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Payment instructions allegedly from HomeAway look fishy to me

I'm in the process of setting up a long-term lease agreement for an apartment in my hometown with a landlord which lives abroad. The landlord suggested to use a middleman called HomeAway so that the landlord would not have to travel to my country…
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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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Is there a way to confirm your Alipay works before arriving in China?

Alipay (支付宝) is now available to non-Chinese, just link up your debit/credit card in the app. However, anecdotal reports suggest that despite completing the setup successfully, on arrival in China sometimes payments don't actually go through at all…
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Tap in / Tap out of Paris Metro

In London, you can tap in / out with a ApplePay (credit card), it’s nicely automated with a daily fare cap. There is little cognition needed. It’s all done automatically and I do NOT need to concern myself with calculating zones or the like. My…
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Why do some Indian hotels request more than the room rate as advance payment?

I've been travelling in India for about 2 months now and about half the places I've stayed have asked for an advance payment way over the room rate at the time of check in. Often asking for 1000 rupees, even if the room is 400/night. They promise to…
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Can a traveller use Alipay/Tenpay mobile payments in China?

Can a short-term visitor to China sign up to Alipay (Taobao) or Tenpay (WeChat/QQ) mobile payments, without Chinese ID or a Chinese bank account? If yes, how?
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What is the difference between folio and invoice in hotel management?

I was curious about the difference between folio and invoice in hotel management terms. Some hotel say invoice and others say folio. Are there difference?
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Are MasterCard and Visa accepted by Amsterdam taxis?

Do taxis in Amsterdam accept Visa and MasterCard? A search reveals that mostly they don't...but the questions and answers I found are 8 or 10 years old. Is the situation now different? Edit — March 2025. I flew into and stayed in Amsterdam in 2023…
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Why do Transit Systems in the US Rarely Accept Direct Credit/Debit Card Payments

In my experience in the US, it is extremely rare to find transit systems (especially buses) that take credit card payments on board. For example, you cannot simply walk onto a bus holding a credit card and pay your fare. Instead (unless you pay with…
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How do I spend money in Sweden and Denmark?

I will be visiting Stockholm, Sweden and Copenhagen, Denmark for holidays in a couple weeks. I live in the US and have a Bank of America bank account and debit card. I will be spending money in Stockholm and Copenhagen for basic expenses like food,…
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Not all tolls can be paid with cash. What are my options with a rental car?

I'll be traveling with a rental car from Virginia to New Hampshire. What do I do if I only want to pay with cash? I've been informed that some tolls, for example in NY, don't accept cash. What's the solution?
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Will my Wizz Discount Club membership renew automatically?

I just subscribed to Wizz Air's Discount Club to save some money on fares. Normally, whenever I begin any kind of paid subscription, I instantly unsubscribe to avoid being charged again on an unwanted renewal. However, looking at the Terms and…
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Can pre-T-union Shenzhen Tong and Octopus cards be used in place of each other or in the T-union network?

From this comment: @Wing Can you comment on T-Union functionality in Hong Kong?- I have physical SZ and Octopus cards, both are rather old and have no T-Union logo. Will either one work in place of the other? Or do they have to be replaced to work…
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How to add a Chinese metro card to Apple Wallet as a foreigner?

Apple Wallet has the ability to store Chinese travel cards (reference). However, a China UnionPay credit or debit card is required, which a foreigner is unlikely to have or have difficulty obtaining. To get around this, there have been reports that…
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Swedish cashless economy for tourism

As a visitor to Sweden, what are my options for paying for things? Should I buy some kind of pre-paid card and load it? Will merchants accept a MasterCard from Ireland with microchip/rfid?
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