AIRFARES. You’ve already seen reports about the five rounds of airfare hikes the big lines announced just since the first of the year. Most final increases were a bit less than originally announced, because some of the big low-fare lines didn’t go along with the full amounts. But the fact is that fares this summer are likely to be a lot higher than they were last summer. Read Article
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I was stressed, rushing to make last-minute lodging arrangements for a three-stop writing trip to Europe, when it appeared on Craigslist: the perfect apartment for my first stop in London. A tiny studio in Notting Hill for just £45, or $73, a night. Read Article
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The cruise lines lead us to believe that if we buy travel insurance from them that we are covered in case we need to cancel our vacation. We believe we will get our money back. The message is clear: Buying travel insurance is a good idea and we can easily add that on to our [...]
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The 50 Egyptian pound note/50 piastre note trick is the standard scam in Egypt, not just in Aswan and not just with souq sellers. In Aswan and Luxor it is rife. With years of Egyptology experience, even I was trumped at a shop in a luxury hotel in Cairo. Well aware that the 50 pound [...]
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A group of people from the Federal District and the State of Mexico, were arrested by investigating officers, once it was found that a substantial committed fraud against dozens of people Nayarity, who offered non existent vacation packages. The group also offered a bribe to officials not to investigate the case. Read Article
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The Tuk-Tuk Scam is an oldie designed to trick tourists into thinking they are being taken on a worthy tourist route when actually they’re driven to gem markets and tailors and pressured into making expensive purchases. Source: nzherald.co.nz
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If you need roadside assistance after an accident or a breakdown, the tow truck, ambulance or fire department that responds could stick you with a big bill — one that your car insurance might not cover. Read Article
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Travels struggling to get home by train for the Spring Festival are being targeted by con artists claiming to be railway staff with a stash of tickets for sale. To reassure wary members of the public, the online adverts say that payment can be made on receipt of tickets. But city railway police warn that [...]
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Canadians are being warned about an auto-dialing scam that claims to offer rewards from Air Canada, Air Transat, Air Miles and other travel companies, but is apparently just trying to pry loose people’s credit card details. “We got a lot of calls about it last month, then it died down about three weeks ago, but [...]
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