NoshowJones Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 I was trying to book a hotel in the UK through Agoda but they only accept Visa debit or credit cards. Why can that be? I have three debit cards. all Mastercards. Anyone know why? Anyone else have this problem? No point in going to booking.com when you reply to them, the answer comes back saying that the email address does not exist. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upnotover Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 (edited) Strange. I booked a hotel on Agoda, in Thailand, yesterday and used a UK based MasterCard debit card. Edited April 12 by Upnotover 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AreYouGerman Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 AGODA only accepts credit card (Visa, Master Card, AMEX, JCB and Carte Bleue) and PayPal. https://www.agoda.com/info/how-do-i-pay-for-my-booking.html?cid=1844104 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post george Posted April 12 Popular Post Share Posted April 12 Agoda accepts both Credit and Debit cards 1 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PoorSucker Posted April 12 Popular Post Share Posted April 12 Maybe it is becase of your username...🤣 16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgealbert Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Try this and see if it helps “For online payments, you can pay with a debit card, credit card or via PayPal. Agoda accepts five payment processing networks: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, JCB and Carte Bleue.” https://trvlguides.com/articles/how-to-pay-on-agoda-card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fugitive Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 1 hour ago, Upnotover said: Strange. I booked a hotel on Agoda, in Thailand, yesterday and used a UK based MasterCard debit card. Same with me. Accepted U.K. debit card Mastercard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 1 hour ago, Upnotover said: Strange. I booked a hotel on Agoda, in Thailand, yesterday and used a UK based MasterCard debit card. When I try to put my UK Mastercard no in it just says put in Visa. It wont accept anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 1 hour ago, george said: Agoda accepts both Credit and Debit cards Thanks George but I can assure you it only accepts Visa. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chivas Posted April 12 Popular Post Share Posted April 12 (edited) 1 hour ago, NoshowJones said: Thanks George but I can assure you it only accepts Visa. I've just done a dummy transaction up to the point of paying and its allowing the input of the same Mastercard that I've used previously Edited April 12 by Chivas 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bill97 Posted April 12 Popular Post Share Posted April 12 2 hours ago, NoshowJones said: Thanks George but I can assure you it only accepts Visa. Oh bs, I just booked with my master card. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gottfrid Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 5 hours ago, NoshowJones said: I was trying to book a hotel in the UK through Agoda but they only accept Visa debit or credit cards. Why can that be? I have three debit cards. all Mastercards. Anyone know why? Anyone else have this problem? No point in going to booking.com when you reply to them, the answer comes back saying that the email address does not exist. No, not a clue, I have been doing it for years with no problem. Maybe it's personal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JayClay Posted April 12 Popular Post Share Posted April 12 Are you sure that you're definitely using the official Agoda website and not some scammy replica that is just trying to farm your card details? 1 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rwill Posted April 12 Popular Post Share Posted April 12 A lot of Thai bank debit cards are blocked for international payments by default nowadays. You have to go into the bank app and change it. Could that be the problem? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimewoodworker Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 11 hours ago, NoshowJones said: Thanks George but I can assure you it only accepts Visa. I only have U.K. master cards, I use Agoda. My cards are accepted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Don't feed the troll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 1 hour ago, JayClay said: Are you sure that you're definitely using the official Agoda website and not some scammy replica that is just trying to farm your card details? Yes I am sure as I finally got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerandDog Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 (edited) 13 hours ago, NoshowJones said: Thanks George but I can assure you it only accepts Visa. Edited April 13 by TigerandDog deleted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 13 hours ago, The Fugitive said: Same with me. Accepted U.K. debit card Mastercard. I wrote a long answer to you and it just disappeared of my screen. Sorry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Forever Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 I had a similar problem a coupla months back when booking domestic flights with my MasterCard debit card. When it came to payment I got "We were unable to process payment". I asked my granddaughter in UK to make the same booking with her credit card and it sailed through. Recently I booked further domestic flights with my MasterCard debit card on the same booking site. This time it was successful. The site begins with O and ends in o. Whatever the glitch was it seems to be fixed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimn Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 17 hours ago, NoshowJones said: I was trying to book a hotel in the UK through Agoda but they only accept Visa debit or credit cards. Why can that be? I have three debit cards. all Mastercards. Anyone know why? Anyone else have this problem? No point in going to booking.com when you reply to them, the answer comes back saying that the email address does not exist. You are obviously doing something wrong. Alternatively they are worried you won't show up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacessit Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Visa is more popular than Mastercard, market share is 48% vs 36%. Acceptance also varies by country. In the UK, Mastercard comes in third behind Visa and PayPal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 1 hour ago, jimn said: You are obviously doing something wrong. Alternatively they are worried you won't show up. I changed it over to Booking.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill97 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 9 minutes ago, NoshowJones said: I changed it over to Booking.com Oh good they are the best at ripping you off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satcommlee Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 I also used mastercard recently on agoda, maybe it was a card network issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldestswinger Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 5 hours ago, NoshowJones said: I changed it over to Booking.com Which, of course, is the parent company of Agoda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 On 4/12/2024 at 5:14 PM, george said: Agoda accepts both Credit and Debit cards But can you book a hotel in the UK using a Thai credit/debit card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 2 minutes ago, billd766 said: But can you book a hotel in the UK using a Thai credit/debit card? Yes, you can. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 54 minutes ago, george said: Yes, you can. Thank you. I haven't been to the UK in 20 years, I dumped all my UK bank accounts and credit/debit cards years ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 On 4/12/2024 at 6:34 PM, NoshowJones said: Thanks George but I can assure you it only accepts Visa. I have just found out that it is the hotel who only accepts Visa. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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