August 12, 2025 at 6:47 am

Travellers Booked A Hotel Online For Their Trip Abroad, But What They Found When They Got There Was Literally Nothing

by Ben Auxier

A hotel construction site in Croatia

TikTok/lucytaittt

Every once in a while I’ll pass by a storefront advertising itself as a travel agency and I’ll think “oh wow, do those still exist?”

It wasn’t too long ago when traveling was full of unknowns, and having someone to guide you through what to expect and where to book was kind of a necessity.

Now, of course, everything’s online. It’s easy enough to just browse around for yourself and make some choices.

That is, if you can trust the sites you’re looking at.

Check out this video from TikTok user @lucytaittt:

A hotel construction site in Croatia

TikTok/lucytaittt

“When your hotel hasn’t actually been built yet…” reads the caption.

A hotel construction site in Croatia

TikTok/lucytaittt

“Thank u booking.com xx.”

A hotel construction site in Croatia

TikTok/lucytaittt

The video description clarifies that they’re in Croatia. Not sure how far from home that is for them – it would be a 14 hour flight for me.

@lucytaittt

uber said road finished #split #croatia

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Talk about a panoramic view.

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“Look, you’re not gonna believe this…”

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Come on now, do your part.

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Another comment says there was a booking.com ad right underneath the post.

Apparently the algorithm doesn’t understand sarcasm yet.

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