A business travel agency facing questions about allegations of fraud by customers left out of pocket has collapsed. Leading travel brands such as Qantas, Thomas Cook, Butlin’s and Carnival Cruise Line are the latest names being used to dupe consumers with fake Facebook promotions. According to Hoax-Slayer – a website that aims to highlight internet […]
Month: January 2019
Collapse of Black Tip Travel confirmed
A business travel agency facing questions about allegations of fraud by customers left out of pocket has collapsed. Black Tip Travel confirmed that the business, based in Tonbridge in Kent, ceased trading last month. Owner and sole director Dale Whitney admitted he could have dealt with the situation better. The firm, founded in June 2017, […]
Fake sickness claim customers posted positive reviews
A couple who posted a glowing review on TripAdvisor and then claimed to be ill on the same Tui holiday ten months later have been found fundamentally dishonest in court. Tanya and Kieran Tuson, both 36 and of Andover, had stayed all-inclusive at Jaz Mirabel Park Hotel in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, in August 2015. […]
Barclays warns consumers of villa fraud
Barclays has issued a warning to holidaymakers not to be taken in by scams when buying villa holidays. It says 37% of villa scams, reported by its customers, result in losses of between £1,000 and £5,000. Its research, which also questioned more than 2,000 consumers, found that in 59% of reported cases the victims were […]
Tipto agents believe cyberattack is low possibility
Nearly 75% of agents believe it is unlikely their businesses will fall victim to a cyberattack. More than half of the 62 agents polled by Tipto said they were prepared to deal with such an attack. The poll found 74% thought a cyberattack against their agency was a low possibility and 6% thought there was […]
Travel agent arrested over theft from veterans
A travel company has been accused of stealing thousands of pounds from a charity helping injured veterans. Black Tip Travel Ltd, which has been seeking insolvency advice, is alleged to have taken money set aside for flights to New Zealand paid by the charity Pilgrim Bandits to stage a bike ride. A group of 22 […]
Lawsuit issued against Marriott over data breach
Marriott International is facing the biggest lawsuit yet relating to the Starwood data breach. The suit filed in Maryland federal district court was brought by more than 150 guests in numerous states. Plaintiffs are represented by five law firms. It is seeking compensation for ‘deceptive, unconscionable, and substantially injurious practices’. Marriott now believes the data […]
Tui customer dishonest sickness claim
A Tui customer has been ordered to pay nearly £20,000 to the operator after being found guilty of fundamental dishonesty for claiming to be ill while on holiday. Justin Miller, of Penarth in Wales went to Cape Verde with his father, brother and brother’s girlfriend for two weeks on May 31 2016, staying all-inclusive at […]
Scottish agent has online identity hijacked
A Scottish agency which had its online identity hijacked has warned of fraudsters targeting the sector as more than 70 bogus websites imitated travel companies in the past year. The Travel Bar, in Blairgowrie, started to receive calls from consumers who believed they had booked with the business but had in fact paid money to […]
Fraudsters sick as a parrot after losing court case
A Lancashire couple posed for holiday snaps with a parrot, despite claiming to Jet2holidays that they were suffering with a gastric illness at the time. The pair have been convicted of conspiracy to commit fraud and ordered to pay Jet2holidays almost £30,000 after making the bogus claim. A Manchester court ruled that Martin and Lindsey […]