, Due to unforeseen circumstances beyond our control, starting January 3, 2025 Selina Porto will be closed and we can no longer keep in place your reservation…” I asked if I would get my money back, and…

booking.com changing dates Hi guys, Im looking to see if anyone has done the same thing as me and for any advice. I had originally planned to stay in a hotel (japan) for 2 nights, but now it has been changed to 1 night only. I changed this just then this was done on booking.com. Will I get a refund for the shorter stay? or will I have to pay for 2 nights still. submit…

Booking.com free cancellation policy Booking.com says free cancellation before 9 October. What does it mean specifically? Is it before as Oct 8 is the last free day? What happens if I cancel right on the day of Oct 9? submitted by /u/brrrraaaa

Booking.com just cost me 2000€ I had booked a ticket to India back and forth for around 2000€. It was scheduled for this Saturday. Due to a medical issue that came about I was unable to travel. I booked a flexible ticket with booking.com so my plan was to reschedule. I called the customer service which connected me to a call centre in India called GO to Gate. He said that I …

Charged Multiple times in Booking.com I made a reservation in line through booking.com for a hotel in Japan. The payment was supposed to go through toady but I got an email saying t here was an error with the debit card I saved. So I tied again thinking it was an error on my part, maybe k misspelled something. It gave an error again. I used my credit card to pay coz I didn’t want to…

Help – Booking.com PIN Number Hi, I have booked a stay in Baku through Booking.com. I received a confirmation number, but right below there should be a pin number and there is none indicated. I want to add the reservation to my account but am unable due to them asking the pin. We chose to pay at the venue. Is it normal not to have a pin number? submitted by /u/miauana…

Booking.com lures you in with an offer of a free taxi? My friends and I were making a reservation on Booking.com, and made up our mind by choosing one of the options because it also mentioned a free taxi from the airport (which would otherwise cost us ~50-60 EUR). Right after the reservation was made and paid, the offer disappeared from the description of the apartment we were planning to rent. And …

Rebooking with booking.com I unfortunately made the mistake to book a flight with Booking.com and not directly with an airline due to what I thought was a really good deal. I am learning my lesson now but am hoping someone with a similar experience could help. One of the airlines in my booking canceled my return flight today and my flight is next week. I reached out to Bo…

Need help with booking.com Hi everyone, I have an issue with a booking i made that is in 2 days. The host hid a damage deposit in the description of 200euros, and did not mention it again until my free cancellation period passed and then sent an automated message saying i have to pay it online to check in. We booked thinking this place was a great offer, and did not read …

Booking.com cancelled my entire RTW itinerary 2 days before leaving Hey all, I have an upcoming trip in 2 days time with Round the World flights. I had all my accommodation (15 different bookings) cancelled 2 days out by Booking.com, for no reason whatsoever. I think they thought I was scammer that was booking numerous places across various cities and countries in a short period of time. They didn’t contact or …

9 stays with booking.com over 8 weeks in Eastern Europe here’s what I learned and some tips I did an 8 week trip to Europe with the vast majority of stays being apartment types mostly booked on booking.com and 2 with abnb. I only had one stay that wasn’t up to expectations but for the most part everything went smoothly. Countries included Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Croatia, Slovenia. Breakdown 3 bookings direct 1 on Agoda 9 o…

3 days before I travel for a 3 month stay at a booking.com apartment I get told by them I have to pay outside of booking.com, what do I do? I would assume this means I have no assurances and can easily be scammed so I don’t want to do it unless it is a legit thing. The messaged me via the booking.com app so I do think it is the host of the apartment who sent the message. Please help with advice because I am a bit stuck. Is there a plan B I could go for? it seems too late to book ano…