Comments on: 10 Common Travel Scams (And How To Avoid Them) http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/09/20/10-common-travel-scams-and-how-to-avoid-them/ Online travel magazine dedicated to exploring travel in the 21st century. Offering travel news, compelling interviews, online travel tools, and more. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:29:11 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dan from Spain Travel Deals Blog http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/09/20/10-common-travel-scams-and-how-to-avoid-them/comment-page-1/#comment-96337 Dan from Spain Travel Deals Blog Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:12:17 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/09/20/10-common-travel-scams-and-how-to-avoid-them/#comment-96337 This is an excellent post detailing some of the most common scams. It's a bit sad how frequent these occurrences are, but I find that doing a bit of research into the place you're traveling to, and remaing aware of your surroundings at all times can go a long way toward ensuring a safe trip. Dan This is an excellent post detailing some of the most common scams. It’s a bit sad how frequent these occurrences are, but I find that doing a bit of research into the place you’re traveling to, and remaing aware of your surroundings at all times can go a long way toward ensuring a safe trip.

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]]> By: Kartar Poonia http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/09/20/10-common-travel-scams-and-how-to-avoid-them/comment-page-1/#comment-60211 Kartar Poonia Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:44:59 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/09/20/10-common-travel-scams-and-how-to-avoid-them/#comment-60211 Its so nice to find most common probles here.It is very usefull for us as we are inbound travel company based at Jaipur India. It would be helpful for travellers those are planning celebrate holidays in abroad.We thanks to all who have left his comments here.These all kind of information would inspire traveller to go for holidays through travel companies to avoid these most of problems. Thanks again. Good Luck Kartar Poonia Founder CEO Indian Memories,(Shaping Holidays) Jaipur (Rajasthan) India Its so nice to find most common probles here.It is very usefull for us as we are inbound travel company based at Jaipur India.
It would be helpful for travellers those are planning celebrate holidays in abroad.We thanks to all who have left his comments here.These all kind of information would inspire traveller to go for holidays through travel companies to avoid these most of problems.

Thanks again.
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Kartar Poonia
Founder CEO
Indian Memories,(Shaping Holidays)
Jaipur (Rajasthan) India

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]]> By: Eva http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/09/20/10-common-travel-scams-and-how-to-avoid-them/comment-page-1/#comment-15920 Eva Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:29:30 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2007/09/20/10-common-travel-scams-and-how-to-avoid-them/#comment-15920 Thanks for this - very thorough without being paranoid. Another way to deal with some more minor scams is the "if you can't beat em, join em" approach. In India I used to make a deal with the rickshaw drivers - he'd give me a really good price on a long ride somewhere, and in exchange I would agree in advance to stop in to three or four "craft emporiums" along the way. I'd stay just long enough for him to collect his commission and then leave without buying anything - which is what I would have wound up doing anyway but laying it out in advance saved a lot of persuading and arguing and a lot of "no, I don't WANT to see any more handicrafts, I want to go home!" Thanks for this – very thorough without being paranoid.

Another way to deal with some more minor scams is the “if you can’t beat em, join em” approach. In India I used to make a deal with the rickshaw drivers – he’d give me a really good price on a long ride somewhere, and in exchange I would agree in advance to stop in to three or four “craft emporiums” along the way. I’d stay just long enough for him to collect his commission and then leave without buying anything – which is what I would have wound up doing anyway but laying it out in advance saved a lot of persuading and arguing and a lot of “no, I don’t WANT to see any more handicrafts, I want to go home!”

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