The Association of Southern African Travel Agents has warned holidaymakers to be aware of travel scams during the festive season.
Asata has warned South Africans to be wary of travel scams as the festive season kicks off.The Association of Southern African Travel Agents has warned holidaymakers to be aware of travel scams during the festive season.
The body said it is regularly contacted by consumers whose holiday plans have gone awry because they booked a holiday package that was “too good to be true”, they were scammed or defrauded by a travel provider. “Travel scammers work around the clock and often tend to find you first, typically revealing themselves around the main holiday seasons. Always trust your intuition, and when in doubt consult an Asata travel agent.”If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Alarm bells should sound if your holiday is a real steal. Travel tricksters tend to hook unsuspecting customers by offering too good to be true airfares and package holiday prices.
If you are seeing blurry, fuzzy logos or low-resolution images on print marketing collateral or travel documentation, be on the alert. Travel con artists will sometimes copy and paste extracts from genuine travel companies to make it seem as if their offer is legitimate. Ensure you are on a secure website and not a ‘spoof’ site by clicking on the security icon on your browser tool bar to see the URL begins with https rather than http.
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