Avoid common ripoffs when traveling with tips from Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club.

1. Lifestyle Holidays Vacation
Club Warns of 3 Common
Travel Ripoffs
Travelers this summer can ensure their travel
safety by keeping this information from this top
Dominican Republic Resort.

2. Ripoff 1: Distractions
• The Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club Ripoff Prevention Squad says
that one of the most common travel ripoffs is the distraction
scheme.
• A scam artist may wait until a traveler is distracted to steal their
belongings.
• Other scammers work in teams so that one can distract the traveler
while the other takes their belongings.
• Travelers who are always wary of their surroundings, and who
quickly get themselves out of suspicious situations can better protect
themselves from this ripoff.

3. Ripoff 2: Bait and Switch
• A bait and switch happens when someone promises one thing but
gives the consumer another.
• This can happen when booking things like guided tours. For
example, the traveler can be promised a tour of a site, but then
only sees the site briefly before being brought to a gift shop.
• Travelers should research ahead of time when they are looking for
tours and attractions.
• The Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club Ripoff Prevention Squad says
that it is also important to be wary of deals that are too good to
be true.

4. Ripoff 3: Imposters
• Sometimes ripoff artists pose as people that they are not.
• Common guises include charity workers, travel guides, and
salesmen.
• The Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Club Ripoff Prevention Squad
warns that these schemers will usually try to trick travelers
into giving them money under false pretenses.
• Travelers should not give money to strangers and should
remove themselves from situations where people seem less
than honest.