A review - booking.com
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So here is the review:
Upon booking for a hotel property via booking.com that too a pay in cash while checkin, they still require a cc for verification. Why , coz they says in case there is a no show then they will charge from card in that case. mmm okay.
So, they take card details verify it and share it to the hotel in a plain text, yes u read it right ,in a plain text like card no, cvv etc so that they can charge directly. Woow .
Since it is an international company it doesn't require otp to validate tranx
Even after paying in cash ,hotel will still reserve/block/charge payment from ur card.
And if u ask booking com will say, it is matter b/w u and hotel, we are just a mediator.
How is your experience if u have ever used it?
Tia
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This tnx without OTP thing works/may work only with mastercard network.
Its been more than 10 years but had very pleasant experience with them. Booked rooms in 3 different countries at the cheapest price (after comparisons) and everything was satisfactory. Did not face any issue whatsover.
Edit: More than satisfied coz checked in well before checkin time and vacated late evening even though checkout was at 12 but mostly it was at the discretion of respective Hotels
It is a giant and let us just say that internationally, it is no less reputed than our homegrown sites (MMT, goiBiBo, Yatra etc) -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booki...om
It's parent company (Booking Holdings) also owns the below brands -
Booking.com
Priceline.com
Agoda
Rentalcars.com
Kayak.com
OpenTable
Rocketmiles
FareHarbor
HotelsCombined
Cheapflights
momondo
Mundi
I have had excellent an experience with Priceline.com over in the US for dozens of hotel and flight bookings over a decade.
One more thing if you book hotel in low price like a hotel is generally listed in 2-3 k segment, you book it for 1200-1500. Even after paying online they hotel may reject that booking as the credit sent to them is amount equivalent to 1200 + commission less. It means that booking.com they arbitrary put price of some property by per their algorithm that may be rejected by hotel. So you have to contact them waste 1-2 hour to get our money refund. So please book only those hotel that is way more reputed like 4-5 star or hotels that are price genuinely.
International Transaction On/ Off Feature left the chat..
They're trash. I only ever use them when given the option to pay in cash & no pre payment. The support is non existent & I've already had a bad experience. Won't recommend.