Is it safe to provide CVV number on booking.com

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It's as safe as providing the information to any e-commerce site and hotel. There is some risk of misuse, and you should be protected by the relevant laws and regulations in your country and the terms of your agreement with the bank governing credit card fraud. Booking.com is a very large and popular site, and plenty of people use it without incident.

If you're not comfortable with this, there are some alternatives you could consider:

  • Book with the hotel directly. This potentially reduces the number of entities with access to your card information. Many hotels (especially chains) will match or beat the pricing on sites like booking.com for direct bookings, since they'd rather not pay the commission to these sites. You can call the hotel if a comparable rate is not offered on their website.
  • Use a virtual credit card. Some banks have a feature to generate a temporary card number with a pre-set limit, to avoid exposing your real card. However, you'll likely have to give the hotel an actual credit card when you show up, so you'll need to be ok with that and ensure they're ok if you switch cards.
  • Use a credit card and not a debit card. There may be greater legal protections if there is fraudulent use, and your own money won't be missing while the fraud claim is investigated.

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