Questions tagged [bookings]
The processes of making, modifying, checking, cancelling, and disputing reservations for accommodation, tickets, etc in advance.
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Is there a website that lets you shop for hotels with taxes and fees included in search results?
Every time I book a hotel online, the price increases by 25% in "taxes and fees" at checkout, compared to the price featured in search results. This does not occur when booking flights (I actually ...
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Can you book hotels on a prepaid credit card worldwide?
I tend to stay at smaller boutique hotels or local apartments when I visit a city but recently due to some credit card issues I will need to depend on prepaid Visa. But I noticed when I try to shop ...
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How to book Indian buses and trains in advance without an Indian phone number?
Is it possible these days to book Indian buses and trains in advance without an Indian phone number? When I look online, all sites and apps require an Indian phone number, which as a non-Indian, I do ...
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How to manage Hahn Air bookings?
Expedia sold me a Hahn Air flight operated by VietJet. They gave a ticket number and a confirmation code, as is done with other airlines. I would like to manage by booking and select seats, plus ...
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How much in advance to book Swedish train tickets to get lowest prices?
So far I have noted two different policies on train tickets: Some companies such as DB (German railways) have a standard fare and cheaper tickets that you must book in advance, have a fixed quota per ...
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Paying for Airbnb bookings with another person's credit card
I wish to book Airbnb accommodation for an overseas trip. Unfortunately, the charge would put the credit card balance over the limit. I can have another person pay with their card but I'm not sure ...
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What does '48 hours before departure' mean?
I was advised that I have to confirm my flight "48 hours before the departure".
What does that mean exactly?
"48 hours before the departure" is just a "point" of time, ...
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Why are flights with hotel bookings cheaper?
I booked a flight + 4 star hotel on Expedia on Thursday, arriving the following Sunday and checking out Monday. The total cost was about $820 CAD. Yet flights by themselves cost more, about $860. I ...
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What to do if the plane/train/bus ticket is stored on the phone and the phone is lost or damaged or stops working?
Allowing passengers to display their flight ticket on their smartphone instead of having to carry a printout, was a good move. It's necessary to show it to get into the airport and to get the boarding ...
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Travel agent is claiming I have made an online booking but I haven't [closed]
Today I got call from a Travel Agent and a mail which shows that I have booked a ticket to fly to India on 15th and return date 25 August 2017. Travel agent said I have booked the tickets.
However, ...
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Skiplagging consequences
Can one be denied boarding if the airline staff suspect that the person is skiplagging?
Reasons for suspicion can be:
Only cabin baggage.
Long layover.
Visa for the stopover country.
Stopover ...
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Booking flight before new passport arrives?
I am booking a flight for January 30 with Cebu Pacific. I tried to contact them about this, still waiting for a reply.
One person in our group didn't have a passport and already applied for one. He ...
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What are the advantages of booking through a booking site instead of booking directly with the hotel?
Should I use booking.com, Airbnb or any site like that?
Why should I?
Are there any advantages?
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Airbnb long term cancelation - no refund never ever?
I don't understand how Airbnb cancellation policies work. I tried to rent the same apartment for almost the same dates:
If I rent 01.07 - 28.07 then I have "Flexible Cancellation Policies" and "Full ...
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Is it always wise to book flights as soon as possible?
So I'm booking flights to go to Europe in September n October.
And it's a long way off, but I've already noticed in the space of a week or so, that the prices have started creeping up. Not by much, ...
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What does "early bird rate" mean in hotel reservations?
Maybe it's too obvious, but I'm not a native English speaker.
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Taxi in rural area: how to ensure it will turn up?
I live in a rural area and occasionally need to get a taxi to the local airport or railway station:
my destination is distant (that’s why I choose to live in a rural area)
the local airport/railway ...
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Should I prebook a train ticket when travelling within Switzerland?
In the past I have found that there is no benefit to buying tickets in advance in Belgium, and I was wondering if the same was true of Switzerland.
Might I save some money buy buying in advance? It ...
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What travel document should a dual national register when booking the Helsinki-St Petersburg train?
Someone I know is a Swedish-South African citizen, and has a Swedish ID card and a South African passport.
He's going on the Allegro train Helsinki-St Petersburg (and back), and his documents, ...
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Travel site that found the lowest-price tickets from your current location
Some time ago I had a bookmark to an awesome travel site, which I've lost. I'm hoping someone else used it. The site was very minimal. You told it where you currently are, and it showed you the ...
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What steps can you take to avoid being bumped from a flight?
Following on from this question about Overbooking, we know that airlines will often sell more tickets than there are seats on a plane, and from time to time they guess wrong and too many people ...
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Airbnb long term cancellation by host?
I'm a college student looking for 6 week housing in NYC this coming winter and have found a private bedroom on Airbnb. While I understand the cancellation policy for guests, I am nervous that my host ...
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Is there a way to encourage or even force airlines and booking engines to show options with overnight layovers?
Sometimes, airlines and booking engines offer options with overnight layovers, and usually present these as unattractive options (and usually they are, because not many people enjoy sleeping in ...
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Can I renew my passport after giving the passport number to the airline?
I just booked tickets to Tokyo; the process included providing the airline with my passport number.
My passport expires three months after returning to the US. My understanding is that this won't be ...
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When booking a hotel via an opaque site, is there any way to increase the chances of getting free wifi?
Following on from my question on last minute accommodation deals in Australia, I ended up booking something about 20 minutes before boarding my flight, which didn't leave a lot of time for research... ...
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Does the 24-hour grace period on U.S. air travel work on international itineraries?
I understand that airlines in the U.S. are legally required to offer free cancellations within 24 hours of booking. Does this apply to all itineraries that have either departure or arrival in the U.S....
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Hostel search site that lists prices by type of accommodation selected
I have this problem any time I try to use sites like Hostelworld and Hostelbookers for private rooms or shared rooms of a certain size. When you filter by room type, the prices in the listings are ...
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How to book a train ticket in Sri Lanka in advance?
I am planning a trip to Sri Lanka in December (early December) and wanted to book the InterCity train from Colombo to Kandy and then from Galle back to Colombo.
From my research, it seems one cannot ...
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Train from Budapest to Zagreb - buy in advance or at the train station?
I'm planning to travel from Budapest to Zagreb by train (IC 200 AGRAM). Should I buy a ticket advance or do they never sell out? Are there discounts for buying the ticket in advance?
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Book a room with as few neighbours as possible
I need an extreme silence for my work and therefore I wanted to book a room in a hotel or any other facility that has the minimum possible other rooms.
Is there any specific filter at Booking.com or ...
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How to coordinate airplane tickets?
I'm sorry if this is a duplicate question (or a trivial one) - I don't know what to search for (my searches for the question title only bring back mathematical answers).
I'm planning on dropping off ...
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Do European train bookings include reserved seats on a specific train departure?
Just recently I booked train tickets for a trip between European cities online. I have traveled by train in Europe before but had never bought tickets online.
After doing a search for trains between ...
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Must airlines warn passengers about changes of required travel documents?
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Booking of flight ticket from Belgium to Namibia for family with minors
in Jan 2018 for flight scheduled on Aug 1st 2018.
New regulation on birth certificates requirements for minor
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Book multiple flights with Ryanair and save on Administration Fee
I need to book 2 different flights with Ryanair, but if I book them separately I have to pay GBP 6 as administration fees because I'm paying with a Visa Debit (and most cards are charged GBP 6).
I can ...
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Who's responsible and how to apply for a refund when the travel agent and airline give conflicting information/blame?
I made a flight booking from LHR to FCO to AUH to ICN several months ago. This ended up being changed to LHR-AUH-ICN. Between the time I booked my flight and the day of travel, I was sent several ...
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Finding Twin rooms
I'm checking a lot of sites trying to find twin rooms, on both Expedia and Agoda, and unless I'm looking at hostels there seems to be a considerable lack of twin rooms advertised.
Is this a case ...
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Can I use a document other than a passport to book Russian railways tickets online?
When buying a train ticket (domestic or international) on the Russian railways Website, it asks for the Details of an identity document: the document type and document number.
In "Document type", one ...
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Bulk air ticket booking
I've a situation where I've to make an air booking for around 10 people on a return trip. I've never done a booking for more than 2 people at a time and know that some of the websites do not even ...
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Is it possible to use an all-inclusive package as a backpacking base?
We're considering buying an all-inclusive deal in Mexico (travelling from the UK).
I'm relatively well travelled and have done the whole year of backpacking thing a few years ago. I've never been on ...
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Searches that exclude particular transit airports
I need to go from YYZ to SIN, but this is a more general question about how to work the various search engines most people use. There are no direct flights. There are plenty of 20 hour flights through ...
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How to book flight based on aircraft registration
This is a future goal of mine, not a problem I currently face. Hope that doesn't invalidate the question.
I really want to fly aboard the aircraft registered N123AA (this is only a dummy registration ...
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If I have bought X tickets, do I have X hand baggage allowances?
If I have bought 3 tickets for the same flight, can I bring three times the cabin allowance allowed per ticket?
The way I see it I am doing the airline a favor
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Is it prohibited to lie down ...
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How to choose where and how long to have my layover
I would like to make a stop from the west coast of the United States to NYC, then to Berlin. I may just stop in NYC for a few days, or for up to a week -- I'm really not sure at this moment.
Is ...
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What can I do if a hotel booked online turns me away but keeps my money?
I booked a hotel at Hotels.com for one night in Austin because I didn't want to drive the two hours back to Houston. I arrived at the hotel and the owner told me my card was declined on Hotels.com. I ...
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Visa for France - showing actual hotel booking?
I am in UK planning to apply for Schengen visa via French Embassy. The application document requirements for the visa states that you are required to submit:
Proof of Hotel reservation confirmation ...
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How to book entire compartments on French night trains?
On the night trains in France, the so-called "Intercités de nuit", you have three comfort classes: reclining seats, 6 berth sleepers and 4 berth sleepers.
The railway company SNCF is advertising ...
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Trains in Vietnam
I am going to Vietnam in August and was wondering does anyone have experience with the train system? There will be four of us so we are thinking soft cabins as they appear to be four berth.
Is it ...
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How do I create all-inclusive travel packages for a wedding?
My fiancée and I are planning a wedding in South America, and we'd like to make it as attractive and hassle-free as possible for our American guests to attend. To get them excited about the wedding, ...
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How to book this complex multi carrier roundtrip flight I found on ITA?
I am trying to book a roundtrip ticket from Chicago O'hare (ORD) to Mumbai, India (BOM). Traveling on Aug 9th and returning on Aug 24th. Now, I've been looking for several days (almost 10days!) for ...
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What does it mean if Deutsche Bahn say that a train is cancelled between two instances of the same stop?
I'm looking into booking a journey from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf. I found a connection that looks nice and fits my schedule, but it says that it's "cancelled between Hamburg Hbf and Hamburg ...
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