A travel agency that continued to trade after being placed in liquidation has left dozens of Aussie travellers out of pocket, with some left stranded at the airport.

Similarly, a Travel Weekly reporter was recently ‘scammed’ into thinking Nutella and butter on bread makes for a healthy brekkie.

National Scams Awareness Week kicked off yesterday, and to celebrate, we’re bringing you stats that will make you duct tape your belongings to yourself for the duration of your next trip.

A group of tourists have gotten a little more than they bargained for in Venice. Bitten off a little more than they can chew, if you will.

A Spanish family has lost thousands thanks to a major Airbnb scam. Excuse us while we change all future bookings to hotels.

At least nine Victorian tourist attractions have been hit by a credit card scam. We too were busted for buying clothes under our boss’s name but only to avoid buyers shame in the office.

Busted! Thieving agent gets prison sentence. Before going in, writes apology letter and rents Shawshank Redemption. Ok, we’re not sure about that last part.

Punters scammed into believing all they have to do is ‘Like’ to win a cruise. Those who’ve stowed away bummed they have no Wi-Fi on board.

IATA has issued fresh warnings to the travel industry to remain vigilant against scams following a resurgence in fraudulent activity […]