The woman allegedly collected money for at least 19 trips, which she would then “cancel”, claiming her mother was unwell.

Have you been getting some suss calls from Marriott lately? Find out why here.

Did you receive a phone call about finally having your client’s Qantas airfare refund processed? Well, according to the airline, chances are it really was too good to be true.

Have you purchased some too-good-to-be-true-airfares for your clients recently? You might want to read this.

Looks like business travellers are going to have to tighten the straps of their travel fanny packs because scammers, hackers and petty criminals have them in their sights.

A travel agent based in South Korea has become an unwitting victim of a $3 billion Ponzi scheme.

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.