Airline-Ticket Scam

Hackers renew airline-ticket scam spam

In a reprise of a summer tactic, hackers are trying to trick people into infecting their PCs with malware by sending them e-mail that poses as bogus airline-ticket invoices and boarding passes, a secu

International Driving Permits

AAA warns motorists traveling abroad to avoid online driver license scams

WASHINGTON, DC (August 7, 2008) - AAA is urging US residents who plan to drive while traveling abroad to avoid purchasing fraudulent International Driving Permits (IDP), especially over the Internet.

Report

The scam the hotel industry will not talk about

Pierrefitte-es-Bois, France – Over 60 percent of travelers make their reservations online, but the tactics of the online hotel reservations and booking intermediaries often prevent them from booking direct with the hotel of their choice.

Cruise Briefing

Suit calls fuel charge a price-fixing scam

Typically, this column stays away from insider industry blather - "Leviathan Cruise Line recently named Dewey Cheatum as Deputy Vice Assistant President in Charge of Marketing and Vacuum Flush Toilet Satisfaction" - opting instead for information that helps consumers make better decisions about buying and enjoying cruises.

Medical Tourism

Organ scam gives medical tourism a bad rap in Canada

TORONTO - With the unearthing of the Gurgaon kidney transplant racket, medical tourism has got a bad name in Canada, where the alleged kingpin of the scam reportedly has business interests, tour operators here said.

The case of Amit Kumar "gives medical tourism a bad rap," Aruna Thurairajan, owner of a medical tourism firm, said.