Questions tagged [bookings]
The processes of making, modifying, checking, cancelling, and disputing reservations for accommodation, tickets, etc in advance.
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What’s the point of flight ticket cancellation charges?
Many airlines sell tickets with fare rules that include a “cancellation penalty” if the ticket were to be cancelled prior to departure. It seems to me that this mostly applies to the economy class ...
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How I find the BA-equivalent booking reference for an American Airlines-managed reservation?
Note: I do this regularly, so I am looking for a faster option than calling the airline on the phone - I'd like something I can do online.
I have booked a reservation with American Airlines on aa.com....
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Flight was rescheduled, now I can't make connection (flights have been booked together, same airline)
A couple of months ago I booked a flight from Managua (Nicaragua) via Houston, Texas to Munich (Germany) on United Airlines. The date of the flight is more than four weeks ahead.
Today I received an ...
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Sales tax rate for hotel in Washington DC
Is it normal to have a 14 % tax rate in a hotel in Washington DC ? If so, why this is not mentioned and/or included in the price directly on booking ?
PS: this is my first time in the USA.
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Is there a platform that would let me automatically buy a plane ticket given a certain set of conditions?
Let's say I want to fly from Prague to New York, with 1 stop or direct, on a route that takes less than 16 hours. I don't particularly care about the airline, the exact times, the exact airports in ...
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Booked a room 5 months ago, now hotel lowers the price, what can I do?
About 5 months ago, I booked a room in a hotel for my honeymoon (via the hotel website). During the booking process, I was notified that there were only 3 rooms left and that the price provided was ...
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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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Is there a guarantee that flightfox.com will be cheaper than other booking methods?
Recently, I tried to use flightfox, as I have read that they are much cheaper than other websites. Before proceeding with my booking however, I was faced by the fact that I had to pay a $49 fee before ...
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Hostel wants my Credit Card security code via email, is this legit?
Why would a hostel I book through HostelWorld want my credit card's security code (on the back)?
Are they going to use this to charge their own deposit and essentially mess around with bookings ...
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What exactly does "nights" means when you book? Is it number of night you are going to sleep, or simply days you are going to stay?
For example, suppose that I'm going to travel London and will arrive at 10am, 1st December. And will stay a week, means will leave 10am, 8th December. Technically it's 7 nights, but also 8 days. ...
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Is there an equivalent to "The Man in Seat Sixty-One" for bus travel?
Whenever I want to learn about train travel for a specific country or region I first go to the site The Man in seat sixty-one. It lists the major routes, railway companies and describes rolling stock ...
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Hotel booking sites with a calendar view, similar to flight search engines?
I was a great fan of Wotif.com's calendar view, where you could punch a place and a start date and it would show you prices and availability for all hotels, which you could then filter down by your ...
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How do I get a full refund when my Airbnb accommodation was inaccessible due to a hurricane?
I had booked an Airbnb unit with a host, but I was unable to physically access the unit due to power lines literally blocking the entire entrance/exit to the community. Turns out a hurricane two days ...
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Is it reasonable to do the Trans-Siberian/Mongolian without pre-booking all the train tickets?
I've come across various websites that suggest I should pre-book my tickets beforehand or I'll have some trouble. I was hoping to just get off at a town I'm interested in and stay as long/little as I ...
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Airbnb: will I be charged extra $1,500 if I check out just one day earlier?
I found a place on Airbnb that goes for $90 a day or $1,000 a month. Since I need it for a month, it is going to cost me $1,000.
However, there is a possibility that I might have to leave little bit ...
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