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Booking.com · Booking.com Terms and Conditions · View original document ↗

Cross-border and alternative drop-off must be pre-arranged

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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.

Excerpt from Booking.com's Terms and Conditions

Provision details

Document information
Document
Booking.com Terms and Conditions
Entity
Booking.com
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
April 1, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-005085, captured July 19, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-076693
Document ID
CA-D-000237
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-005085)
7681dcea7076649581fc9fe61008f0afc91aa76bb835077c4463e1674f4c59c2
Analysis generated
May 12, 2026 13:06 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-005085 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Booking.com
Document: Booking.com Terms and Conditions
Record ID: CA-P-076693
Version: CA-V-005085
Captured: 2026-07-19 21:23:26 UTC
SHA-256: 7681dcea70766495…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/bookingcom/bookingcom-terms-and-conditions/provision/CA-P-076693/cross-border-and-alternative-drop-off-must-be-pre-arranged/
Accessed: Oct. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Booking.com's Cross-border and alternative drop-off must be pre-arranged clause do?

The clause states: “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.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 297 platforms. See the full comparison.

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