Questions tagged [bookings]
The processes of making, modifying, checking, cancelling, and disputing reservations for accommodation, tickets, etc in advance.
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What are UK "rail appointed travel agents", and where can I find one who'll sell me a ticket?
I've come across a rather interesting looking discounted fare for a UK rail journey. The slight snag is that I can't seem to buy it on the website of the train company that is offering it. Instead, ...
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Do I need to book Ukrainian long-distance trains in advance?
I'm looking to travel between Kiev and Minsk next week by night train, however I'm not 100% sure on the dates. Is it reasonable to assume I'd be able to get a last-moment ticket or do Ukrainian trains ...
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Why can't I book this flight?
I am trying to book the following ticket:
SID-NSI
24 September
Which consists of AT587 and AT507 with transit in Casablanca (CMN))
I have been trying to book this ticket for a week. I have spoken to ...
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Can an EU citizen under 25 years old enter Musee d'Orsay through entrance C?
According to this page, entry to the Musee d'Orsay is free for "18-25 year olds who are citizens or long-term residents of an EU member state", without reservation.
Can they also enter directly ...
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Palazzo Strozzi - is the online ticket queue shorter?
I plan to visit an art exhibition in Palazzo Strozzi in Florence, and I have the option of purchasing my tickets online ahead of time with a surcharge.
Clearly this makes sense only if the queue for ...
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Until when can you (for a fee) change a UK advanced purchase train ticket?
As detailed on the National Rail Enquiries page for Advanced Purchase tickets:
Advance fares are valid only on the date and train shown on the ticket and are non-refundable. You can change the time ...
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Is advance booking required for ferries from China to South Korea?
We already have a question about prices of ferries from China to South Korea, my question is: can I just show up at the port and buy a ticket for the same-day ferry or do I have to book it in advance? ...
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Seat availability on DB ICE train Brussels - Cologne
I'm thinking of taking my family (5 of us in total) from London to Cologne just before Christmas, travelling by Eurostar to Brussels then DB ICE from Brussels to Cologne. But, I read an account from ...
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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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My lost credit card was used to book a hotel room in my name
I lost some of my belongings, including a leather bag, credit card, laptop, etc. As I realized my card is missing, I called the credit company and closed that account, but before that happened, ...
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Understanding booking dot com's "Free Cancellation" Policy
I booked some hotel and due to different reasons, had to cancel. I had booked with free cancellation no pre-payment (I did not read it at the time of booking as I wasn't expecting to cancel). I paid ...
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Same flight taking one hour longer with same aircraft on different dates
I am trying to book a one way flight from Frankfurt to Delhi. While checking the Vistara official website I noticed that on two separate date 02.10 and 16.11. the flight is taking 08 H 40 m and 09 H ...
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Can I resell my hotel booking?
Suppose that person A booked today a hotel room for 3 nights in Dubai to travel in the upcoming February with Hotel Z (room price = 50€). In January, person A changed his mind about the visit and ...
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Is there any service to make budget bookings on Internet?
Some people ask me to help booking their trips. They ask me because usually I found cheaper flights and hotels. So the question is not if exists any flight or hotel booking site as Kayak, Trivago or ...
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Booking.com host asks to transfer money to his card. Should I comply?
I have booked a flat with the next conditions (get standard letter from booking.com):
Your reservation 3 nights, 1 room Change
Check-in Sunday 14 May 2017 (14:00 - 18:00)
Check-out Wednesday ...
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What does "sleeps" mean in holiday cottage/appartment descriptions?
I am searching for accommodation.
And I found many "sleeps" options. Does that mean the number of beds?
This is another example:
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How early before departure can I reserve train tickets in Germany?
I'm trying to book a train journey in Germany for September. We are currently in May and the DB Bahn website does not allow me to reserve tickets such a long time (4 months) in advance.
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Flight with stopover: How to find a similar flight but with 1-week stopover?
Using some website, the cheapest Tokyo→Paris flight has a 5-hours stopover in Dubai.
I would like to make this stopover 7-days, so that I can visit around that place too.
I can't express this ...
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Can I split my 30kg check-in luggage into multiple suitcases?
I am travelling with Turkish Airlines, from Berlin to Istanbul, and I am allowed 30kg of luggage or check-in. However, in the booking it doesn't mention the number of luggage items that I am allowed. ...
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What do "Victor", "Tango", "Quebec", "Eco", "Sierra" flight ticket classes mean?
I'm looking at buying a ticket on a regional airline in Colombia, Ada Aero. The tickets from Medellin to Pereira look like this:
The plane is an old JetStream 32 with only 19 seats and the flight ...
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How to interpret airline PNR printouts [duplicate]
I have a following air itinerary/PNR printout. How do I decode this? What does each line and column signify?
TK 693 V 14MAY 7 CAIIST HK1 3 0240 0550 32B E 0 M
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Is the Polish railway system very fragmented?
I just want to book tickets from Zgorzelec to Wroclaw.
I spend my whole night on it, yet in vain.
It seems that this country has many railway companies and they do not cooperate at all - you have ...
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Should I show Hotel reservation when entering Schengen zone?
I already have a single entry visa from Czech republic.
While applying, my plan was to travel to Prague stay there 3 nights including my date of arrival & 3rd day depart to Germany, spend there 2 ...
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Return leg flights cancelled, any requirement for the airline to pay for room & board?
My daughter is returning from Europe LIS-LHR-ORD and was just notified that her return flight on the 21st (that's tomorrow) has been cancelled and that BA is offering her flights on the 24th instead. (...
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How do I buy an open jaw ticket for this itinerary?
If I search for AMS-BUD 12/20/16 BUD-CDG 1/6/17 then KLM/Air France offers do not even appear.
If I search for AMS-BUD 12/20/16, return on 1/6/17 then the cheapest offer is on KLM on the way out and ...
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Do I need to reserve ICE train from Germany to Belgium with first-class rail pass?
I'll be travelling with a first-class Germany-Benelux rail pass, and I'm planning to take an ICE train from Cologne (Germany) to Brussels (Belgium). Will I need to reserve a seat for this train? I don'...
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Purchasing a ticket for someone else in another country?
So this is the first time any of us have ever been through a travel scenario such as this.
Right now, I'm in Egypt with my mother. We found a trip we agreed on (Lufthansa throughout), but we don't ...
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Can I change our assigned seats on our TGV Atlantic train itinerary?
I have just purchased train tickets for 2 travelling from Paris to Irun in June and was not given an option to choose or change our seats. Is it possible to do this with an existing reservation? The ...
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How far ahead can we book flights?
It seems like there is a limit to how far ahead flights can be booked. Is there an official limit? Is there a difference between when flights can be booked versus searched for? There is a related ...
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Where to book Indian train tickets online?
I've read that trains in India are very busy and its best to book in advance. So where is the best website to book online? I've found the site www.cleartrip.com and www.makemytrip.com - both of which ...
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Finding Code-shared flights
I booked a ticket (through Airline1) where the last leg is a code share flight. The ticket has an Airline1 flight number for this leg and mentions "Operated by Airline2". I want to know the Airline2 ...
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Book a return flight a year in advance
Is it possible to buy an airline ticket that has me returning to my country after a year being abroad? I can't seem to book a flight that far in advance online.
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How to verify, with different airlines, that the broker booked the flight correctly?
I bought 3 interconnected flights via Kiwi.com, but have been reading so many negative reviews and experiences with this online broker. Many of the problems look to be connected to the booking not ...
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Are train tickets in Hungary cheaper if bought in advance?
I will be travelling from London to Debrecen via Budapest next Sunday and I would like to know whether it's best to book my Budapest-Debrecen train in advance or directly in the station.
My flight ...
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Is a train reservation required or optional on ICE in the Netherlands and Germany?
I and my wife will be traveling on a EuRail pass in a couple of weeks. I am aware that many fast trains in Europe, including the ICE International, require a supplement and sometimes a reservation. We ...
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Is there a roof-top bar in the Empire State building?
My wife and I plan to visit New York for the first time in a couple of days.
A friend of us told us that instead of going to the top of the Empire State building (which implies long waiting times and ...
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Is it common for travel agents to ask for credit card scans?
Have noticed when booking tickets myself that a couple of travel agents scan the back and front of the credit card that I would use to make a payment. And I have heard the same when friends have made ...
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What are the cheapest sites to find hostels around the world to book?
Always when I'm going to travel to someplace, I book my hostel with precedence. Actually I look only for two Booking sites:
http://www.hostelworld.com
http://www.youth-hostels.co.uk/
Is there a ...
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I've heard there are only two back-end solutions for airfare search. Does this mean I only need to search on two different sites?
I recall that in the past there were basically two big backends (Saber and something else) for all the online search engines, so you really only needed two search on one site from each group (choosing ...
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What does ticket status RLWL2/RAC4 mean on Indian Railways tickets?
I have booked a ticket from Mumbai to Jaipur and was advised RLWL2/RAC4.
What does this actually mean - will I have a seat?
I did search a lot on the internet but that just described the full form ...
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Airline (lowcost) has changed my reservation, what are my options?
An airline in question has 3 flight a day to my destination, one ridiculously early in the morning, one in the afternoon, and one late night. Because the afternoon one was the only one convenient for ...
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Do Eurostar/TGV prices increase during school holidays?
We're considering going from the UK to the South of France via Eurostar in August.
On their website, only travel until April is available. The prices for that are reasonable (as are air fares in ...
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Booking issues with Israir Airlines
I booked a domestic flight from Eilat to Tel Aviv in Israel through Israir Airlines, directly on their website (www.israirairlines.com).
At the end of the booking process there were security ...
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How should one go about organising a skiing/snowboarding holiday for a large group of people?
I try to go skiing every year with my university, however this year I want to do something a little different.
I know a lot of people, and in turn they know some others, who want to go skiing this ...
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Hotel booking for someone else with my credit card
I've used booking.com several times and am comfortable with the site. I currently face a new situation with a booking, on which I'd like advice.
I've made a booking through booking.com for a 1 night ...
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Southwest Airlines - Extend Layover?
I'm looking to book a flight from SLC (Salt Lake City) to SAN (San Diego), and the lowest rates I can find are on Southwest airlines. This is convenient, because Southwest seems to have a major hub in ...
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Jersey City Journal Square PATH parking - how do I make a reservation?
I am planning on driving to NYC, and staying in Jersey City to reduce costs.
I will be driving from my hotel to the Journal Square PATH Station to get into Manhattan everyday.
On the PATH website, ...
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Why must the name on my passport match the booking details?
I've recently booked some flights using my 'nickname' instead of my full birth name that appears on my passport (Rob verse Robert). I've since contacted two airlines (RyanAir and Aer Lingus) and both ...
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Which Indian trains have shorter booking period?
Most of the long distance trains in India have bookings opened 90 days before the train ride.
There are some that have a shorter period available.
Which exact Indian trains have reservations open ...
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Are bookings needed to visit Austrian vineyards?
My spouse and I are planning to visit Austria in August. We would be probably be flying and staying in Wien, as it's easy to get a direct flight + hotel package there. Wien would serve as our base of ...
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