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Comment by nroets | Hacker News Reader

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)

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.

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?

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-t...

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.

> 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.

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.

> 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

A few years I saw paper sheets with my card info printed at the hotel. Good to know it changed

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