According to keysnews.com, a Duval Street store recently cited for breaking city code laws is already back under code enforcement review after a tourist complained she was ripped off. City of Key West Code Enforcement fined Vine Vera, 102 Duval St., $500 on June 26 along with a $4,500 suspended fine with the stipulation that the store would be forced to pay that larger amount if they violated again within 24 months, said Code Compliance Manager Jim Young. Read article
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According to asiaone.com, two foreigners have been robbing tourists in the Dang Wangi area by pretending to be police personnel. The Pakistani nationals, who were detained last Saturday, would confuse their victims by showing them green-coloured identification cards and claiming that they were policemen. They would then accuse the tourists of being in possession of […]
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According to deccanchronicle.com, shocking reports of exploitation of distraught travelers have come to the fore in Uttarakhand with some stranded people forced to pay Rs 250 for a ‘paratha’ and Rs 100 for a small pack of chips. With their money and belongings washed away in the floods, hundreds of survivors did not get anything […]
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Newsnet5.com reprted that, Teresa Marozsan and Garlen Bailes are like many others who are looking for the best prices during the summer travel season. In an effort to save money, the Lorain couple paid nearly $3,600 for a membership with Now or Never Travel back in June 2012. Marozsan told NewsChannel5 the travel club promised […]
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According to vietnamnews.vn, Tourist-support centres and tourist police may be needed to prevent tourists from being overcharged, robbed and swindled by local services. A proposal to this effect was made yesterday by tourism experts nationwide who said the scams were the main reason for a decline in foreign tourists. Le Thanh Dung, deputy chairman of […]
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According to pattaya-funtown.com, two Indian students on holiday in Pattaya filed a complaint with tourist police on Wednesday, stating they had been “forced by a group of 5-6 jet ski operators” on Pattaya beach to pay 1,400 US dollars for allegedly causing minor damages to jet skis they had rented earlier in the day. Pattaya […]
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Scandasia.com reports that the Swedish Embassy in Norway has sent out the following warning on their website and through Facebook. “A scam has taken place where a person named, Zaky Afifah, has recently offered to arrange a trip to Sweden. The person and his companions have offered to arrange for visas and the travel itinerary […]
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As reported by thanhniennews.com, “The Hanoi police on Wednesday arrested a cyclo driver for overcharging an Australian woman more than ten times the normal fare for a five-kilometer drive. 40-year-old Pham Van Chieu admitted that he charged Ilona Schultz and her two children VND1.3 million ($62.2) to take them from the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum […]
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According to Thanhniennews.com “Ho Chi Minh City police said they are investigating a case in which a taxi driver allegedly attempted to drastically overcharge a Japanese tourist on Friday…Atshushi Hirako, 54, had taken a taxi from Ben Thanh Market in District 1 to a hotel in District 10 at around 4:45 p.m. that same day. […]
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As reported by bangkokpost.com, “Two French nationals and a Tunisian have been arrested on charges of credit card fraud in Phuket, and a Vietnamese man for stealing from revellers during the Songkran celebration on Silom Road. Supaseth Chokchai, deputy commander of the Tourist Police Division, said in Phuket on Monday that police arrested Mhoussin Mahamoud, […]
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