You don't know how many times I hear from potential clients that have never taken a "REAL" vacation before that they think using a travel advisor is going to cost them more money so they want to search the internet day and night because they are going to cut out the middle man and SAVE THEMSELVES a FORTUNE, only to end up getting scammed by unscrupulous travel companies that will tell or show them what they hoped to see. Dirt cheap prices for 5 star accommodations in desirable locations. Yesssssss, score. I knew that travel advisor was over pricing me. Until they come crawling back with their tail between their legs, pockets emptied and not enough money left in their
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Don’t Get Scammed By Fake Travel Websites
Everyone is trying to squeeze in that last summer, vacation getaway but make sure you take extra care when trying to book your flights online. There are some unscrupulous people out there that are looking for your inattentiveness to take your money. This is when it pays to have a standard travel agent that you can trust and that you do business with regularly, the same way you take your taxes to the same person every year or visit the same doctor for common ailments. That travel agent will value your repeat business and always provide you the best level of service and insure that your travel plans are always suited to your liking. Some of these so called
SCAM ALERT FOR TRAVELERS
SCAM ALERT FOR TRAVEL ENTHUSIASTS
This is one of the smartest scams I have heard about. You arrive at your hotel and check in at the front desk. Typically when checking in, you give the front desk your credit card (for any charges to your room) and they don’t retain the card. You go to your room and settle in. All is good. The hotel receives a call and the caller asks for (as an example) room 620 – which happens to be your room.
The phone rings in your room. You answer and the person on the other end says the following: ‘This is the front desk. When checking in, we came across a problem with your charge card information. Please re-read