Why “Booking” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
The title should be: why is booking one online so hard? From my experience travelling in Japan, online booking is a mess. But every time, the solution was simply to go to the st…
by GuB-42 · Nov 1, 2026
They actually lost thrice - in 2017 TFL pulled their PHV licence because Uber London Limited wasn't considered to be a 'fit and proper person', Uber thought they could brazen it…
by multjoy · Nov 1, 2026
Except when the "meter is broken" or they take the scenic route. My grandmother with dementia routinely got charged double or triple the expected rate for trips to medical appoi…
by pseudo0 · Nov 1, 2026
Norwegian cruise line had a similar thing recently with emails going out with actual booking information. Basically identical to the frontier scam emails. I wonder if there’s so…
by dawnerd · Nov 1, 2026
Various users are reporting scam emails with full booking details. Stay safe guys.
by 999900000999 · Nov 1, 2026
> non-Japanese IP returns a 403 This year Japanese suffered a massive PII leak of 300 million records in total (= 2x the population, 10x compared to last year). Unsurprisingly,…
by usagisushi · Nov 1, 2026
Interest
Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "booking" over time.
Mentions
Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "booking" over time.
Booking may refer to:Making an appointment for a meeting or gathering, as part of event planning/scheduling The intake or admission process into a prison or psychiatric facility Booking (manhwa), a Korean comics anthology magazine published by Haksan Booking, the laying out of the plot before a professional wrestling match An accounting system a.k.a. double-entry bookkeeping system Booking (clubbing), the practise of forced socialisation in South Korean clubs Booking Holdings, American company Booking.com, a website for arranging hotel reservations Booking, scheduling services performed by a talent agent In professional sports, the noting of a player's name in a referee's book, the player having been shown a penalty card Read more on Wikipedia