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To be used for questions in which the company Booking.com is important.

Booking.com is an online accommodation booking website started as a small start-up in Enschede in 1996, based in Amsterdam, Netherlands and since 2005 owned and operated by United States based Priceline. Its operations and call-centre is in Wyoming, USA. (From Wikipedia.)

http://www.booking.com/ are widely used in Europe and North America and likely also in other parts of the world but they are certainly not the only company that offers alike services. Some alternatives include but are not restricted to http://hostelbookers.com/ and http://www.hostelworld.com/ http://www.hotels.com/ http://www.trivago.com/ and more general sites like https://www.kayak.com/hotels and https://www.travelocity.com/

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Why are some hotels asking you to book through Booking.com instead of matching the price at the front desk?

It's happened to me a few times when I've wanted to book a room the same day. I've researched the prices on various hotels before visiting a hotel. At the front desk I present how many days I want to stay and get a quote - and the quote is higher…
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Host telling me to cancel my booking in exchange for a discount?

I booked through booking.com about 2 months ago, made a prepayment and everything. The place I booked has free cancellation up until 2 weeks prior. Now, the host has e-mailed me offering me a discount on the payment if I cancel the booking? The…
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Can a hotel cancel a confirmed reservation?

I booked a hotel a yesterday though Booking.com for a special occasion in Barcelona (I'm traveling from another European country). The booking isn't for another few months. The booking includes: Free Cancellation Pay at the hotel Confirm booking…
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Hotel booking: Why is Agoda much cheaper than booking.com?

I noticed that Agoda.com often offers significant cheaper prices than booking.com when comparing prices (looking at the same hotel, same room type, same dates...). I wonder why that is considering both are part of the same company (“Booking…
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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 through booking.com for a few nights. After…
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How does Booking.com enforce cancellation fees when booking without a credit card?

Booking.com lets you book accommodation without a credit card in some cases: But what happens if I cancel my reservation or simply don't show up on the day of the booking? Would they send me a bill to pay? Somehow connect my email to previous…
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Rebooking same hotel for cheaper price - ethical?

I've booked a standard room in a hotel with booking.com for early March a month in advance for the price of X. This booking is cancellation free until my arrival. Today I've noticed that the very same room is available for those dates 15% cheaper,…
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What are the hidden fees for using booking.com

Trying to book a hotel using booking.com it states that "Additional charges may apply" What are those charges? How to calculate them? Do I have to Pay them in cash?
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How should a traveller report that his/her (reserved) accommodation is refused by the proprietor on booking.com?

Soon after my booking, a person posing as the accommodation provider contacted me and prompted to cancel my reservation on the basis that the reserved room (allegedly) became unavailable. Obviously I am unwilling to pay the cancellation fee under…
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Sales tax rate for hotel in Washington DC

Is it normal to have a 14 % tax rate in a hotel in Washington DC ? If so, why this is not mentioned and/or included in the price directly on booking ? PS: this is my first time in the USA.
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Is there a hotel search engine which allows one to exclude shared rooms?

The main big hotel search websites I know: http://www.booking.com/ http://www.hotels.com/ http://www.laterooms.com/ list many "hotels" which also sell single beds in dorm rooms. Try searching for London for 1 person, and sort by price, you'll see…
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Why do all Cuban hotels have no reviews in booking.com?

As the title suggests, why is that? The hotels are not really new on booking.com, I randomly checked a few hotels and some were listed on booking.com at the end of 2016! we are now in November, 2018, and not a single review for any of the Cuban…
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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? He sent me an id and a contract. Ok, This is…
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How many 'genius' levels are there on booking.com?

booking.com tells you what level of 'genius' you are, but not how many levels there are in total. How many levels are there?
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What will happen if I checked in for another room in the same hotel, but not for the booked one?

I booked a room via booking.com and when I reached the hotel to check in I came to know that the room I booked was not air conditioned. So the hotel staffs offered me another room with air condition facilities. Now the site is sending emails like…
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