Comments on: Help protect yourself against Holiday Scams http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/02/02/help-protect-yourself-against-holiday-scams/ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:52:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Darren Cronian http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/02/02/help-protect-yourself-against-holiday-scams/#comment-166355 Darren Cronian Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:21:16 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/02/02/help-protect-yourself-against-holiday-scams/#comment-166355 @ Danielle Well that website does not exist, so you won't be booking a property through their website! Read my advice above and go with your gut instinct, check them out. I've never heard of them and if the company are asking to pay for it all up front then I would not book with them. Use a brand you trust. @ Danielle

Well that website does not exist, so you won’t be booking a property through their website! Read my advice above and go with your gut instinct, check them out. I’ve never heard of them and if the company are asking to pay for it all up front then I would not book with them.

Use a brand you trust.

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]]> By: Danielle http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/02/02/help-protect-yourself-against-holiday-scams/#comment-166343 Danielle Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:14:49 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/02/02/help-protect-yourself-against-holiday-scams/#comment-166343 Has anyone used meditteraneorenthouses.com? I am so scared to book a property and pay for it all up front and then arrive and see that we have no where to stay... We are booking a villa in Ibiza. Any information would be appreciated - thanks! Has anyone used meditteraneorenthouses.com? I am so scared to book a property and pay for it all up front and then arrive and see that we have no where to stay… We are booking a villa in Ibiza. Any information would be appreciated – thanks!

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]]> By: Darren Cronian http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/02/02/help-protect-yourself-against-holiday-scams/#comment-107287 Darren Cronian Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:51:44 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/02/02/help-protect-yourself-against-holiday-scams/#comment-107287 @ Mark That's a good point about using comparison / meta search sites as they are likely to be reputable companies, but you can find are cheaper than the large brands. @ Mark

That’s a good point about using comparison / meta search sites as they are likely to be reputable companies, but you can find are cheaper than the large brands.

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]]> By: Mark http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/02/02/help-protect-yourself-against-holiday-scams/#comment-107186 Mark Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:01:17 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/02/02/help-protect-yourself-against-holiday-scams/#comment-107186 I just posted a similar comment on the "Trust and Brands are still important to travel consumers" article so forgive me for repeating myself. I travel a lot with work and book a lot of hotels. One thing to note ABTA, AITO etc. only work with travel agents, so small hotel booking agents (who I find often have better service and better deals) can’t join. One thing worth looking for is who they work with. If you find a site through Kayak or travel supermarket, they will not work with scam sites so trust the small brand working with the bigger brand. I've saved a lot of money that way. I just posted a similar comment on the “Trust and Brands are still important to travel consumers” article so forgive me for repeating myself. I travel a lot with work and book a lot of hotels. One thing to note ABTA, AITO etc. only work with travel agents, so small hotel booking agents (who I find often have better service and better deals) can’t join. One thing worth looking for is who they work with. If you find a site through Kayak or travel supermarket, they will not work with scam sites so trust the small brand working with the bigger brand. I’ve saved a lot of money that way.

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]]> By: Darren Cronian http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/02/02/help-protect-yourself-against-holiday-scams/#comment-84129 Darren Cronian Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:45:14 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/02/02/help-protect-yourself-against-holiday-scams/#comment-84129 I should check this post more often. Apologies to those I haven't responded to but Jez, which company is it? ABTA bonded should mean you do not loose out, but I am not convinced with some of the stories that I am hearing. I should check this post more often.

Apologies to those I haven’t responded to but Jez, which company is it? ABTA bonded should mean you do not loose out, but I am not convinced with some of the stories that I am hearing.

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