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Tagged with bookings accommodation
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AirBnB in Bhutan?
According to What are the visa (or any other crucial) requirements of Bhutan for tourists? and a dozen other web pages, tourists are only allowed in Bhutan as part of a US$200 (or more) organized tour,...
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Do the terms "booking" and "reservation" mean different things in the hotel industry?
On online travel agencies (OTAs) such as booking.com, the term "booking" can refer to multiple rooms. On property management systems (PMSs) such as Opera, the term "reservation" ...
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Is there a booking app or site that lets you specify your gender for shared dormitories?
I've noticed that on booking sites and apps such as Agoda and Booking.com that let you book a bed in a shared room in a hostel, guesthouse, etc, have a kind of way to game the system that more ...
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Denied check-in with a paid reservation, what can we do? [closed]
We made this reservation at booking dot com, with all money paid.
At that day, we arrived at 8pm at the property, the property owner insisted that we arrived late and refused to check us in. ...
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What are good alternative hotel locations in Yosemite National Park area?
We're planning a Bay Area trip in May-June and our route takes us near Yosemite, which is some place I've always wanted to visit, and so we want to stay about three to four nights in the area, ideally ...
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Does the booking service usually save your credit card information and share it with the hotel?
From this post on Facebook, Agoda (and its sister site Booking.com) saved his credit card information and shared it with the hotel he had chosen.
My friend also shared the same experience when she ...
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Flight schedules [closed]
I booked a return flight from Mumbai to Melbourne by Malaysia Airlines using a travel agency 'Budget Air' in September 2017. The return travel date is 17 April 2018. After confirming the travel ...
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Is there a service that would notify me whenever a hotel room becomes available for booking in a given city?
I want to travel to a city (Arnhem, NL) at time when all hotels and hostels, which meet my standards, are booked. I wonder if there is some service which can notify me when something convenient ...
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Query regarding type of room while booking
So I was planning to book a room for a night at La Colle Sur Loup, France. While in conversation with the hotel authorities, they said something like this:
we have a room without restauration at 83 ...
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Is it possible to use hostel booking for a UK Standard Visitor visa application or must it be a hotel? [duplicate]
I'm going to stay there for about a month.
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Is there a hotel booking site which allows to filter for refundable rates?
I have a trip coming up at rather short notice and while I should be covered I would like to book some backup accommodation within my price range just in case. While searching for rooms on the usual ...
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Renting a flat or rooms in the Alps area for winter season [closed]
I'm looking for resources to rent a flat or rooms in the Alps area for a season (4 to 5 months).
By resources I mean:
Renting websites
Travel agencies
Mobile apps
Forums
Chat rooms
Bulletin boards
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Do motels in US typically charge more for walk-ins as opposed to advance reservations?
I am planning a trip from Seattle to Glacier National Park. We will need to stay at a motel as the entire journey cannot be done in one day. Rather than make advance reservations at a motel, we are ...
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German hotel: Is a booking confirmation following a request binding? Charges and legal action mails.
I booked a small hotel (small due to non-availability of regular hotels) in Mannhiem, Germany and I could not go to the conference because I was physically not fit and had to go to the emergency for ...
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Do all guests need an Airbnb account?
I'm renting an Airbnb appartment with my friends this summer. Do we all need an account or is one account for the person who will be paying sufficient? One of the steps in the booking process is ...
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