Questions tagged [bookings]
The processes of making, modifying, checking, cancelling, and disputing reservations for accommodation, tickets, etc in advance.
878
questions
12
votes
2
answers
1k
views
When booking a hotel via an opaque site, is there any way to increase the chances of getting free wifi?
Following on from my question on last minute accommodation deals in Australia, I ended up booking something about 20 minutes before boarding my flight, which didn't leave a lot of time for research... ...
- 62.3k
10
votes
4
answers
941
views
How difficult is train travel in Italy?
We will be in Italy (for the first time) this week! :-)
Our itinerary is:
17th - 20th Venice
20th - 22nd Florence
22nd - 22nd Pisa (quick view of the Leaning Tower)
22nd - 26th Rome
So as you can ...
- 1,107
12
votes
2
answers
16k
views
What does "early bird rate" mean in hotel reservations?
Maybe it's too obvious, but I'm not a native English speaker.
- 2,116
25
votes
3
answers
84k
views
Indian Trains Wait List - will I get a seat?
After the fiasco of registering an account to book train tickets online using my British VISA card, I finally got into a position of being able to book a ticket, but what it appears to be telling me ...
- 517
8
votes
3
answers
3k
views
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 ...
- 9,249
4
votes
3
answers
4k
views
Is Willer Express reliable?
I'm organizing few days in Japan and I would like to travel from Tokyo to Kyoto during the night.
In a previous question I asked for a good connection.
I finally decided to use an overnight bus.
...
- 1,013
8
votes
5
answers
3k
views
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 ...
- 517
7
votes
3
answers
14k
views
How do hotel cancellation, prepayment and currency changes combine?
I was looking on booking.com to book some hotels for our trip next year. Quite a few deals have free cancellation until 1 day before arrival, which is always useful. However most of them also have a ...
- 713
5
votes
1
answer
302
views
Where can I book rooms from others' cancellations?
I'm trying to spend a night in Iwaki, Fukushima province, but tripadvisor.com is telling me there's no rooms available there for the night I want (September 10 to 11).
I assume that most people going ...
- 22.9k
6
votes
2
answers
286
views
Can I estimate the real or final price of a plane trip?
I am not so sure that LCC are really "low cost". The hidden fees, usually tend to increase the total price to a similar or even higher value than one for a flight on a regular airline.
I had some ...
user141
4
votes
4
answers
4k
views
US Roadtrip: book hotels long in advance, short notice or day itself
We're planning to do a roadtrip during may 2013 in southwestern USA. I'm wondering what's best way (read cheap without too much hassle) to book our hotels/motels for the trip? A few dollars more or ...
- 713
15
votes
3
answers
5k
views
Is it worth booking Amtrak in advance?
Do Amtrak prices vary depending on how far in advance you book them, or are they the same price up until the day of travel?
- 14.5k
9
votes
2
answers
19k
views
Can I get a cheaper one-way flight by booking and cancelling a flexible return leg for a refund?
I’m looking to book a one-way flight from the UK to a European city. The airline [I don’t think it matters which one specifically; this question is really about the principle] wants to charge around £...
- 373
10
votes
4
answers
21k
views
Why do airlines require an address when booking?
Whenever I book tickets for a flight, I have to provide my address details, contact numbers and an email address. A contact number I understand and they'll email me confirmation to the email address. ...
- 318
5
votes
2
answers
388
views
Reservation cancellation in Quebec
I'm wondering if anyone knows what the statute for cancelling a reservation free of charge is in Québec. Every hotel I've ever been to allows for a free cancellation as long as you cancel more than 48 ...
- 51
7
votes
4
answers
377
views
Last minute reservation of hostels in France
I've arranged a inter rail, with couch surfing as solution to sleep in the night.
Lets say I have an inconvenient, and I need to reserve a hostel on the same day for the night: is it easy to find a ...
- 3,809
13
votes
2
answers
991
views
Are some airline routings unbookable?
This is a generic question, but first my specific situation.
I want to fly from Maputo, Mozambique (MPM) to Portland, Oregon (PDX). The cheapest flight I can find online for this itinerary is about $...
- 5,636
5
votes
4
answers
5k
views
Putting a hold on an airline seat
When we put a hold on an airline seat for a couple of days, it expires after a couple of days. Now, after couple of days, nobody has booked the seat since I was the one holding it and I did not book ...
- 1,403
10
votes
5
answers
28k
views
Booking flight tickets together or in separate parts?
I'm flying from A to C via B with Norwegian. Booking flight ticket from A to C costs 285.20 euros. If I buy flight ticket first from A to B and then from B to C, total price is 253.20 euros with ...
- 203
12
votes
3
answers
1k
views
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, ...
- 1,227
11
votes
2
answers
28k
views
Book multiple flights with Ryanair and save on Administration Fee
I need to book 2 different flights with Ryanair, but if I book them separately I have to pay GBP 6 as administration fees because I'm paying with a Visa Debit (and most cards are charged GBP 6).
I can ...
- 253
11
votes
2
answers
15k
views
Visa for France - showing actual hotel booking?
I am in UK planning to apply for Schengen visa via French Embassy. The application document requirements for the visa states that you are required to submit:
Proof of Hotel reservation confirmation ...
- 213
16
votes
2
answers
2k
views
Knock-on of different airline flight being cancelled on same booking
I'm eyeying up a flight booking.
First from Auckland (AKL) to Sydney (SYD) with LAN Chile.
Then 3 hours later, from Sydney to Vancouver (YVR) with Air Canada.
However, LAN has a poor rating for ...
- 158k
8
votes
5
answers
360
views
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 ...
- 15.4k
8
votes
2
answers
2k
views
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 ...
- 5,103
21
votes
4
answers
674
views
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 ...
- 24.6k
18
votes
6
answers
719
views
Travelling by train in mainland Europe, will I save money by booking my tickets early?
My wife and I are planning to travel by train from Nice to Budapest over the course of 2 weeks, stopping at a number of towns and cities on the way.
We'd prefer the flexibility of booking our tickets ...
- 280
11
votes
4
answers
5k
views
Finding Twin rooms
I'm checking a lot of sites trying to find twin rooms, on both Expedia and Agoda, and unless I'm looking at hostels there seems to be a considerable lack of twin rooms advertised.
Is this a case ...
- 213