There are several scenarios you can make use of temporary bookings:
To Avoid risking your money : when applying for a visa, there is always a risk of rejection either because of insufficient information, acts of god such as pandemic like COVID or your travel plan being cancelled. In such situations using a flight itinerary & temporary hotel bookings will hedge you from the risk of losing all your money. Few $$ vs 1000s of $$$$.
Inflexible Travel Plan: Europe is one of the best continents to backpack, if you wish you can have your lunch breakfast and dinner in different countries with the same day. But the barbaric visa laws require to lay out your entire travel plan for each day including your train tickets and plans. In such a situation it makes sense to pick just 5 cities across Europe for visa purpose and once you get your visa you are free since there are no checks once you enter the Schengen Zone.
No Appointment Available: Another issue is Schengen has limited visa appointments. Countries such as France, Italy Switzerland are always full and if you want an appointment it will be very difficult, In such cases you can provide a travel plan with flight itineraries and temporary hotel bookings and apply with Either Germany or Iceland and once your visa is approved you can stick back to your normal plan. We can help you get a Schengen visa appointment
Proof of Financial sustenance : If you book all the flight & hotel before your get your visa, you will be out of cash and for Schengen visa and UK visa you need to submit proof of financial ability and it is around EUR 100 per everyday of stay to get your visa approved . If you make all the bookings, you will be short of cash and your bank statements will show it. Although you can travel most of Europe around 30 EUR a day.
We recommend making an actual hotel booking for the first 3 to 4 days and then using temporary booking or Reservation for other days. You can book as you go.
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