Cooperation in combatting on-line travel fraud
The On-Line Fraud Affecting the Global Tourism Industry Conference held in Faro last Thursday achieved its objective by bringing together over 200 people to learn about the threats that this type of fraud poses to the industry and ways in which these threats can be reduced, thus protecting local businesses involved in tourism as well as holidaymakers themselves.
A total of ten presentations were made by the National Cyber Security Centre; Judicial Police Cyber Security Unit; Consumidor.pt; the Association of Local Lodging in Portugal, SEF, GNR, ASAE, PSP, Safe Communities Portugal and PROFiT, a travel fraud organisation from the UK.
The event started with overviews from the Mayor of Faro, Dr. Rogério Bacalhau; President of Regional Tourism Algarve, Desidério Silva; President of the Association of Inspectors of the Judicial Police, Ricardo Valadas; Presidente of AHETA, Elidérico Viegas and President of Safe Communities Portugal David Thomas, who had initiated the idea of the conference.