Advantage calls for watch list to counter agent fraud
The boss of Advantage Travel Partnership is calling on consortia and industry bodies to back calls for a new watch list to prevent agent members committing fraud.
The Prevention of Fraud in Travel (Profit) group has been working with Advantage and City of London Police to set up the portal.
Chairman Barry Gooch said it would be modelled on a similar hub used in the telecoms industry to stamp out fraud.
As well as being a mechanism to report suspected fraud, the portal will include details of disqualified directors and relevant information pulled from Companies House so it can be found in one location.