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My solo trips are doomed

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idontthinkishouldgo · 11/11/2025 12:08

Partially posting as a whinge, but also tongue in cheek and a little upset.

I have two solo trips planned for next year.

firstly, one of them was affected by a hotel chain going under. Fine, I’ve found an Airbnb for that portion of the trip.

today, I’ve logged into my booking.com account to check the status of my other bookings and I’ve been locked out due to “suspicious activity”. Upon further investigation they’ve banned my account because I had four hotels reserved (2 per trip, each trip involves travelling from one location to another), and it is now showing me that 3/4 of the hotels have been cancelled.

I’ve reached out to each hotel to confirm with them direct whether the bookings stand or not but at this point I feel like all of my accommodation for both trips falling through is a sign that I shouldn’t be going. What do I do????

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WonderlandWasAllAHoax · 11/11/2025 12:59

idontthinkishouldgo · 11/11/2025 12:53

I’m a really big believer in it and it all feels like a sign m!

A sign not to use booking.com maybe, but you can’t honestly believe the universe is somehow telling you not to go? 🫣

idontthinkishouldgo · 11/11/2025 12:58

Well my card has been banned from them so I won’t be able to use them again.

thankfully when I logged in I thought to contact them. They weren’t going to tell me otherwise!

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Misla · 11/11/2025 12:57

I've been scammed on Booking dot com. I'll never use it again.

JudgeBread · 11/11/2025 12:57

Maybe it's a sign not to trust third party websites?

MySweetGeorgina · 11/11/2025 12:55

idontthinkishouldgo · 11/11/2025 12:43

I know it sounds stupid but it just feels like a sign I shouldn’t be going

It’s a sign to ditch booking.com 😁

idontthinkishouldgo · 11/11/2025 12:53

Talltreesbythelake · 11/11/2025 12:48

There is nothing out there to send signs, but there is a ton of human incompetence and now computer says no decision making. You have plans, find your resilience and make them a reality!

I’m a really big believer in it and it all feels like a sign m!

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Talltreesbythelake · 11/11/2025 12:48

There is nothing out there to send signs, but there is a ton of human incompetence and now computer says no decision making. You have plans, find your resilience and make them a reality!

idontthinkishouldgo · 11/11/2025 12:43

I know it sounds stupid but it just feels like a sign I shouldn’t be going

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idontthinkishouldgo · 11/11/2025 12:12

ItIsNotTheDog · 11/11/2025 12:10

Book with hotels direct

They all require payment up front and my plan was to save as long as possible and pay at the hotels.

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ItIsNotTheDog · 11/11/2025 12:10

Book with hotels direct

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