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If a property asks you to cancel your booking on Booking, please make sure that Booking knows the real reason. (I'm leading a very nomadic lifestyle and I've u

by nroets 3y ago

If a property asks you to cancel your booking on Booking, please make sure that Booking knows the real reason. (I'm leading a very nomadic lifestyle and I've used Booking over 50 times)

throwaway290 3y ago
I used Booking way more times. I'd say just call support and explain what happened. Also maybe do not provide card info "for card confirmation". It literally gets just sent to the place in the clear. Many of them print it and keep for who knows how long for anyone to see.
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- kubectl_h 3y ago
  > Also maybe do not provide card info "for card confirmation". I could be wrong but I don't believe I was given the option not to. I was unaware it was sent in the clear until now.
  - throwaway290 3y ago
    Some listings support pay via Booking now, I prefer those unless I trust the place enough. Otherwise I would choose a debit card that I wouldn't have much balance on.
- carlosjobim 3y ago
  > It literally gets just sent to the place in the clear. Nowadays they send a virtual card that has been generated by booking.com to the hotel. The card details of the guest stay with booking.com
  - throwaway290 3y ago
    A few years I saw paper sheets with my card info printed at the hotel. Good to know it changed
ratg13 3y ago
I've used booking.com hundreds of times, but would not recommend using them currently with all of the problems that they have had paying hotels for the past 6 months.
- pinkgolem 3y ago
  I asked my last two hosts and both told me they had no problems what so ever with booking Do you know what region/hotels are actually affected by this?
  - ratg13 3y ago
    I think the root cause may be resolved, but don't know the status of the backlog. Found this article from last month about places still waiting for their money with no signs of when or if it might come. https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2023/nov/10/booking-com-travel-website-compensation-hotels-delayed-payments https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2023/nov/10/booking-com-t...

by nroets 3y ago

If a property asks you to cancel your booking on Booking, please make sure that Booking knows the real reason. (I'm leading a very nomadic lifestyle and I've used Booking over 50 times)

throwaway290 3y ago

I used Booking way more times. I'd say just call support and explain what happened. Also maybe do not provide card info "for card confirmation". It literally gets just sent to the place in the clear. Many of them print it and keep for who knows how long for anyone to see.

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kubectl_h 3y ago
> Also maybe do not provide card info "for card confirmation". I could be wrong but I don't believe I was given the option not to. I was unaware it was sent in the clear until now.
- throwaway290 3y ago
  Some listings support pay via Booking now, I prefer those unless I trust the place enough. Otherwise I would choose a debit card that I wouldn't have much balance on.
carlosjobim 3y ago
> It literally gets just sent to the place in the clear. Nowadays they send a virtual card that has been generated by booking.com to the hotel. The card details of the guest stay with booking.com
- throwaway290 3y ago
  A few years I saw paper sheets with my card info printed at the hotel. Good to know it changed

ratg13 3y ago

I've used booking.com hundreds of times, but would not recommend using them currently with all of the problems that they have had paying hotels for the past 6 months.

pinkgolem 3y ago
I asked my last two hosts and both told me they had no problems what so ever with booking Do you know what region/hotels are actually affected by this?
- ratg13 3y ago
  I think the root cause may be resolved, but don't know the status of the backlog. Found this article from last month about places still waiting for their money with no signs of when or if it might come. https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2023/nov/10/booking-com-travel-website-compensation-hotels-delayed-payments https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2023/nov/10/booking-com-t...