Questions tagged [accommodation]
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Which "other travel websites" does Booking.com fetch reviews from?
Booking.com says that for listings that do not have reviews yet, they will fetch reviews from "other travel websites" but they do not mention which ones.
Which websites are they talking ...
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What short-term accommodation options are available in Singapore for a foreign middle-school student group?
What are some suitable accommodation options for a group of twelve 10- to 13-year-old foreign children visiting Singapore for a week during a school trip? Ideally, it would be in or within reasonable ...
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How to find cheap accommodation with prices in random towns in Vietnam?
I had this problem in Laos too but it seems to be bigger in Vietnam.
Very few accommodations are listed in Booking.com which I mostly use in other countries. I'm sure they do in bigger tourist ...
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Tourist visa vs Visit visa in Romania
I am from Egypt.
I traveled to Romania once via a visit visa to my girlfriend, the visa required an invitation approved by the IGI.
I would like to travel again but this time, via a tourist visa (as ...
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Filter Airbnb rooms for Eiffel tower view
I am looking for a room with Eiffel tower view. I can't seem to find any relevant filter (which I understand is too specific, but on the other hand too iconic to ignore).
Any ideas how to approach ...
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Where can I find a room for day use in Manila, Philippines?
One of the flights I am considering taking next month has a rather long layover in Manila Airport (MNL) during the day: it arrives early in the morning and leaves in the evening. I may want to sleep ...
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AirBnB in Bhutan?
According to What are the visa (or any other crucial) requirements of Bhutan for tourists? and a dozen other web pages, tourists are only allowed in Bhutan as part of a US$200 (or more) organized tour,...
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How can I hide all studios from the search results in Airbnb?
Definitions:
Studio apartment = An apartment with a single room space containing bed/kitchen/living room.
1-bedroom apartment = An apartment where the bed is in a different room than the kitchen/...
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Travelling during Diwali in India, good idea to book ahead?
We will be in Northern India in November 2023. We will travel by train/bus and don't plan to book hotels ahead as we like to be very flexible with our travels.
The Diwali holiday is on November 12th ...
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What kind of accommodation does "homestay" actually refer to in Malaysia?
Anywhere else in the world as far as I know, "homestay" means a kind of accommodation where you live with a local family in their home, so maybe a bit like a guesthouse but more personal and ...
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Southwest Kosovo vs Northern Albania: culture, hospitality toward foreigners, and scenery
[enter image description here[I am walking from Sarajevo to Skopje as part of a larger walk. I have to potential routes: north-south route through Montenegro through Podgorica and northern Albania ...
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My Booking.com accommodation in Portugal is asking for information via a Google Sheet
So, I’m travelling to Portugal in a few days and the woman that owns the apartment we‘re staying in is asking for our personal information via a Google Sheet.
The info includes Passport number, full ...
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Where in Japan can I stay in a renovated 空き家 abandoned house?
Apparently Japan has up to eight million abandoned houses. In Japanese they're called "akyia" (空き家).
Until very recently they were rarely renovated. But a couple of foreigners living in ...
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Will any Oxford College accommodate a family including children?
I would like to visit Oxford (UK) and stay in a college. Many (most?) Oxford colleges offer B&B accommodation out of term-time, sometimes in rooms with twin beds, but the ones I have looked at ...
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Do the terms "booking" and "reservation" mean different things in the hotel industry?
On online travel agencies (OTAs) such as booking.com, the term "booking" can refer to multiple rooms. On property management systems (PMSs) such as Opera, the term "reservation" ...
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