1. Some of the words you’ll see have very specific meanings, so please check out the ‘Booking.com dictionary’ at the end of these Terms.
1. When you complete your Booking, you accept these Terms and any other terms that you’re provided with during the booking process. These Terms include an agreement to mandatory binding individual arbitration, which means that you agree to submit most disputes related to our Platform, the use of the services on our Platform, or these Terms to binding arbitration rather than proceeding in court. You may opt-out of this arbitration agreement only by following the procedures in A19 below. These Terms also include a class action and jury waiver.
2. If anything in these Terms is (or becomes) invalid or, unenforceable:
3. These Terms are laid out like this:
Sections B to F: specific terms, for just one type of Travel Experience:
4. The English version of these Terms is the original. If there’s any dispute about the Terms, or any mismatch between the Terms in English and in another language, the Terms as they appear in English will apply. (You can change the language at the top of this page.)
1. When you book an accommodation, flight or attraction, Booking.com B.V. provides and is responsible for the Platform – but not the Travel Experience itself (see A4.4 below).
2. When you book a rental car, or private or public transport, Booking.com Transport Limited provides and is responsible for the Platform – but not the Travel Experience itself (see A4.4 below).
3. We work with companies that provide local support services (e.g. Customer Support or account management). They don’t:
1. We take reasonable care in providing our Platform, but we can’t guarantee that everything on it is accurate (we get information from the Service Providers). To the extent permitted by law, we can’t be held responsible for any errors, any interruptions, or any missing bits of information - although we will do everything we can to correct/fix them as soon as we can.
2. Our Platform is not a recommendation or endorsement of any Service Provider or its products, services, facilities, vehicles, etc.
3. We’re not a party to the terms between you and the Service Provider. The Service Provider is solely responsible for the Travel Experience.
4. To make a Booking, you may need to create an Account. Please make sure all your info (including payment and contact details) is correct and up to date, or you might find you can’t access your Travel Experience(s). You’re responsible for anything that happens with your Account, so please don’t let anyone else use it, and please keep your username and password secret.
5. We will show you the offers that are available to you, in (what we think is) the right language for you. You can change to another language whenever you like.
6. Unless otherwise indicated, you need to be at least 16 to use the Platform.
1. You will:
1. When you make a Booking, you agree to pay the cost of the Travel Experience, including any charges and taxes that may apply.
2. Some of the prices you see may have been rounded to the nearest whole number. The price you pay will be based on the original, 'non-rounded' price (although the actual difference will be tiny anyway).
3. Obvious errors and misprints are not binding. For example: if you book a premium car or a night in a luxury suite that was mistakenly offered for €1, we may simply cancel that Booking and refund anything you’ve paid.
4. A crossed-out price indicates the price of a like-for-like Booking without the price reduction applied (‘like-for-like’ means same dates, same policies, same quality of accommodation/vehicle/class of travel, etc.).
1. For some products/services, the Service Provider will require an Upfront Payment and/or a payment taken during your Travel Experience.
2. If the Service Provider requires an Upfront Payment, it may be taken or pre-authorised when you make your Booking, and it may be non-refundable. So before you book, please check the Service Provider’s Upfront Payments policy (available during the booking process), which we don’t influence and aren’t responsible for.
3. If you know of or suspect any fraud or unauthorised use of your Payment Method, please contact your payment provider, who may cover any resulting charges, possibly minus an excess.
4. If the currency selected on the Platform isn't the same as the Service Provider's currency, we may:
You’ll see our Currency Conversion Rate during checkout, in the Booking details of your Account, or (if you don’t have an Account) in the email we send you. If we charge you fees in connection with any such services, you’ll find the fee expressed as a percentage over European Central Bank rates. Your card issuer may charge you a foreign transaction fee.
5. We will store your Payment Method details for future transactions after collecting your consent.
1. When you make a Booking, you accept the applicable policies as displayed in the booking process. You'll find each Service Provider's cancellation policy and any other policies (about age requirements, security/damage deposits, additional supplements for group Bookings, extra beds, breakfast, pets, cards accepted, etc.) on our Platform: on the Service Provider information pages, during the booking process, in the fine print, and/or in the confirmation email or ticket (if applicable).
2. If you cancel a Booking or don’t show up, any cancellation/no-show fee and any refund will depend on the Service Provider’s cancellation/no-show policy.
3. Some Bookings can’t be cancelled for free, while others can only be cancelled for free before a deadline.
4. If you book a Travel Experience by paying in advance (including all price components and/or a damage deposit if applicable), the Service Provider may cancel the Booking without notice if they can't collect the balance on the date specified. If they do, any non-refundable payment you’ve made will only be refunded at their discretion. It's your responsibility to make sure the payment goes ahead on time (that your bank, debit card or credit card details are correct, and that there's enough money available in your account).
5. If you think you're not going to arrive on time, please contact your Service Provider and tell them when they can expect you, so they don't cancel your Booking. If you’re late, we are not liable for the consequences (e.g. the cancellation of your Booking, or any fees the Service Provider may charge).
6. As the person making the Booking, you are responsible for the actions and behaviour (in relation to the Travel Experience) of everyone in the group. You are also responsible for obtaining their permission before providing us with their personal data.
1. If you book an accommodation, flight, or attraction, please see our Privacy and Cookies Statement for more information on privacy, cookies, and how we might contact you and process personal data
2. If you book ground transport, please see the Rentalcars.com Privacy Statement, Cars.booking.com Privacy Statement, or Taxi.booking.com Privacy Statement as appropriate to find out how we process your personal data.
1. If you have any accessibility requests:
1. If you have bought insurance through our Platform, please refer to the policy document(s) for the terms and for further information. These Terms do not apply to insurance.
1. The Genius rate is a discounted rate offered by participating Service Providers for certain products/services.
2. Genius rates are for members of the Booking.com Genius programme. There are no membership fees, and it’s easy to become a member - just create an Account. Membership and rates are non-transferable. Membership is linked to a specific Account. Membership can also be linked to specific campaigns or incentives.
3. There are different ‘Genius Levels’, based on how many Accommodation Bookings you’ve made in a given period. Each level provides different travel rewards.
4. We may change any feature of the Genius programme, including the membership levels and the way the programme is structured.
5. For more details, visit https://www.booking.com/genius.html.
1. We may issue Rewards to you – at our sole discretion, and subject to (a) the terms here in A13 and (b) any Individual Reward Criteria that apply. If we make a clerical error (i) in calculating your Rewards or (ii) in converting currencies related to your Rewards, we can always change or correct any balances shown.
2. How to get Rewards. You might, for example, get a Reward by booking at a participating hotel, or by making a certain number of Bookings in a given time period. When a Reward is available, we’ll explain what the specific conditions are and how to use it.
3. Where to find your Rewards. Once you’ve received one or more Rewards, you’ll find a ‘Rewards and Wallet’ link in your Booking.com Account menu. Under the ‘Rewards’ tab, you’ll see all the Rewards you’ve earned, what actions (if any) still need to be taken to obtain the Reward(s), and any other terms and conditions.
4. Types of Rewards. Rewards give you (a) Credits in your Wallet or (b) something different (e.g. a Credit Card Cashback, or a voucher). We’ll explain each Reward at the appropriate time.
5. How to get Credits. Credits are usually issued as a result of getting a Reward. But we may issue Credits for other reasons - if your Travel Experience didn’t live up to our usual high standards, for example.
6. Where to find your Credits. Once you’ve received some Credits, you’ll find a ‘Rewards and Wallet’ link in your Booking.com Account menu. Under the ‘Wallet’ tab, you’ll see your total Credits balance (split into Travel Credits and Cash Credits, if you have both kinds). You’ll see when Credits were received or spent, and when they’ll expire. If you have Cash Credits, you’ll also see a link to cash them out.
7. Types of Credits. Travel Credits can only be spent on certain Travel Experiences. We’ll show you which Travel Experiences you can pay for with Travel Credits (which specific accommodations, attractions, car rentals, etc.). Cash Credits can be cashed out to your Payment Method (click ‘Withdraw Cash Credit’), or spent on any Travel Experience that you can pay for with Travel Credits.
8. To receive any type of Rewards, you must, when qualifying for and using the Credits:
9. When a Reward is available, the Individual Reward Criteria will explain how (and if) you can qualify for it. There may be:
10. Rewards cannot be sold, encumbered or transferred in any way to a third party. In the event of an Account holder’s death, their Account will be closed and their Rewards (if any) will be cancelled.
11. You can put either Cash Credits or Travel Credits towards the cost of an eligible Travel Experience on a participating Platform (e.g. www.booking.com or a Group Company website).
12. If that Travel Experience costs less than you have in Credits, your unused Credits will remain available in your Wallet.
13. If that Travel Experience costs more than you have in Credits, you must make up the rest of the cost in time, using another accepted Payment Method - or your purchase will be cancelled, and your Credits returned to your Wallet.
14. If you have various Credits with more than one expiration date, the Credits with the earliest expiration date will be used first.
15. If you cancel a Travel Experience that you’ve paid for (in part or in full) with Credits, the Service Provider’s cancellation policy will determine whether or not your money and/or Credits are refunded. Our Customer Service team will be able to refund any Credits that you may be entitled to.
16. You can cash out Cash Credits (but not Travel Credits) to a Payment Method.
17. Your Wallet’s default currency is determined by your location, residency or another currency we may elect. If you get any Credits or Credit Card Cashbacks in another currency, we’ll convert them to your default currency, or another currency we may elect, using our Currency Conversion Rate.
18. If a Reward was issued because you booked a Travel Experience, any associated Credits that haven’t been used will be deleted from your Wallet if that Travel Experience is cancelled.
19. We reserve the right to cancel any Reward that was obtained by fraud.
20. If you think you’ve not received a Reward that you should have, please contact our Customer Service team no more than 12 months after you did whatever it was that you believe qualified you for it. Please provide any supporting documentation you have. If you don’t do this within 12 months, you won’t be able to claim the Reward.
21. All Credits have an expiration date, which you’ll find in the ‘Credits’ section of your Wallet.
22. All data, including personal data, will be processed in accordance with our privacy policy and applicable data protection laws and regulations. It will be shared with Group Companies or Service Providers as required by the Wallet programme. Lost, stolen or expired Rewards will not be replaced.
23. Your obligations:
24. If you don’t adhere to the rules in this section, we may automatically suspend or cancel your Wallet.
25. You may not use your Wallet or Rewards in any way that is misleading, unfair or harmful.
26. We may set off/settle any or all of your Credits against any claim we (or a Group Company) have against you. We may do this at any time, and without advance notice.
27. We may change, suspend or end any aspect of the Wallet, Rewards and Credits. In particular, we might change:
28. We will make reasonable efforts to give you prior notice if we make any changes or stop providing Wallets altogether.
29. If we stop providing Wallets, all Credits and Rewards that haven’t expired will be valid for another 12 months.
1. Unless otherwise stated, all rights in our Platform (technology, content, trademarks, look & feel, etc.) are owned by Booking.com (or its licensors) and by using our Platform you agree to do so for its intended purpose only and respecting the conditions set out below in paragraphs A14.2 and A14.3.
2. You’re not allowed to monitor, copy, scrape/crawl, download, reproduce or otherwise use anything on our Platform for any commercial purpose without written permission of Booking.com or its licensors.
3. We keep a close eye on every visit to our Platform, and we’ll block anyone (and any automated system) we suspect of:
4. By uploading any picture to our Platform (with a review, for example), you’re confirming that it complies with our criteria and that:
5. Just to make it clear: we’re not responsible and liable for any picture uploaded to our Platform, we’re allowed to remove any picture upon our discretion (for instance, if we detect that a picture does not meet the above criteria).
1. If you have a query or complaint, please contact our Customer Service team. You can do this by accessing your Booking, or through our app, or through our Help Centre (where you’ll also find some useful FAQs). You can help us help you as quickly as possible - by providing:
2. All queries and complaints are recorded, and the most urgent ones are treated as highest priority.
3. If you're a resident of the European Economic Area and you’re not happy with the way we handle your complaint, you may be able to complain via the European Commission's ODR (Online Dispute Resolution) platform (ec.europa.eu/odr). It depends on what your complaint was about:
4. If you’re a resident of the Czech Republic and you’re not happy with the way we handle your complaint, you can complain to the Czech Trade Inspection Authority - Central Inspectorate, ADR Department, registered office Štěpánská 15, Prague 2, postal code: 120 00, email: adr@coi.cz, https://www.coi.cz/informace-o-adr/.
5. If you’re a resident of Brazil and you're not happy with the way we handle your complaint, you can complain via the Brazilian Federal Consumer Dispute Resolution Platform (consumidor.gov.br/).
6. We do try to resolve disputes internally, and we’re not obliged to submit to any alternative dispute resolution procedures handled by independent providers.
1. We may help you communicate with your Service Provider, but we can’t guarantee that they’ll read anything from you, or that they’ll do what you ask. In itself, the fact that you contact them, or that they contact you, doesn’t mean you have any grounds for legal action.
1. We have the right to stop you making any Bookings, to cancel any Bookings you’ve already made, and/or to stop you using our Platform, our Customer Service, and/or your Account. Of course, we’ll only do this if, in our opinion, there’s a good reason to - for example:
2. If we cancel a Booking as a result, you won’t be entitled to a refund. We may tell you why we've cancelled your Booking, unless telling you would (a) contravene applicable laws and/or (b) prevent or obstruct the detection or prevention of fraud or other illegal activities. If you believe we have incorrectly cancelled your Booking, please contact our Customer Service team.
1. These Terms only limit our responsibilities as allowed by applicable law. Specifically, these Terms don’t limit our (or the Service Provider’s) liability for our (or their) own negligence that leads to death or personal injury, fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation, gross negligence, or willful misconduct. Other than the rights and responsibilities described in this section, we won’t be responsible for any other losses, unless they’re caused by our breach of these terms. By way of example, this means that we are not liable for any:
2. If you are in breach of these Terms and/or the Service Provider’s terms:
3. The most that we, or any Service Provider, will be liable for, whether for one event or a series of connected events, is the cost of your Booking, as set out in your confirmation email. These limitations of liability shall apply regardless of the form of action, whether based on contract, tort, negligence, strict liability or any other legal theory.
4. Except as expressly stated in these Terms, no representation, warranties or undertakings are given in relation to Service Providers’ products and services - and we accept no responsibility for ensuring that they are suitable for your purposes (which remains solely your responsibility). To the fullest extent permitted by law, we disclaim all representations and warranties, including, but not limited to, warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. We do not warrant or make any representations that our website will operate error-free or uninterrupted, that defects will be corrected, or that the website and/or its servers will be free of viruses and/or other harmful components. We do not warrant or make any representations regarding suitability, availability, accuracy, reliability, or timeliness of any material of any kind on the website for any purpose, including software, services, information, text and related graphics content. You agree that you use our website and services at your own risk. You understand and agree that we are not responsible or liable for any misuse or unauthorized use of our website or services, or any consequences arising out of such misuse or unauthorized use.
5. Just to make it clear: nothing in these Terms will entitle any third party other than the Service Provider to anything.
Please read this arbitration agreement carefully. It affects rights that you may otherwise have. It provides for resolution of most disputes through binding arbitration instead of court trials and class actions. This arbitration agreement will survive termination of these Terms.
Booking.com is committed to customer satisfaction. We will try to resolve any concerns or problems with our services that you have. If we are unsuccessful, you may pursue a claim against Booking.com as explained in this arbitration agreement. This arbitration agreement lays out: (1) the initial process you must follow by reporting your claim to Booking.com prior to filing any arbitration or lawsuit in accordance with this arbitration agreement; and, if we are unable to resolve your claim, (2) the recourse that you have in arbitration or, in limited circumstances, in court.
You and we agree that this arbitration agreement evidences a transaction in interstate commerce and will be interpreted and enforced in accordance with the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act and federal arbitration law, and not governed by state law. This arbitration agreement and these Terms are made under and will be governed by and construed in accordance with New York law, consistent with the Federal Arbitration Act, regardless of conflict of law rules. If applicable local law prevents your local court from applying New York law to resolve your dispute, then the dispute will be governed by the applicable local laws of your country, state, or other place of residence. Any disputes or claims not subject to arbitration, as set forth in this section, will be resolved exclusively in the federal or state courts of New York, New York, and you and we consent to personal jurisdiction in those courts. To the extent that applicable local law prevents your dispute from being resolved in those courts, then you can file that dispute in your local courts.
This arbitration agreement is intended to be given the broadest interpretation and application to encompass all disputes or Claims (as defined below) arising between us. By using this Platform, you agree that any and all Claims (as defined below) arising out of or relating to your use of this Platform, or other services provided by Booking.com or the support companies in connection with your use of this Platform (including the interpretation and scope of this arbitration agreement and the arbitrability of the dispute), or your relationship with us or any subsidiary, parent or affiliate company or companies (whether based in contract, tort, statute, fraud, misrepresentation or any other legal theory) unless expressly excluded from arbitration as set forth below (each a “Claim” and collectively “Claims”), will be resolved via mandatory, binding arbitration.
Notwithstanding the above, you may opt out of this binding arbitration agreement within 30 days after this arbitration agreement comes into effect (the “Opt Out Deadline”). This will be the earliest of (a) the date you first used our Platform, (b) the date you first used our services or (c) the date you started a relationship with us. You may opt out of the arbitration agreement by sending us a written notice through our Dispute Resolution page with the message: “Arbitration -- Opt-Out Notice”.
We must receive your opt out notice through the form available on our Dispute Resolution page and with the correct message no later than 3 days after the Opt Out Deadline for it to be valid. You agree that you must pursue any and all Claims in arbitration if we do not receive an opt-out notice from you, or if we receive an opt-out notice from you more than 3 days after the Opt Out Deadline.
Nothing in this arbitration agreement shall be read to create any legal rights that do not otherwise exist under the law or constitute any waiver of any personal jurisdiction defense, nor shall this arbitration agreement give you the right to pursue any claim for relief that is not cognizable under the law.
Prior to initiating any dispute or Claim, as discussed further below, you must first give us an opportunity to resolve any complaints you have by submitting them in writing through the form available on our Dispute Resolution page (the “Internal Review Procedure”). Your message through our Dispute Resolution page beginning the Internal Review Procedure must contain the following information: (1) your name, (2) your address, (3) the email address you used to make your reservation, (4) your reservation number, (5) the date of your reservation, (6) the name of the property that you reserved, (7) a brief description of the nature of your complaint, and (8) the resolution that you are seeking (together, the “Required Information”). Additionally, the message must start with “Request Under Arbitration Agreement.” If your message does not start with this text, or if it does not contain all of the Required Information (or an explanation of why you are unable to include any of the Required Information), then you have not effectively begun the Internal Review Procedure, which you must do before initiating any arbitration or other legal action against Booking.com. This requirement is intended to inform us that you have a dispute you want to resolve with us. If we are not able to resolve your complaint within 60 days of your starting the Internal Review Procedure, you may seek relief as laid out in this arbitration agreement.
Arbitration shall be initiated through and administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”). Should the AAA decline to administer the arbitration or otherwise be unable to administer the arbitration for any reason, you agree that Booking.com will select an alternative arbitral forum, and that you will agree in writing to administration of the arbitration by the alternative arbitral forum selected by Booking.com.
We agree that we will pay all filing, administration and arbitrator fees other than the initial filing fee that you must pay to file the initial arbitration demand, and if your Claim is for less than $1,000 we will reimburse you for the filing fee if you provide a written request for reimbursement with evidence of insufficient funds to pay the fee yourself. In the event that you are able to demonstrate that the costs of arbitration will be prohibitive as compared to costs of litigation, Booking.com will pay as much of your filing fee in connection with the arbitration as the arbitrator deems necessary to prevent the arbitration from being cost-prohibitive as compared to the costs of litigation. Otherwise, we will each bear the fees and expenses of our respective attorneys, experts, witnesses and preparation and presentation of evidence at the arbitration.
Arbitration will be conducted in accordance with the AAA’s rules, including the AAA’s Consumer Arbitration Rules (as applicable), as modified by this arbitration agreement. If there is a conflict between the AAA’s rules and this arbitration agreement, the terms of this arbitration agreement will govern. The AAA rules and information about arbitration and fees are available online at www.adr.org or by calling the AAA at 1-800-778-7879.
The arbitration will be conducted by one arbitrator, who will be appointed by the AAA. You agree that the arbitration will be conducted in the English language. For claims under $25,000, the arbitration will not involve any personal appearance by the parties or witnesses but will instead be conducted based solely on written submissions, unless you request an in-person or telephonic hearing or the arbitrator determines that an in-person or telephonic appearance is required. In the case of a hearing, the presumption shall be in favor of a telephonic hearing, unless the arbitrator determines that a party’s right to a fundamentally fair process would be impaired without an in-person hearing. In the case of an in-person hearing, the hearing shall be conducted in a mutually convenient location. Booking.com will ordinarily request that the hearing be held in New York, New York. You may petition the arbitrator to select an alternative location for the hearing. The arbitrator’s selection of a hearing location shall be final and binding. You agree that in the event of an in-person hearing, any Booking.com B.V. employee or affiliate who is based outside of the United States and who is participating in the hearing may participate by telephone or video conference, and his or her physical presence will not be required.
Any arbitration will be confidential, and neither you nor we may disclose the existence, content or results of any arbitration, except as may be required by law or for purposes of enforcement of the arbitration award. Judgment on any arbitration award may be entered in any court having proper jurisdiction.
Ordinarily, pre-hearing information exchange will be limited to the reasonable production of non-privileged documents directly relevant to the dispute. Unless the arbitrator determines that an additional form of information exchange is necessary to provide for a fundamentally fair process, those documents will be limited to your booking and communications directly about that booking among you, Booking.com, and the accommodation(s) that are the subject of your dispute with Booking.com. Any issues regarding discovery, or the relevance or scope thereof, will be determined by the arbitrator, and the arbitrator’s determination will be conclusive.
The arbitrator will have the power to grant declaratory or injunctive relief, whether interim or final, only in favor of you individually and only to the extent necessary to provide relief warranted by your individual claim without affecting other Booking.com customers, and any provisional measures ordered by the arbitrator may be enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction. Nothing in these Terms will prevent you from seeking public injunctive relief separately from arbitration in court pursuant to these Terms, and any such application will not be deemed incompatible with the arbitration agreement to arbitrate or as a waiver of the right to arbitrate your individual claims. You and Booking.com agree that any proceedings seeking a remedy of public injunctive relief will proceed after the arbitration of all arbitrable Claims, remedies, or causes of action, and will be stayed pending the outcome of the arbitration pursuant to section 3 of the Federal Arbitration Act.
You and Booking.com each agree that the following causes of action and/or claims for relief are exceptions to the Claims covered by the arbitration agreement and will be brought in a judicial proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction (as outlined in this arbitration agreement): (i) any claim or cause of action alleging actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation, or violation of a party’s copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents, or other intellectual property rights; (ii) any claim or cause of action seeking emergency injunctive relief based on exigent circumstances (e.g., imminent danger or commission of a crime, hacking, cyber-attack); or (iii) a request for the remedy of public injunctive relief, where such remedies are permitted and cannot be waived by applicable law. In addition, to the extent your dispute or Claim qualifies under applicable law, you may elect to proceed in small claims court.
In addition to the above, YOU AND WE EACH AGREE THAT ANY PROCEEDING, WHETHER IN ARBITRATION OR IN COURT, WILL BE CONDUCTED ONLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND NOT IN A CLASS, CONSOLIDATED OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION, EXCEPT FOR ACTIONS FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AS DESCRIBED BELOW AND IN THIS PARAGRAPH. Upon motion of one or more affected parties, and after providing all other affected parties an opportunity to be heard, the arbitrator may, in its discretion, coordinate more than one arbitration proceeding initiated under this arbitration agreement, in order to promote efficiency in discovery and to avoid inconsistent legal rulings. For the avoidance of doubt, any coordination under the preceding sentence will be limited only to currently-pending arbitrations initiated under this arbitration agreement, and the arbitrator may not preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding. All parties will retain the right to request an individualized hearing.
If a court or arbitrator determines in an action between you and us that this class action waiver is unenforceable, this arbitration agreement will be void as to you. If you opt out of the arbitration agreement as specified above, this class action waiver will not apply to you. Neither you, nor any other customer, can be a class representative, class member, or otherwise participate in a class, consolidated or representative proceeding without having complied with the opt-out procedure set forth above.
IF FOR ANY REASON A CLAIM PROCEEDS IN COURT RATHER THAN THROUGH ARBITRATION, YOU AND WE EACH WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL.
1. If:
you will NOT benefit from rights applying to packages under the EU’s Directive (EU) 2015/2302 or the UK's Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018 (together, the ‘Package Travel Requirements’). Therefore, we will not be responsible for the proper performance of those travel services. In case of problems, please contact the relevant Service Provider.
2. In either of these cases, the travel services will become part of a linked travel arrangement and not a package. In that case Booking.com has, as required by EU and UK law, protection in place to refund your payments to Booking.com for services not performed because of Booking.com's insolvency. Please note that this does not provide a refund in the event of the insolvency of the relevant Service Provider.
3. Booking.com has voluntarily extended this insolvency protection to customers outside of the EU and UK who have booked multiple travel services via Booking.com that constitute Linked Travel Arrangements within the meaning of the Package Travel Requirements. This extension only applies to payments received by Booking.com.
4. Booking.com has taken out insolvency protection by way of a bank guarantee with Deutsche Bank administered by Sedgwick International UK for any monies paid directly to Booking.com.
5. Travellers may contact Sedgwick International UK (60 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 4AD, the United Kingdom, tel. +44 207 530 0600, email: helpline@uk.sedgwick.com) if the services are denied because of Booking.com's insolvency.
6. Note: This insolvency protection does not cover contracts with parties other than Booking.com, which can be performed despite Booking.com's insolvency.
7. Please see Directive (EU) 2015/2302 as transposed into national law in the European Union or in the United Kingdom.
1. This section contains the specific terms for Accommodations products and services.
1. When you make a Booking, it’s directly with the Service Provider. We’re not a ‘contractual party’ to your Booking.
2. Booking.com B.V. owns and operates the Platform.
3. Our Platform only shows Accommodations that have a commercial relationship with us, and it doesn’t necessarily show all their products or services.
4. Information about Service Providers (e.g. facilities, house rules and sustainability measures) and their Travel Experiences (e.g. prices, availability and cancellation policies) is based on what they provide to us. They’re responsible for making sure it’s accurate and up to date.
1. We provide the Platform on which Service Providers can promote and sell their Accommodations – and you can search for, compare and book them.
2. Once you’ve booked your Accommodation, we will provide you and the Service Provider with details of your Booking, including the names of the guest(s).
3. Depending on the terms of your Booking, we may be able to help you change or cancel it if you wish to.
1. Fill in all your contact details correctly, so we and/or the Service Provider can provide you with information about your Booking and, if necessary, contact you.
2. Read these Terms and the terms displayed during the booking process carefully.
3. Take care of the Accommodation and its furniture, fixtures, electronics and other contents, and leave things in the same state they were when you got there. If anything is broken, damaged or lost, make sure you report it to the staff there (as soon as you can, and certainly before you check out).
4. Maintain the security of the Accommodation and its contents during your stay. So don’t, for example, leave doors or windows unlocked.
1. See ‘Prices’ (A6) and ‘Payment’ (A7) above.
1. See ‘Policies’ (A8) above.
We Price Match
1. We want you to get the best possible price every time. If, after you've booked your Accommodation with us, you find the same Accommodation (with the same conditions) for less on another website, we promise to refund the difference, subject to the We Price Match terms and conditions.
2. Some offers on our Platform are marked as 'Partner offers', which means they come to us through a Booking.com partner company, rather than straight from a Service Provider. Unless otherwise indicated, any Partner offer that you reserve:
3. Some of the price reductions you see are funded by us, not by the Service Provider. We simply pay some of the cost ourselves.
4. When you’re booking, you may see that some Service Providers refer to a ‘damage policy’. This means that if anyone in your group loses or damages anything:
if they do, we’ll tell you, so you can tell us if you have any comments, and whether or not you agree with the charge - and then:
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1. This section contains the specific terms for Attractions products and services.
1. We do not (re)sell, offer or provide any Attractions on our own behalf - when you book an Attraction, you enter into a contract directly with (a) the Service Provider or (b) a Third-Party Aggregator (if they’re reselling the Attraction), as disclosed during the booking process.
2. We act solely as the Platform and are not involved in the Third-Party Terms. We are not responsible for your ticket and (to the fullest extent permitted by law) have no liability to you in relation to your Booking.
1. We provide the Platform on which Service Providers and (from time to time) Third-Party Aggregators can promote and sell Travel Experiences – and you can search for, compare and book them.
2. Once you’ve booked your Attraction, we’ll provide you and the Service Provider with details of the Booking; if the Service Provider needs more than your name, we’ll tell you at the time of booking.
3. Depending on the terms of your Booking, we may be able to help you change or cancel it if you wish to.
1. You must fill in all your contact details correctly, so we and/or the Service Provider can provide you with information about your Booking and, if necessary, contact you.
2. You must read and agree to comply with our Terms and the Third-Party Terms (which will be displayed at checkout) – and acknowledge that breaching them may lead to additional charges and/or the cancellation of your Booking.
1. When you book an Attraction, we will organise your payment. For details of how this works (including the related rights and obligations), please see ‘Payment’ (A7) above.
1. Please see ‘Policies’ (A8) above.
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1. This section contains the specific terms for Car Rental products and services.
1. When you book a Rental, your Booking is either (a) with us or (b) directly with the Service Provider. Either way:
2. In most cases, you’ll get your Booking Confirmation as soon as you complete your Booking – but if the Service Provider doesn't confirm your Rental immediately, we won’t take payment or send you your Booking Confirmation until they’ve done so.
3. If there’s any mismatch between these Terms and the Rental Agreement, the Rental Agreement will apply.
1. We provide the Platform on which Service Providers can promote and sell their Travel Experiences – and you can search for, compare and book them.
2. We don’t guarantee the precise make and model you’re booking (unless we expressly say so). The phrase ‘or similar’ means you could get a similar car (i.e. the same size, with the same kind of gearbox, etc.). So the car pictures are illustrative only.
3. Once you’ve booked your Rental:
1. You must provide all the information we need to arrange your Booking (contact details, Pick-up time, etc.).
2. You must read and agree to comply with these Terms and the Rental Agreement - and acknowledge that if you breach them:
3. You must check your Rental's specific requirements, as many details (driving licence requirements, security deposit size, paperwork needed, payment cards accepted, etc.) vary per Rental. So please make sure you carefully read:
4. You must be at the rental counter by your Pick-up Time: if you’re late, the car may no longer be available, and you won’t be entitled to a refund. If you think you might be late, it's vital that you contact the Service Provider or us, even if it's because of a flight delay and you’ve provided your flight number.
5. The key terms of your Rental tell you what the Main Driver needs at Pick-up. You must ensure that when they get to the rental counter, they bring everything they need (e.g. driving licence, any required ID, and a credit card in their own name, with enough available funds to cover the security deposit).
6. You must make sure the Main Driver is both eligible and fit (in the Service Provider’s opinion) to drive the car.
7. You must have all the documents (such as ID, voucher and driving licence) that you need at Pick-up.
8. You must show the counter staff each driver's full, valid driving licence, which they must have held for at least 1 year (or longer, in many cases). If any driver has endorsements/points on their licence, please let us know as soon as possible, as the Service Provider may not allow them to drive.
9. You must ensure that any driver with a driving licence issued in England, Scotland or Wales obtains a licence 'check code' no more than 21 days before Pick-up.
10. You must ensure that every driver has their own International Driving Permit (if they need one) as well as their driving licence. Note that all drivers must carry their driving licence (and International Driving Permit, if they need one) at all times.
11. You must ensure that every child has an appropriate child seat if they need one.
12. You must, if anything goes wrong during your Rental (accident, breakdown, etc.):
1. Booking.com Transport Limited is the merchant of record for your Booking. For details of our payment process, please see ‘Payment’ (A7) above.
2. In many cases, the Service Provider will charge a young driver fee for each driver under a certain age (e.g. 25). In some cases, they may charge a senior driver fee for each driver over a certain age (e.g. 65). When booking on our Platform, you must enter the Main Driver's age, so we can show you details of any age-related fee(s) – which you would pay at Pick-up.
3. In many cases, the Service Provider will charge a one-way fee if you drop the car off at a different location. If you intend to do this, you need to enter the drop-off location while booking, so we can tell you if it’s possible, and show you details of any one-way fee – which you would pay at Pick-up.
4. In many cases, the Service Provider will charge a cross-border fee for taking the car to a different country/state/island. If you intend to do this, it's vital you tell us and/or the Service Provider as soon as you can (it must be before Pick-up).
5. The price of your Rental is calculated based on 24-hour units, so (e.g.) a 25-hour rental will cost as much as a 48-hour rental.
6. If, after Pick-up, you decide you want to keep the car for longer, please contact the Service Provider. They'll tell you how much this would cost, and you'll enter a new contract with them directly. If you drop the car off late without agreeing this in advance, they may charge an additional fee as well.
7. In some cases, you'll pay for any optional extras (child seats, GPS, winter tyres, etc.) when you book your car – in which case, you're guaranteed to get them at Pick-up.
8. In other cases, you'll merely request any extras when you book your car – in which case:
1. We go above and beyond our legal obligations. Even though local laws don’t require us to offer specific cancellation rights, we guarantee that we will honour our refunds policy if you cancel your Booking.
2. The following ‘Cancellation and Amendments’ terms apply to all Bookings apart from:
3. If you cancel:
4. The counter staff may refuse you the car if (for example):
If that happens, please call us from the rental counter to cancel your Booking, and you’ll receive a refund, minus the cost of 3 days of your rental. Otherwise, you won’t be entitled to a refund.
5. You can make changes to your Booking anytime before you’re due to pick the car up.
6. In most cases, the easiest way to do this is via our app - or our website (under ‘Manage Booking’).
7. There is no administration fee for changing your Booking, but any changes you make may affect the rental price. Sometimes, the only way we can change a Booking is to cancel it and make another one, in which case we may charge you a cancellation fee on the rental company’s behalf.
8. If changing your Booking would change the price or incur a cancellation fee, we will tell you in advance.
9. If we/the Service Provider need to change your Booking (e.g. if the Service Provider can’t provide the car), we’ll tell you as soon as we can. If you don't accept that change, you’ll be entitled to cancel and claim a full refund (no matter how close the start of your Rental is) but we will have no additional liability for any direct or indirect costs you may incur (e.g. hotel rooms or taxis).
1. In all cases, drivers must be at least a minimum age to rent or drive a car. In some cases, they must also be below a maximum age. The limit(s) can vary by Service Provider, by location and by type of car.
2. Only eligible drivers whose names appear on the Rental Agreement may drive the car.
3. You must not take the car to a different country/state/island and/or drop it off at a different location without arranging this in advance.
4. If you pick your car up later (please see D4.4 above) or drop it off earlier than agreed in your Booking Confirmation, the Service Provider will not refund you for the 'unused' time.
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1. This section contains the specific terms for Flights products and services.
1. Most Flights on our Platform are provided via a Third-Party Aggregator, which acts as an intermediary to the airline(s).
2. When you make a Booking, it’s directly with the airline. We’re not a ‘contractual party’ to your Booking. When booking, you enter into (i) an Intermediation Contract with the Third-Party Aggregator (for the ticket) and (ii) a Contract of Carriage with the airline (for the Flight itself).
3. If you book any extras (additional baggage, insurance, etc.), you’ll enter into a direct contract with the Third-Party Aggregator or another company. We will not be involved in this contract.
4. We act solely as the Platform and are not involved in the Third-Party Terms. We are not responsible for your ticket or any extras you may buy and (to the fullest extent permitted by law) have no liability to you in relation to your Booking.
1. We provide the Platform on which Service Providers can promote and sell their Travel Experiences and you can search for, compare and book them.
2. Once you’ve booked your Flight, your Booking details (e.g. the names of the traveller(s)) will be provided to the Service Provider.
3. Depending on the Contract of Carriage, we may be able to help you change or cancel your Booking if you wish to.
1. You must fill in all your contact details correctly, so we and/or the Service Provider can provide you with information about your Booking and, if necessary, contact you.
2. You must read and agree to comply with our Terms and the Third-Party Terms (which will be displayed at checkout) – and acknowledge that breaching them may lead to additional charges and/or the cancellation of your Booking.
1. When you book a Flight, your payment will be organised by us, by the Third-Party Aggregator (or a party specified by them), or by a third party such as an airline. For details of how we organise payments (including the related rights and obligations) please see ‘Payment’ (A7) above.
1. You’ll find the cancellation policy in the Contract of Carriage, which is available while you’re booking your Flight.
2. There may be a fee for changing or cancelling your Flight.
3. Airlines reserve the right to reschedule or cancel flights at their discretion.
4. Different tickets from the same airline may have different restrictions or include different services.
5. If you have any questions about changes, cancellations or refunds, please contact our Customer Service team.
1. Some airlines have ‘code share’ agreements with other airlines. So you may buy your ticket from one airline (your ‘ticketing carrier’), but fly in a plane that’s owned by another airline (your ‘operating carrier’). In most cases like this, you will check in with your operating carrier – but please confirm this with your ticketing carrier ahead of time.
2. While you’re booking your Flight, you’ll be informed if it’s a ‘code share’ Flight.
3. Most airlines don’t allow people to buy tickets that include flights they don’t intend to use – for example, a round-trip ticket if the person doesn’t intend to use the return flight. For more examples, just enter "point-beyond ticketing", "hidden-city ticketing" or "back-to-back ticketing" into a search engine.
4. When you purchase a Flight, you agree not to do this, and to indemnify us against any airline claims for any difference between the cost of your actual journey and the cost of the full journey specified on your ticket(s).
U.S. NOTICE - OVERBOOKING OF FLIGHTS:
Airline flights may be overbooked, and there is a slight chance that a seat will not be available on a flight for which a person has a confirmed reservation. If the flight is overbooked, no one will be denied a seat until airline personnel first ask for volunteers willing to give up their reservation in exchange for compensation of the airline's choosing. If there are not enough volunteers, the airline will deny boarding to other persons in accordance with its particular boarding priority. With few exceptions, including failure to comply with the carrier's check-in deadline, persons denied boarding involuntarily are entitled to compensation. The complete rules for the payment of compensation and each airline's boarding priorities are available at all airport ticket counters and boarding locations. Some airlines do not apply these consumer protections to travel from some foreign countries, although other consumer protections may be available. Check with your airline or your travel agent.
5. Most airlines require customers to use their flights in order. So if you don’t take your first Flight, your airline may automatically cancel the rest of your itinerary.
6. If your airline does allow you to ‘skip’ any Flights in your itinerary, please make sure you cancel the Flight(s) you don’t want, in line with the cancellation policy. Note that you may not be entitled to a full refund (or any refund) for these unused Flights.
7. If you buy two one-way tickets rather than a single round-trip ticket:
8. If you’re travelling abroad, you may need to prove to the Check-in and/or Immigration staff that you have a return Flight (see ‘International travel’ below for more on passports, visas, etc).
9. Your fare will include any taxes and fees charged by an airline or government (except entry/exit fees - see ‘Entry/exit fees’ below). You may be responsible for dealing with any retroactive change in the tax rate.
10. Depending on which Flight you choose, you may be charged a service fee by us and/or the Third-Party Aggregator.
11. The price of your ticket will include any service fee(s).
12. Your airline may charge for checked baggage, excess/overweight baggage, priority boarding, allocated seating, onboard entertainment, food and drink and/or airport check-in.
13. If they do, the charge(s) will be on top of the price of your ticket (unless it’s expressly stated that your Flight included the extra(s)).
SPECIAL BAGGAGE LIABILITY LIMITATIONS FOR U.S. TRAVEL: For domestic travel wholly between U.S. points, federal rules require any limit on a carrier’s baggage liability to be at least US $3,800 per passenger, or the amount currently mandated by 14 CFR 254.5.
Boarding Requirements
14. It’s your responsibility to:
15. By arranging travel to or from any location, we are not guaranteeing that it is without risk – and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, we will not be liable for any resulting damages or losses.
16. It’s not a common practice, but international law allows ‘disinsection’ of aircraft to kill insects. To do this, personnel might spray the aircraft’s cabin with an aerosolised insecticide while passengers are on board, or treat its interior surfaces with a residual insecticide while they’re not on board. Before you travel, we advise you to find out about disinsection, including where it might happen.
Advice to International Passengers on Limitations of Liability:
Passengers embarking upon a journey involving an ultimate destination or a stop in a country other than the country of departure are advised that the provisions of an international treaty (the Warsaw Convention, the 1999 Montreal Convention, or other treaty), as well as a carrier's own contract of carriage or tariff provisions, may be applicable to their entire journey, including any portion entirely within the countries of departure and destination. The applicable treaty governs and may limit the liability of carriers to passengers for death or personal injury, destruction or loss of, or damage to, baggage, and for delay of passengers and baggage.
Additional protection can usually be obtained by purchasing insurance from a private company. Such insurance is not affected by any limitation of the carrier's liability under an international treaty. For further information please consult your airline or insurance company representative.
Dangerous Goods/Hazardous Materials
U.S. Federal law forbids the carriage of hazardous materials aboard aircraft in your luggage or on your person. A violation can result in five years' imprisonment and penalties of $250,000 or more (49 U.S.C. 5124). Hazardous materials include explosives, compressed gases, flammable liquids and solids, oxidizers, poisons, corrosives and radioactive materials. Examples: Paints, lighter fluid, fireworks, tear gases, oxygen bottles, and radio-pharmaceuticals. Lithium batteries are not allowed in checked luggage. There are special exceptions for small quantities (up to 70 ounces total) of medicinal and toilet articles carried in your luggage and certain smoking materials carried on your person. For further information contact your airline or see https://www.faa.gov/hazmat/packsafe/.
17. Your fare will not include any fee that a country or airport charges people entering/leaving the country and that is collected directly at the airport. Before you travel, we advise you to find out if you’ll have to pay this kind of fee.
18. ATOL Holder: Booking.com B.V.
19. ATOL Licence Number: 11967
20. Within the UK, we provide full financial protection for our ATOL protected flight only sales by way of our Air Travel Organiser's Licence number 11967, issued by the Civil Aviation Authority, Aviation House, Beehive Ringroad, West Sussex, RH6 0YR, UK, telephone +44 (0)333 103 6350, email claims@caa.co.uk.
21. When you buy an ATOL protected flight from us you will receive an ATOL Certificate. This lists what is financially protected, where you can get information on what this means for you and who to contact if things go wrong.
22. We, or the suppliers identified on your ATOL Certificate, will provide you with the services listed on the ATOL Certificate (or a suitable alternative). In some cases, where neither we nor the supplier are able to do so for reasons of insolvency, an alternative ATOL holder may provide you with the services you have bought or a suitable alternative (at no extra cost to you). You agree to accept that in those circumstances the alternative ATOL holder will perform those obligations and you agree to pay any money outstanding to be paid by you under your contract to that alternative ATOL holder. However, you also agree that in some cases it will not be possible to appoint an alternative ATOL holder, in which case you will be entitled to make a claim under the ATOL scheme (or your credit card issuer where applicable).
23. If we, or the suppliers identified on your ATOL certificate, are unable to provide the services listed (or a suitable alternative, through an alternative ATOL holder or otherwise) for reasons of insolvency, the Trustees of the Air Travel Trust may make a payment to (or confer a benefit on) you under the ATOL scheme. You agree that in return for such a payment or benefit you assign absolutely to those Trustees any claims which you have or may have arising out of or relating to the non-provision of the services, including any claim against us, the travel agent (or your credit card issuer where applicable). You also agree that any such claims may be reassigned to another body, if that other body has paid sums you have claimed under the ATOL scheme.
24. If your flight is delayed or cancelled, or you’re denied boarding, you may be entitled to compensation/assistance under EU Regulation 261/2004 if:
25. If there’s an accident that happens within the EU, EU Regulation 889/2002 might apply to you.
26. EU Regulation 1107/2006 provides for certain rights for people who are disabled or have reduced mobility.
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1. This section contains the specific terms for Private and Public Transport products and services.
1. When you pre-book Private or Public Transport, your Booking will be directly with the Service Provider. When you book an On-Demand Private Transport, your Booking will be with the Third-Party Aggregator. In all cases, our Terms will govern the booking process.
2. Pre-Booked Private Transport. You and the Service Provider both agree to comply with these Terms.
3. Public Transport and On-Demand Private Transport. You’ll be provided with the Service Provider’s terms during the booking process. If there is any mismatch between their terms and our Terms, their terms will apply.
4. On-Demand Private Transport. By making a Booking, you are confirming that you:
Not all Service Providers have their own terms, but you’re welcome to check out all the terms that we’ve been provided with.
1. We provide the Platform on which Service Providers can promote and sell their Travel Experiences – and you can search for, compare and book them.
2. Once you’ve made your Booking, we’ll give the Service Provider your details (e.g. your name, phone number and pick-up location).
3. All Private Transport. We’ll give you the Service Provider's contact details.
4. Pre-Booked Private Transport. We’ll make sure the Service Provider knows what size of vehicle you’ve requested.
5. Public Transport. We’ll give you (or tell you how to collect) your ticket(s).
1. You must check the details of your Booking carefully, and provide all the information we need to arrange your Booking (your requirements, contact details, etc.).
2. You must make sure everyone in your group complies with our Terms and (where applicable) the Service Provider’s terms, which you saw and accepted during the booking process. You acknowledge that if you breach them:
3. You must bear in mind that estimated journey times don’t take traffic conditions into account.
4. All Private Transport. You must make sure all passengers are at the pick-up location on time.
5. All Private Transport. At and around your Pick-up Time, you must have the phone (whose number you entered when you made your Booking) switched on and able to receive calls/texts, in case the driver needs to contact you. We can't guarantee they’ll be able to reach you through messaging applications such as WhatsApp or Viber.
6. Pre-Booked Private Transport. For any airport pick-up, you must give us your flight details at least 24 hours before your Pick-up Time, so your Service Provider can adjust the Pick-up Time if your flight is delayed. If they can’t provide a Private Transport following a flight delay or cancellation, please contact our Customer Service team.
7. Public Transport. You must make sure all passengers arrive on time, leaving enough time to collect tickets if necessary.
8. You must be 18 or older to make a Booking, and any passenger under 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
9. You must make sure no passenger behaves inappropriately - e.g. being abusive or doing anything that might endanger someone.
10. You must make sure you choose Public/Private Transport that’s suitable (in terms of party size, amount of luggage, accessibility requirements, etc.).
1. Booking.com Transport Limited is the merchant of record for your Booking. For details of our payment process, please see ‘Payment’ (A7) above.
2. Pre-Booked Private Transport. Price includes any tolls, congestion charges, taxes and peak surcharges. Payment is taken at the time of booking.
3. On-Demand Private Transport. Price will be confirmed (and payment taken) when your driver drops you off. The price might be different from the price estimated when you booked. You are responsible for any tolls, congestion charges, taxes, peak surcharges and gratuities.
4. Public Transport. Payment is taken when your Booking is confirmed. Before departure, the Service Provider may need to see your ticket(s)/e-ticket(s). Please keep it/them with you at all times, or you might have to pay again.
5. The Service Provider/driver doesn’t have to agree to any changes to the Journey that you request in person. If they do, they may charge extra.
1. In most cases...
2. If your Service Provider has a different cancellation policy (which you’ll see while booking), their policy will apply instead.
3. We and/or the Service Provider may cancel the Booking with little or no notice - but this would only happen in very specific situations. For example, if:
4. Pre-Booked Private Transport. Your confirmation email will tell you how much notice you need to give (ahead of your Pick-up Time) to request any changes to your Booking (such as location or time).
5. On-Demand Private Transport. To change your Booking, you may need to cancel it (which might incur a cancellation fee) and make a new one.
6. Public Transport. You cannot change your Booking once it's confirmed.
7. If we/the Service Provider need to change your Booking (for example, if there’s a strike that interferes with your journey), we’ll tell you as soon as we can. If you then decide to cancel:
Either way, neither we nor the Service Provider will be liable for any costs you may incur (e.g. alternative transport or hotel rooms).
8. If you wish to apply for a refund, you must do so in writing no more than 14 days after your Pick-up Time.
9. Any refund may take up to 5 working days to arrive in your account.
10. All Private Transport. If your driver isn’t at the pick-up location on time, you can apply for a refund, and we’ll investigate this for you.
11. All Private Transport. You won't be entitled to a refund if your Journey doesn't go ahead as planned because:
1. Please check your confirmation email to see how long the driver will wait at the pick-up location.
2. The driver may not wait beyond the Pick-up Time - and if they do, they may charge you for the time spent waiting. If you aren’t at the pick-up location on time, you may be charged a cancellation fee.
3. If anything needs to be repaired or cleaned because someone in your group has done something unreasonable or is in breach of these terms, you will be responsible for the cost of repairs/cleaning.
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We do not (re)sell, offer, or provide any cruises on our own behalf. Booking.com Cruises are offered and sold by World Travel Holdings, Inc. (‘WTH’). When you phone Booking.com Cruises or visit https://cruises.booking.com, you are interacting directly with WTH. When you book a cruise, you are entering into a contract with WTH and you are subject to WTH’s Terms & Conditions. Booking.com is not responsible for your cruise and (to the fullest extent permitted by law) has no liability to you in relation to your booking.
‘Account’ means an account (with Booking.com or a Group Company), through which you can book Travel Experiences on our Platform.
‘Accommodation’ means the provision of an accommodation service by a Service Provider (throughout Section B, ‘Service Provider’ means the provider of the accommodation service).
‘Attraction’ means the provision of an Attraction service by a Service Provider (throughout Section C, ‘Service Provider’ means the provider of the Attraction service).
‘Attraction service(s)’ includes, but is not limited to, tours, museums, attractions, activities and experiences.
‘Booking’ means the booking of a Travel Experience on our Platform, whether you pay for it now or later.
‘Booking.com’, ‘us’, ‘we’ or ‘our’ means Booking.com B.V. (for accommodation, flights or attractions) or Booking.com Transport Limited (for any ground transport service). Corporate contact
‘Booking Confirmation’ (in the ‘Car rentals’ section) means the confirmation email and voucher we send you, explaining the details of your Booking.
‘Cash Credits’ means a benefit with a monetary value that you can ‘cash out’ to the Payment Method that we have on file for you, or put towards the cost of a future Travel Experience.
‘Contract of Carriage’ means the contract between you and the Service Provider, which deals with your Flight.
‘Credits’ means a benefit with a monetary value. There are ‘Cash Credits’ and ‘Travel Credits’.
‘Credit Card Cashback’ means a benefit with a monetary value that can be cashed out to the credit card that we have on file for you, but can’t be put towards the cost of a future Travel Experience.
‘Currency Conversion Rate’ means the rate that we use to convert currency; this is currently the WM/Refinitiv Closing Spot Rate, but this may change.
‘Eligible Booking’ means a Booking that meets the criteria to qualify for a Reward.
‘Flight’ means the provision of a flight by a Service Provider (throughout Section E, ‘Service Provider’ means the airline).
‘Group Company’ means an affiliate of Booking.com – either a direct shareholding of Booking.com or part of the Booking Holdings Inc. group.
‘Individual Reward Criteria’ means rules that apply to certain Rewards – in addition to the general ‘Rewards, Credits & Wallet’ terms (A13) above.
‘Intermediation Contract’ (in the ‘Flights’ section) means the contract between you and the Third-Party Aggregator, which deals with the way they arrange your Flight ticket (and, in some cases, any extras) with the airline or another company.
‘Main Driver’ means the driver whose details were entered during the booking process – the only person who can change or cancel that Booking, or discuss it with us (unless they tell us they nominate someone else to do this).
‘On-Demand Private Transport’ means a private vehicle that you request when you arrive at the pick-up location (or just before).
‘Our Services’ (in the ‘Car rentals’ section) means our online car hire reservation system, through which Service Providers can offer their products and services – and you can book them.
‘Pay In Your Own Currency’ means the payment option that we sometimes offer when a Service Provider doesn’t use your currency. This option lets you pay in your currency instead.
‘Payment Method’ means the method (credit card, debit card, bank account, PayPal, ApplePay, etc.) used to make a payment or transfer money.
‘Pick-up’ (in the ‘Car rentals’ section) means the process at the start of your Rental, when you provide the required ID and other documentation, pay for any fees and additional extras, enter into the Rental Agreement, and collect your car.
‘Pick-up Time’ (in the ‘Car rentals’ section) means the (local) date and time you’re due to pick up your car, as stated in your Booking Confirmation.
‘Pick-up Time’ (in the ‘Private and Public Transport’ section) means the (local) time when a Pre-Booked Private Transport is due to reach the pick-up location, or when an On-Demand Private Transport actually reaches the pick-up location.
‘Platform’ means the website/app on which you can book Travel Experiences, whether owned or managed by Booking.com or by a third-party affiliate.
‘Pre-Booked Private Transport’ means a private vehicle that you request at least 2 hours before you arrive at the pick-up location.
‘Private Transport Journey’ means the private transport journey as set out in the Booking (including any changes after the Booking was made).
‘Public Transport’ means trains, buses, trams and other types of public transport.
‘Public Transport Journey’ means the public transport journey as set out in the Booking (including any changes after the Booking was made).
‘Rental’ (or ‘Car Rental’) means the provision of a car by a Service Provider (throughout Section D, ‘Service Provider’ means the rental company that provides the car).
‘Rental Agreement’ means the contract between you and the Service Provider, which you sign at Pick-up. You’ll be provided with a summary of the key terms during the booking process.
‘Rewards’ means a benefit that you are promised. In most cases, Rewards will be Travel Credits, Cash Credits, a Credit Card Cashback, or a voucher for an item of some kind.
‘Service Provider’ means the provider of a travel-related product or service on the Platform, including but not limited to: the owner of a hotel or other property (for an 'accommodation' Booking), a museum or park (for an 'attraction' Booking), or a car rental company or airline (for a 'transport' Booking).
‘Services’ (in the ‘Private and Public Transport’ section) means the provision of a Public Transport Journey or Private Transport Journey.
‘Terms’ means these terms of service.
‘Third-Party Aggregator’ means a company that acts as either (a) an intermediary between you and the Service Provider or (b) a reseller of the Travel Experience.
‘Third-Party Terms’ (in the ‘Flights’ section) means both the Intermediation Contract and the Contract of Carriage.
‘Travel Credits’ means a benefit with a monetary value that you can put towards the cost of a future Travel Experience, but can’t ‘cash out’.
‘Travel Experience’ means one of the travel-related products or services on the Platform.
‘Upfront Payment’ means a payment that you make when you book a product or service (rather than when you actually use it).
‘Wallet’ means a dashboard in your Account that shows your Rewards, Credits and other incentives.
DATE: 17 November 2023
