They do (afaik about 10-15%), and I'm totally in favour of albergues charging a bit more on booking.com than they to for direct bookings (which quite a few do). If I want the convenience of a guaranteed booking, I'm happy to pay a small extra...
Yes to all of this! There is no way to pay via WhatsApp, it's a messenger service, not a booking or payment site. I'm happy to pay in advance if someone sends me a Paypal link.
That said, I have never been asked to send any kind of payment/bank...
Any secure booking portal, with https.
An encrypted payment link, which will also direct you to a webpage using https.
I am sympathetic to the needs of hotel owners needing to secure bookings, but when they ask for credit card details over...
I have given extensive and passionate replies to this topic a number of times. Here is the short version:
Never send sensitive information via WhatsApp.
It is not about encryption, that only prevents it from being intercepted between you and...
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