Can hotels sue international travellers?

We booked for a hotel in the Netherlands. The agreed amount was to be paid on the spot. Unfortunately, we didn't get a visa, so we never had a chance to go to the Netherlands and to stay at the hotel. Also, we didn't cancel the hotel booking.

Now the hotel is sending us emails, demanding we pay the full amount and threatening to sue us. Please guide.

Best Answer

Can they? Yes, probably. Will they? No

Although you should have cancelled in time but one single room booking is not going to be enough for them to take the claim to a court for an international tourist who never got a permission to come to their country in the first place.

Since you agreed to pay in cash, there is no hold on your credit/debit card. At this point this is more of an ethical concern than a financial one.

No lawsuit is headed your way. Ignore the communication.