Generally-speaking, we use 1st and 3rd-party session and persistent cookies. The cookies set by us are called "1st party cookies’ and the cookies set by our third-party partners and service providers are called ‘3rd party cookies.’
Session cookies are temporary cookies that remain on your device until you close your web browser. Many session cookies are essential to make our Websites and Apps work correctly, as they enable you to move around our Websites and Apps and use our features.
Persistent cookies remain on your device for much longer or until you manually delete it (how long the cookie remains on your device will depend on the duration or "lifetime" of the specific cookie and your browser settings). Persistent cookies help us recognize you as an existing user of our Websites and Apps, so it’s easier and convenient to return to our Websites and Apps or interact with our Services without signing in again. In addition, persistent cookies also help us recognize you when you view a resource belonging to our Websites or Apps from another website or apps (such as an advertisement) and help us record information about your web browsing habits during the lifetime of the persistent cookie.
1st and 3rd-party session and persistent cookies can be categorized further based on their particular function. Please see below for the categories of cookies that we use (which may originate from a 1st-party or 3rd-party domain), along with a description of their purposes:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary for our Websites and Apps to function properly and ensure our Services accessible to you (e.g., log-in functionality, load balancing, navigation, filling in forms).
Performance and Functional Cookies
Performance cookies allow us insight into metrics such as visit count, most to least popular pages, and traffic sources so we can optimize the performance of our Websites and Apps. Functional cookies enable our Websites and Apps to provide enhanced features or settings based on your previous visits and selections, such as language preferences, remembering log-in details, and other conveniences.
Advertising Cookies
These cookies help ensure that we only show you relevant advertisements on our Websites, Apps, and on other sites. Essentially, these cookies help us create, and analyze the effectiveness of, our marketing campaigns, limit the number of times you see an advertisement, and track whether the advertisements have been properly displayed.
Analytics and Personalization Cookies
Analytics and personalization cookies allow us to analyze how you access and use our Websites and Apps in order to make our Services more useful and relevant to you. For example, we collect information concerning your booking or purchase history and other details, such as previous searches, to help provide more relevant travel options and deals for you based on the type of traveler you are.
Social Media Cookies
These cookies are used to allow you to share or like our pages and content through third-party social media websites.