{"id":4223,"date":"2012-04-17T12:04:46","date_gmt":"2012-04-17T10:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/neuropoolwp-com.beast-hosting.com\/2012\/04\/17\/urlaub-online-buchen-typische-fehler\/"},"modified":"2012-04-17T12:04:46","modified_gmt":"2012-04-17T10:04:46","slug":"urlaub-online-buchen-typische-fehler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neuropool.com\/en\/reports\/travelling\/urlaub-online-buchen-typische-fehler.html","title":{"rendered":"Booking a holiday online; typical mistakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4222\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neuropool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Online-buchen.jpg\" alt=\"Book a holiday online\" width=\"450\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.neuropool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Online-buchen.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.neuropool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Online-buchen-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Booking holidays online instead of through a travel agency is very convenient and allows consumers to fulfil their holiday wishes independently. Here are some tips for booking holidays online and avoiding typical mistakes.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Almost all hotel and travel websites on the Internet have comments about the service provided by users. The experience of these users should be utilised and read through. It is worth the effort to read the negative comments and weigh up the general impression.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisements for certain holiday regions and resorts should only be taken as a suggestion and you should not be tempted to book straight away without first reading other reports. Hotel offers are often talked up and entice you with unique offers. Here too, it is worth finding out more about a particular holiday resort and respecting the opinions of other readers.<\/p>\n<p>Before booking a holiday or a hotel, you should read up on your rights in case your holiday falls through. Only make a firm booking if you are offered a refund by a certain date in the event of cancellation.<\/p>\n<p>Before booking, find out exactly what service and facilities are offered for the price. Logically, cheap rooms are usually less attractive. This is fine for holidaymakers on a budget as long as they know what they are getting into beforehand. And there may be better offers for the same money on other websites.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the many advantages and freedoms of online booking, you should not completely disregard the opinion of an experienced travel agent. If you are unsure, it sometimes helps to speak directly to the travel agent. You can also enquire with the travel agent free of charge and without obligation and still book online with the new information.<\/p>\n<p>In completely unknown holiday destinations, a local travel guide can be more helpful than exploring on your own. If you would like to rely on the experience of a travel guide, you should enquire about current prices and reliable local tourist information before booking your holiday so that you are not taken advantage of.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most annoying mistakes when booking flight tickets online is to enter an incomplete or incorrect name. The name on the flight tickets must be identical to the travel document presented, otherwise there will be difficulties at check-in. <br \/>At the same time, you should make sure before you book that your passport or ID is still valid for long enough. Depending on the destination, a passport must be valid for at least six months after cancellation of the trip.<\/p>\n<p>You can include travel insurance with almost every online booking if you wish. Sometimes this can be useful, but you should weigh up beforehand whether the expense is worth it. For expensive holidays you should allow yourself the extra expense of travel insurance, for cheap short trips it is usually not worth it.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Booking holidays online instead of through a travel agency is very convenient and allows consumers to fulfil their holiday wishes independently. 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