Questions tagged [booking.com]
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How safe is it to send an ID photo to a host via Booking.com chat?
This question is related to a previous one I posted, but is about a different issue.
Long story short: I checked in yesterday at an accommodation I booked through Booking.com, and the host is now ...
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My host asked me to send a photo of my ID. Should I comply?
I'm currently traveling in Albania and checked in at a hotel tonight. It's actually an apartment managed by a private host. He wasn��t present during check-in - I collected the key from a lockbox using ...
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Creepy situation: I'm staying at a hotel, but my hosts disappeared a week ago and aren't responding – what should I do?
I'm a digital nomad staying at a hotel in Albania. The hotel is a three-story villa with a few studios, managed by private hosts—a man and a woman—who have been very kind.
Initially, I booked a studio ...
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Booking.com cancellation not acknowledged
I cancelled a booking on booking.com before the cancellation deadline for free cancellation. I know the booking was cancelled and that the host received it. I also saw cancellation with zero cost on ...
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How to reach support about my Genius 3 Booking.com account
I reached my Genius level 3 account the legitimate way by booking whole vacations from booking.com. I counted on getting premium support but suddenly I was locked out of my account. The password, ...
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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 it safe to provide CVV number by property message in booking.com
I have just canceled one of the booking I did on booking.com. it was still in free cancelation date. but property just sent me a message requesting cvv number for card to get it refunded. never ...
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Scammed by a host or booking.com failure (CANT_CANCEL_hotel_overbooked)?
I booked an apartment in the Philippines through booking.com for the last week of April. The payment method is "pay at the property" and I gave my debit card number as a guarantee to make ...
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How do I get a hotel room in the centre when everything is sold out (and more expensive) because of a big event?
I want to visit the Koningsdag (Dutch national holiday) and am looking for a hotel in the centre (not a hostel, I want my own room). I have checked various portals (including Airbnb) and everything at ...
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How to find out what is shared and what isn't on booking.com?
I booked a room / apartment with the following description:
It says it has a kitchen, but it turned out to only have a shared kitchen. Shouldn't it say its shared here? Also it says toilet and it ...
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Booking scam messages, cannot trust the hotel IT security
I keep receiving scam emails from a hotel I booked on booking.com (see Booking.com customers targeted by scam ‘confirmation’ emails — The Guardian). I warned the hotel last week and still get those ...
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Scam or not? Booking does rents?
So I want to rent an apartment in the Netherlands but the price for such an apartment is quite low and I am proceeding with caution. Do you think that this is a scam or does booking.com really do this?...
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Has Booking.com blocked sending files in conversations?
This May I was able to send a picture of my ID to a hotel via booking.com's message tool. I don't remember exactly how I did it, but most likely I just drag-and-dropped the file into the message area, ...
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Phishing attempt through Booking.com
Attempted phishing where the perpetrator had all the reservation information, name etc. and directed user to a fake website where CC information was collected. The request was sent through the ...
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Booking.com told me Air China canceled my flight
I bought two return flights from London to Japan through Booking.com. 11 days before my flight, Booking.com told me that the airline cancelled the flight CA852:
Original Flight
CA 852: London - ...