Do I have to use a credit card to book a foreign hotel?

Visa or MasterCard international credit card is definitely needed. Last year, my husband and I went to Spain and France, and all the hotels were booked online. The key is to see how the website you choose is!

Some of our air tickets and hotels were booked on the website of air berlin. I feel relieved about this website, because my round-trip air tickets to Hamburg are all from air berlin, and the hotels in Mallorca, Spain are booked on other websites. Later, our itinerary was changed. I also informed the hotel by email and changed it on the scheduled website. Unexpectedly, the cancelled hotel still deducted money from the credit card and charged my reservation fee before. There was no refund after cancellation, which caused me to lose 50 euros. I'm depressed. Later, when I contacted the hotel, they admitted that they had made a mistake and would refund the money to my credit card as soon as possible. However, when I emailed them again, they didn't reply and the money was not received. I also had a quarrel with the issuing bank of the credit card, and I always felt that it was unsafe to use the card. Why didn't you inform me before deducting the money? Later, I really wanted to cancel the credit card, but there was still a glimmer of hope to receive the refund, hehe!

So you have to choose a good website to book. Generally speaking, the room I booked on the official website is free of charge, but the hotel will only charge the room fee when you check in on the day you book it.

I don't know where you want to book a hotel. I'll tell you the website of air berlin mentioned above. I wonder if I can help you.