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5 Online Travel Scams & How To Avoid Them [Infographic]

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5 Online Travel Scams & How To Avoid Them

For as long as the internet has existed, scammers have been trying to unlawfully take money from unsuspecting users.

Online scams exist in pretty much every industry. So, whether you’re wanting to buy clothing, a car or even booking a holiday, there’s probably a scam loitering in the background.

Everyone will have heard of some of the big online scams in recent years, even if it is hard to believe their success. The Nigerian Prince email scam is almost certainly one of the best documented.

In fact, Yahoo has put together an interesting list of these scams which you can read by clicking here.

Travel Scams

The entire process of booking a holiday has changed dramatically in recent years. Only a few years ago, the majority of us would head down to the local high street and speak to the travel agent.

Now things couldn’t be more different. A trip around the world is simply just a few clicks away and the options we have available are much broader.

Take a look at this interesting article from the Express which suggests the high street travel agent will have totally disappeared in the next five years.

Unfortunately, the ever-expanding nature of the online holiday market means that it makes it slightly harder for casual users to realize the difference between reliable and respected sites and untrustworthy ones.

It is for this reason that it was recently reported on the Mail Online that between 2014 and 2015, British tourists were scared out of £12 million alone.

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The question is, what should you be on the look for to ensure that you don’t get stung by scammers?

Well, citybaseapartments.com has now put together a helpful infographic with all the information you need to stay scam free when operating online.

It’s called ‘5 Online Travel Scams & How To Avoid Them‘ and you can take a look below.

5 Online Travel Scams & How To Avoid Them – An infographic by the team at Citybase Apartments

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8 Travel Scams Happening Right Now in Europe and How to Avoid Them

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8 Travel Scams Happening Right Now in Europe and How to Avoid Them

Falling victim to a scam is something we want to try and avoid in life, but when we’re on our holidays we sometimes tend to be more relaxed and naïve to the local’s way of life. Researching the laws and culture before you venture out is really important, and could potentially stop you from falling victim to many of Europe’s tourism scams.

Being in ‘holiday’ mode is an exciting adventurous feeling often leading us to believe we’re invincible to danger, and not taking into consideration the risk and dangers still surrounding us. In more than enough cases we’ve all seen an intoxicated tourist in an unfit state, wondering down the strip alone – some laugh and others stare, but more freighting is organised scam artists are probably watching their every stumble.

One of the 8 common scams in Europe put together courtesy of AIG ,is the extortionate bill scam and it can start as early as you step of the plane, to adventuring out in search of nightlife entertainment. A few drinks later you look at your bill to see an extortionate surcharge and by the time you know it, your being marched to the cash machine and threatened.

Don’t be put off by these scams, just be wise and use your common sense, you may feel like you’re in paradise but the dark side is just metres away.  Stick to the main bars, but if you want somewhere more local and relaxed check out the reviews, if it doesn’t feel right don’t go in.

Apart from this example there are many other common scams happening right now, from highway pirates to fake taxi drivers. Enjoy your travels but be pre-cautious, take a look at the infographic below and wise up in time for your adventure.

 

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