Travellers, be it business, pleasure, or those returning to their home countries, are walking crime victims when viewed through the lens of hustlers and fraudsters. Arriving at or departing from an airport should be considered a safe place. Wrong.
Every tourism hub on the planet has its own culture of scammers. Whether you are in New York or Istanbul, Melbourne, Singapore, Sri Lanka or smaller tourist places, chancers will always be waiting for the next easy prey to scam them. Here, we take a
Scamming almost appears to be a sport for some unscrupulous locals in Asia who look at westerners as walking ATMs. Most Asian countries overflow with friendly locals, but if something sounds too good to be true, then it probably is.
If you're among the 500 million Marriott International guests whose personal data have been compromised by the massive four-year breach of personal information, then you need to act now to minimise the exposure.
Pessimistic as this ebook may sound, it’s not meant to make you fear travel. Quite the opposite: we want to encourage everyone to travel far and wide…wisely. As veteran travellers ourselves, we’ve encountered our fair share of delayed flights, missing luggage, scams, Delhi Belly, and more. That’s why we want to help prepare you for the worst-case scenarios.
When you’re travelling, it’s easy to get swept up in the moment visiting new places and to let your guard down when it comes to the safety of yourself, your belongings and your bank account.
Some of the world’s most desirable travel destinations are home to the world’s most corrupt airports. If you want to visit New York, Ho Chi Minh City or Halifax, get ready to have your bag rifled through, your valuables go missing, and that nice-looking customs officer demand a bribe on your way out of the airport.
Don’t Be Fooled!: The Simplest And Most Common ScamsOne unfortunate aspect of travel is that for every tourist, there is someone looking to take advantage of that tourist. Sadly no matter how often some of us may have travelled, it's a good bet
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