How to confirm your Airbnb reservation for a visa. How to make an air ticket reservation for a visa without prepayment or with minimal losses How to make a fictitious ticket reservation

Everyone has already heard, and some themselves have faced the problem of bankruptcies of tour operators and intermediaries who previously offered organized tourism and hotel bookings. Therefore, it is best to prepare for your trip book a hotel yourself to avoid unnecessary risks.
This article is for those travelers who first are going to book a hotel on their own on the Booking com website.

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Instructions on how to book a hotel on your own.

You can honestly book all hotels and make an advance payment, or you can book through the website booking.com. In some cases, after booking (without payment), a booking confirmation letter is sent to your address. This letter may well serve as confirmation at the consulate or embassy of the country for which you are receiving a visa. Please read the booking conditions carefully before making your booking. Not all options are equally chocolatey!

1. Register on booking.com

2. Select the hotel you need from the database (by city name or hotel name)

3. Read reviews about the hotel first, and then you can book.

Do not choose a hotel at random or based on photographs. Be sure to find out the opinions of travelers!

Choose hotels that say Free cancellation

Guest's first and last name: In this column, separated by commas, write all the guests who will live in the room.

Please note until what date you have free cancellation

Let's look at frequently asked questions on the website about booking on Booking.com

1). How to correct data in your booking on Booking

4). Question: Please tell me about blocking funds on the card after booking a hotel. What amount is blocked? Is it possible to book several hotels at once?
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5).Question: Please explain if I book accommodation with the condition of free cancellation. Will I have to pay for the booking and will I get a refund after cancellation? Or is payment due after check-in?
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8). Question: We want to book an apartment in Spain, the apartment owners ask for a credit card number and its expiration date, how safe is it to provide such information? And why do they need this?
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9). Question: We have collected documents for the Spanish Schengen, what documents should we include when traveling by car besides the registration certificate, right? Do you need a travel itinerary? Have you booked a hotel in Spain? Is it necessary to include a reservation along the route?
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Airbnb bookings are visa compatible in most countries (including the Schengen area). To confirm your reservation, print your trip plan from the website. How to do this and how to fit other people there, I will tell you in this article.

When traveling, we prefer to live in an apartment than in a hotel. I'm glad to have a kitchen. Yes, you have to cook yourself, but saving on food still overcomes laziness.

We usually book apartments through the AirBnB website, less often Booking.com. We’ve traveled to Europe like this several times already, there were no problems with visas either in the Schengen zone or in the UK.

How to book accommodation on AirBnB

Is airbnb visa eligible?

Suitable for Schengen and other visas too.

We book, print the confirmation and attach it to the visa application.

The main thing is that the printout contains the address of residence, telephone number and a record that it was you who booked this place for certain dates.

If you are not traveling alone, it is better that you have the names of everyone living there (who is traveling with you). I’ll show you how to add them below.

How to add a person to your AirBnB receipt

Go to Trip Plan.

You can reach this page by clicking the Trips button in the main menu. Each booking has a View trip plan button.

At the top there is a Manage Guests button. Click and add your travel companions to your trip plan. The system allows you to add as many people as you have requested a reservation for.

Here I already have a wife added. For one thing, I highlighted the Print button. This is exactly what you need to confirm your reservation.

A second name will appear in the plan. On the receipt too. Now those who apply for a visa will see that you are traveling together and your accommodation has already been booked.

How to Print AirBnB Confirmation for Visa

It's simple.

This is what an AirBnB booking confirmation looks like. This piece of paper will come out of the printer. She needs to be taken to the visa center. Please note that the listing shows both travelers: me and my wife.

In AirBnB, log into your account. At the top of the Menu, click Trips, then View Trips.

Then on the right click on the pink Trip Plan button. Each booked accommodation has its own. Illustration above.

Hello! Today I’ll tell you how to book a plane ticket without paying. When might this be needed?

— For example, to obtain a visa. In the list of documents for Schengen countries there is an item: air tickets. When we applied for a visa to China in Hanoi, we also booked air tickets without payment.

Enter the place of departure and destination. Just for example, we are flying from our native Omsk to Bangkok, there on February 28, back on March 14. Click "Find".

2. A list of all available options is shown. Don't look at the price, you won't have to pay anything anyway. It is important to choose a reputable airline; they usually give you the opportunity to defer payment for a certain period of time. It could be Emirates, Etihad, Korean Air, or you can google the airline you need.

3. We select the desired flight and then go to the ordering page. You must enter your email, first name, last name, date of birth, document number, citizenship and passport expiration date. Leave your phone number below and put a little cap in the “I agree” column.

4. It is suggested to take out insurance, it is not needed, uncheck the box and click “Place an order”.

5 . Ready! We now have a six-digit reservation code (PNR) at our disposal. In total, we have a little more than 3 days. There is no need to pay anything!

6. We go to the website and enter the six-digit PNR code and last name into the fields. As you can see, the reservation has been confirmed, which is written in green.

7 . Click on the “Print” button, and a page will appear on which the inscription “Confirmed” proudly displays. Feel free to print it out and take it to the consulate if required.

8 . In addition, a reminder is also sent by email. It is indicated that the airline may unilaterally shorten the payment period for the order. Therefore, I recommend making an unpaid air ticket reservation as early as possible, and not on the eve of going to the consulate, for example.

The reservation will then be canceled automatically, or you can cancel it manually. Thus, you don’t even show your bank card details, while you still have an unpaid reservation in your hands - beauty!

A little more about how this whole system works. The fact is that all bookings go through global distribution systems. The main ones are Amadeus, Galileo, Saber. All airline cashiers must know them like the back of their hand. The Agent.ru website works through Amadeus.

— used to check reservations in the Amadeus system.
— to check reservations in the Galileo system.
— to check reservations in the Saber system.

What to do if the reservation does not go through?

• If your reservation is not detected through checkmytrip, then try to find your reservation through the other two sites.
• It happens that the system is simply stupid or has crashed, in which case you will have to repeat everything again.
• I read that some people receive a 5-digit code, not a 6-digit code. In this case, it is recommended to go to the website of the airline whose tickets you booked and check your reservation there.
• Ours was simply canceled the next day, although it was indicated, as in the example, about 3 days. Try again, or choose a different airline when booking.

For us, this method, together with an unpaid hotel reservation from booking, worked quite well in (Vietnam) - they gave us a visa, though only for two weeks, although the reservations were for a month. This once again suggests that no one can give a 100% guarantee of success. After all, ultimately the visa is issued by the consul, and this is a living person.

For Schengen, the reservation must be kept for at least 7 days, so it is more likely that when checked at the consulate, your tickets will be lost in the reservation systems.

Good luck with your visits to consulates and memorable travels, friends!

To book an air ticket without paying, I use the website agent.ru. Most airlines require immediate payment, but there are also those who are willing to hold an unpaid reservation for up to 10 days.

• Qatar - up to 10 days
• Aeroflot - up to 2 days
• Turkish Airlines – up to 10 days
• KLM - up to 24 hours
• UIA - up to 10 days
• AlItalia - up to 24 hours
• AirBaltic – up to 3 days
• SAS - up to 2 days
• AirBerlin - up to 4 days
• AirFrance - up to 4 days
• Lufthansa - up to 10 days
• EuropeAir – up to 7 days

This list indicates that the reservation is valid UNTIL a certain number of days. Therefore, after you have booked your ticket, pay attention to the counter, more about it a little further...

UPD from October 19, 2018

Previously, I always made a reservation without payment on the agent.ru website. I like this method, so I shared it with you. But lately you’ve been writing to me that Agent.ru no longer shows the booking code for unpaid tickets. What are the alternatives?

• The website euroavia.ru offers for 300 rubles. book a ticket for a visa without paying. They claim that they will hold your reservation for 7 days, but I have read not very good reviews about them on the forums. They say they are scammers, they take the money and immediately cancel the ticket. I’m just telling you about the methods that exist, but I’m not ready to vouch for them. Whether you book tickets this way or not is your decision!

• Some airlines allow you to keep your reservation without paying for up to 10 days. For example, Qatar, Turkish Airlines and others. After you have entered the passenger data and proceeded to payment, you can check the “Pay later” box.

Such a ticket can be printed for the embassy or border crossing, but I don’t know exactly how long the reservation will be valid. If it is the active reservation that is important, and not the presence of an unpaid ticket form, then I recommend writing directly to the airline and asking how long they are willing to wait.

• Some tour. agencies can make reservations without payment. Call several agencies in your city and find out what they did.

How to book a ticket without paying

We go to the website agent.ru and select the country/city and date we need. For example, we fly to Amsterdam on November 8 and return on November 17.

We select the desired airline, in my case it is AirFrance. Don't pay attention to the price, as you won't be buying tickets.

Fill in the required data. In order to book a ticket without payment, you must first register on the website.

After you have entered your data and clicked the “Proceed to payment” button, a reservation code will appear on the screen, and at the very bottom of the page a counter that notifies you about the expiration date of the reservation.

How to print an air ticket without paying

You can find and print your reservation on one of the following sites:

• checkmytrip
• viewtrip
• virtuallythere
• myairlines

Over the past few months, I have received a record number of emails asking for help printing a booking from checkmytrip. For many, the interface was incomprehensible, so I added photos with step-by-step instructions to the article.

I can't find my reservation, what should I do?

• You have a 5-digit reservation number, and the above sites find reservations only using a 6-digit code. In this case, we need to go directly to the carrier’s website and check our reservation there.
• The reservation has expired. Pay attention to the counter!
• The program sometimes crashes, very rarely, but it happens. If your reservation is nowhere to be found, most likely the order did not go through and the procedure must be repeated.
• In the comments, several people said that they made a reservation with an airline that holds tickets without payment for up to 10 days, but agent.ru canceled them the next day. In this case, you need to write to agent.ru support and clarify the reasons for the cancellation.

Booking air tickets for a visa

If you are booking tickets to obtain Schengen, you will need a reservation that lasts for at least 7 days, or even 10 ideally. Tickets must be valid for as long as possible while your documents are being processed. This article contains only my experience and the experience of other travelers, which was successful (read the comments to the article!). But you should understand that I cannot give you a 100% guarantee, each case is unique. When booking a ticket without paying for a visa, the responsibility lies solely with you.

This is interesting

Planning a trip is a responsible task. You need to think through everything to the smallest detail so as not to run into various troubles. Booking tickets is one of the stages of this planning. Many people are interested in whether it is possible to book air tickets and pay for them later. After all, such documents are often needed to obtain a visa, but there is no guarantee that it will be issued. It may be necessary to mark the journey.

Booking on the airline website

This is quite easy to do. You need to go to the official website of the air carrier, select the required item from the menu, and book a plane ticket without payment. It can be done later. Many airlines make concessions to their customers. They offer to make a reservation and pay for it either on the website or directly at the airport.

An example of making a reservation for Turkish Airlines

Important! Each air carrier has specific reservation validity periods.

So, the less time left before departure, the shorter the validity period of the reservation. Tourists need to remember that the airline has the right to unilaterally terminate the reservation. In this case, the passenger will be notified via email or contact phone number. That is why when booking you must provide real information about yourself. It will not be superfluous to first study the terms of deferred payment that are established by the carrier. Some airlines charge fines and penalties if a customer refuses to pay for booked tickets.

Reservation validity periods for different air operators

Booking on the website of ticket agencies

This method is also considered common among tourists. It allows you to book a plane ticket without paying in companies that do not provide such a service. The cost of booking depends on the agency's pricing policy.

Search for an air ticket on agent.ru

Important! It is worth considering that the client will be given a little time to pay for the reservation. As a rule, less than a day. Therefore, this option is not suitable for booking air tickets for visa purposes.

Some agencies offer to pay for your reservation within 72 hours. This period directly depends on the departure date. For example, if the trip is planned in a few months.

How to book a ticket? To do this you need to perform a few simple steps:

After this, the client will have a six-digit code that can be used when paying for the reservation or to print a document.

How to print an air ticket without paying

For this you will need a PNR code. It consists of six digits. It is entered in a special field of the selected Internet service. After the information about the air ticket is displayed on the screen, you must click on the “Print” button. On the websites of some companies it may be called differently. The air ticket is printed. Opposite it will be the status “Confirmed”.

Printing a ticket without payment

In some cases, it is possible to send a document by email. It can be printed in a convenient place. An electronic ticket is not suitable for processing any documents.

I can't find my reservation, what should I do?

It is worth considering that to book air tickets, you register through certain global distribution systems. A few of them: Saber, Amadeus, Galileo. They are used to check booking documents. If a reservation is not identified on one service, it can be checked on another.

Note. In some services, to determine a reservation, you need to enter a five-digit air ticket code, rather than a six-digit one.

In addition to these services, the client can go to the website of the airline with which the ticket was booked. On its pages you can find information about the status of your reservation by air ticket number. If you can’t access the air carrier’s Internet resource, you can call the hotline and ask questions. It happens that a reservation is canceled by the company before the deadline. Therefore, before booking a document, it is better to find out all the rules of the airline.

Booking air tickets for a visa

To obtain the coveted visa, the consulate must provide confirmation of booking air tickets in both directions. This is not always convenient. And in the absence of such confirmation, a visa may be refused.

Important! Consular officials may require that your airfare reservation be maintained throughout the document review process.

In this case, the tourist will have to buy a ticket and then return it back. If you do this in a short time, you can get by with minimal losses. In addition, you can book tickets for a visa without paying for a day. To do this, you need to select one of the payment methods:

• via bank transfer;
• choose payment in the office.

This time should be enough to print the documents and submit them to the consulate. In some cases, the validity of the reservation can reach 10 days. This time will definitely be enough for the consulate staff to check all the documents. It is worth considering that a long reservation is not guaranteed by any of the air carriers. They have the right to cancel it unilaterally if there are people willing to purchase a ticket for the flight. Some airlines offer a paid booking service. This option will be the most reliable in the case of processing documents for traveling abroad. Such a reservation cannot be noted without the client’s consent.

Watch the video on how to book flights without paying for a visa