Questions tagged [bookings]
The processes of making, modifying, checking, cancelling, and disputing reservations for accommodation, tickets, etc in advance.
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Do the Beijing-Tianjin high speed trains often get fully booked?
Situation: Me and my co-traveler will arrive at Beijing Capital Airport on 11:55 on May 2, 2016 and plan to take a taxi to Beijing South Railway Station and a high speed train to Tianjin. (This seems ...
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How to search for weekend flights?
I'd like to search for flights departing either Fri PM or Sat AM, and returning either Sun PM or Mon AM.
In Google Flights, this requires 4 separate searches. Is there another site/tool that allows ...
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Advantages of checking in on a thrown-away return leg flight?
As we know, when you need to fly one-way, very often it is cheaper to book a round-trip/open jaw, and throw away the return ticket.
Are there any practical advantages to check in online into this ...
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Error in SSR CKIN command?
Recently flew with UIA on a two-leg itinerary and asked them via Facebook to insert an SSR CKIN note for the first leg about me being "Docs OK" at the transit airport.
They put in the ...
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Do I need to book in advance in French camping parks?
I might be camping in France a couple of days this summer, but I don't have any plans regarding the trip and this will happen if am close enough to the park.
Is it ok to just go to the park or is it ...
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Flight booking. Extra information to entice quick booking?
I am forever seeing these extra of bits information when browsing for flights directly with the operator. Just how true are they? Where do these figures come from?
Example 1: 22 people currently ...
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What is the difference between folio and invoice in hotel management?
I was curious about the difference between folio and invoice in hotel management terms. Some hotel say invoice and others say folio. Are there difference?
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Can United make me pay for rebooking a flight cancelled due to snowstorm?
My United flight to Europe originally scheduled for tomorrow 3/14 has been cancelled. I got an email from United asking me to choose from various alternative flight options, however the "list of ...
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How to reserve a seat with Japan Railways (JR)?
Especially for all-reserved trains, but also for others, one sometimes needs or wants to reserve a seat on a JR train, even with a rail pass. When and how can one do so?
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Which "other travel websites" does Booking.com fetch reviews from?
Booking.com says that for listings that do not have reviews yet, they will fetch reviews from "other travel websites" but they do not mention which ones.
Which websites are they talking ...
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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.
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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)
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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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