April 2, 2005
Travel scams and time shares
When I was in Cancun there were all sorts of free offers that sounded great until you heard you had to sit through a time share sales pitch to qualify.
Travel scams today include surprise time share sales pitches, necessary "upgrades" because the room type you requested is booked, fees, taxes, etc. Even experienced travelers need to be careful (you have to register to read):
The pitch for real estate can be very convincing, according to Keith Bellows, the editor of National Geographic Traveler, the National Geographic Society's travel magazine. Bellows, at 27, was talked into a $7,000 time share he couldn't afford."No matter how much we think we're experts - and I think I'm a pretty savvy traveler - we can get ripped off," Bellows said.
Kelly thinks he knows why."We're all greedy to some extent, and we all want the cheapest price for something," he said. "Sometimes that can get you into trouble."
Posted by James Trotta at April 2, 2005 2:39 PM
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