Is Your Hotel Scamming You? How to Spot This Hidden Room Service Fee One thing that irks me about staying in hotels is how they always seem to try and sucker you. First, it started with outrageously overpriced phone calls but then technology… Johnny Jet , March 1, 2024
Alert: Don’t Fall For This Scam at Airports There’s nothing new about New York City’s illegal taxi drivers milling around the exit doors at JFK, trying to solicit business. However, these days, they’ve upped their game so things… Johnny Jet , February 2, 2024
Notorious European Travel Scams to Know Before You Go I know a lot of Americans and Canadians are planning on traveling to Europe this summer. My wife (a Canuck) and I are one of them. We’ve been to Europe… Johnny Jet , June 1, 2023
Don’t Fall For These Hotel Scams I recently wrote about the Better Business Bureau’s (BBB) advice for avoiding vacation rental scams. Since that was so popular, I’m following up with tips for not getting scammed when… Johnny Jet , June 1, 2023
FBI Warns Travelers Not to Do This – Here’s What to Do Instead Savvy travelers know that when they travel, they have to be on guard, always on the lookout for an endless array of scams and scammers. I’ve written about many scams,… Johnny Jet , April 11, 2023
This New Travel Scam is Costing People Hundreds of Dollars I am a savvy traveler who, I’d like to think, wouldn’t fall for any scams but sadly, that’s not always the case. I’ve fallen for multiple scams, mostly years ago… Johnny Jet , August 11, 2021
The New Phone Scam That Displays the Apple Logo on Your Phone Travel scammers are always innovating, as seen in the new scam that’s the subject of today’s tip. As reported by security expert Brian Krebs, “A new phone-based phishing scam that… Johnny Jet , January 16, 2019
Look Out for the Bag Watching Scam There are tons of travel scams out there to be mindful of (like this one and this one), and today, we bring you another one, this time straight from the… Johnny Jet , December 18, 2018
Lessons on Avoiding Travel Scams From James McAvoy Actor James McAvoy made the news last week when he turned to Instagram to share how he almost got scammed out of $12,000+ while planning a family vacation to Spain…. Johnny Jet , November 5, 2018
Beware of the Flat Tire Scam I truly believe that most people around the world are good, but the small percentage of bad apples out there can still make life difficult for travelers. That’s why it’s… Johnny Jet , August 27, 2018
Another Uber Scam to Be Aware of Today’s tip comes via The Points Guy, whose Emily McNutt recently reported on an Uber scam to look out for. It goes like this: You request a ride (typically far… Johnny Jet , January 9, 2018
Don’t Fall For Sneaky Email Scams I’ve written about not falling for “phishing” email scams in the past (like here), but I think it’s time for a reminder. I’ve been getting a lot of them lately… Johnny Jet , April 27, 2017
Don’t Use ATMs on the Street (Especially in Mexico) One of our writers, Matt Thompson, recently returned from Mexico and wrote a great post: 10 Things to Know About Sayulita, Mexico. One of his tips can be applied pretty much everywhere,… Johnny Jet , February 14, 2017
Beware of the “Ketchup Trick” Happy New Year! To kick off 2017, a tip about a new scam: The “ketchup (or mustard) trick” is popular among scammers internationally. But it looks like some of these… Johnny Jet , January 2, 2017