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Cookie Policy

Last updated: 22 May 2026

Operated by Sindibad Turizm Ticaret Anonim Şirketi (begintravel) · Cumhuriyet Mah. Halaskargazi Cad. Selamet Apartmanı No:93/9 Kat:5, Şişli / İstanbul, Türkiye · TÜRSAB No: 10028

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, which cookies begintravel.com uses, why we use them, and how you can control your cookie preferences. For more information about how we handle your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) by your web browser when you visit a website. Cookies allow the website to recognise your device, remember your preferences, and provide a consistent experience across visits. In addition to cookies, we may also use similar technologies such as localStorage, sessionStorage, and pixel tags, which operate in an analogous manner.

2. Categories of Cookies We Use

2.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function. Without them, services you have requested (such as completing a payment or maintaining a session) cannot be provided. They do not require your consent.

  • Session cookies — maintain your login state, your current booking session, and search parameters while you navigate the site. These expire when you close your browser.
  • CSRF protection cookies — protect form submissions from cross-site request forgery attacks.
  • Stripe payment cookies — Stripe, our payment processor, sets cookies that are strictly necessary to process your card payment securely and to detect and prevent fraudulent transactions. These cookies are set by Stripe's domain (stripe.com) and are subject to Stripe's Privacy Policy. Card details are entered directly on Stripe's secure form and are never transmitted to or stored by us.

2.2 Functional Cookies

Functional cookies remember choices you make to improve your experience. They are not strictly necessary but make the site more convenient.

  • Language and currency preferences — remember your selected display language and currency so you do not have to re-select them on every visit.
  • Recent searches — store your recent hotel search parameters to speed up repeat searches.
  • Theme preference — remember whether you have chosen light or dark mode.

2.3 Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website. The information collected is aggregated and anonymous; it does not identify individual users. We use this data to improve website performance and user experience.

  • Page-view and navigation analytics — track which pages are visited, how long users spend on each page, and the navigation paths taken through the site.
  • Error monitoring — capture JavaScript errors and performance issues to help our technical team diagnose and fix problems.

Analytics cookies are only set with your consent, which you may provide or withdraw via the cookie banner displayed when you first visit the site.

3. Stripe Payment Cookies

When you proceed to checkout, Stripe.com loads its payment interface within the page. Stripe sets its own cookies and uses local storage on your device to:

  • Authenticate the payment session and prevent replay attacks.
  • Detect suspicious activity and prevent payment fraud under Stripe's machine-learning fraud-detection systems (Stripe Radar).
  • Remember device trust signals to streamline future payments.

These Stripe cookies are strictly necessary for payment processing and cannot be disabled without preventing you from completing a purchase. For full details, refer to Stripe's Privacy Policy.

4. Consent

When you first visit begintravel.com, a cookie consent banner is displayed. By clicking "Accept all" you consent to the use of strictly necessary, functional, and analytics cookies. By clicking "Essential only", only strictly necessary cookies are set. You may change your preferences at any time using the button below.

5. How to Control Cookies in Your Browser

You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. The links below explain how to manage cookies in the most popular browsers:

Please note that disabling strictly necessary cookies will prevent essential site functions, including checkout, from working correctly.

6. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will reflect when the most recent changes were made. Continued use of the website after any update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy, subject to any renewed consent request where required by law.

7. Contact

For questions about our use of cookies:
E-mail: support@begintravel.com
Sindibad Turizm Ticaret Anonim Şirketi · Cumhuriyet Mah. Halaskargazi Cad. Selamet Apartmanı No:93/9 Kat:5, Şişli / İstanbul, Türkiye

These terms are provided as a professionally-drafted template and should be reviewed by qualified legal counsel before being relied upon in a commercial context.