Booking.com Hotel Scraper V2

A Python script to scrapes accomandation information from Booking.com search results using Selenium and BeautifulSoup. Usefull to create bulk email-lists (see repo; Email_Scraper)

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• Selenium
• BeautifulSoup4
• pandas
• colorama
• webdriver-manager

Installation

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/booking-hotel-scraper.git
   cd booking-hotel-scraper

2. Install the required packages:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

1. Start the script:

   python booking_scraper.py

2. Follow the on-screen instructions:

   • Enter the Booking.com search results URL when prompted.
   • Enter the maximum number of hotels to scrape.

3. The script will:

   • Open the provided URL in a Chrome browser using Selenium.
   • Scroll down the page to load all hotel results.
   • Scrape hotel names and other details.
   • Handle retries and cooldowns for loading more results.
   • Save the scraped data to an Excel file named hotels.xlsx.

Notes

• Ensure that the Booking.com URL provided returns a list of hotel search results.
• The script will handle scrolling and loading more results automatically.
• The script includes retry and cooldown mechanisms to handle potential scraping issues.

Warning

• Use this project ethically and legally.
• Respect the website's terms of service.
• Excessive scraping can lead to your IP being blocked by the website.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.