Caribbean Cruise Line Presents The 3-Pack: 3 Travel Scams To Look Out For!

Online, January 7, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Caribbean Cruise Line Scam Watch Reviews great vacation destinations, ways to save money on vacation, travel tips and tricks, travel scams to avoid and more. Caribbean Cruise Line is committed to bringing you information to assist in planning your vacation this year. As part of Caribbean Cruise Lines ongoing commitment to the industry, Caribbean Cruise Line destinations offers all kinds of travel advice. So without further ado, Caribbean Cruise Line Scam Watch brings you this new article.

Travelers lose billions of dollars to scams every year. Unfortunately, many of those scams occur while people are traveling on vacation. Caribbean Cruise Line is pleased to bring you this list of 6 travel scams to look out for.

Currency cons

Cashiers at banks or money exchange bureaus have a variety of ways of scamming unsuspecting tourists out of their money. Often times when counting back money, cashiers will skip numbers (1-2-4-5...) hoping the tourist is not concentrating or does not understand his or her accent. Also, they will sometimes give someone the wrong currency when exchanging money giving someone currency which has a lower exchange rate. To avoid such issues, find out about the currency and exchange rate before going to exchange it anywhere and always insist on counting back your money in front of the cashier before leaving.

Metal detector

This is typically a 2 person scam. You place your laptop or other valuable on the conveyor belt to for the security scanner while waiting for a couple of people to go through the metal detector. The first person goes through the metal detector successfully but the second person triggers the alarm and has to make multiple passes through the detector before getting all his or her jewelry, mobile phone, coins, etc. out of their pocket. By the time you get through the machine yourself your valuables are gone. The best way to avoid this scam is to wait until the metal detector is clear in front of your before placing your belongings on a conveyor belt.

Tire Scam

This scam is another one typically done by a 2 person team. You are driving down the road and a drive pulls alongside you and points to one of your tires and gestures to you to pull over to the side of the road. The other driver pulls over and you assume to offer assistance. He tells you there is something wrong with your tire and while you are discussing it, his partner grabs any valuables you may have sitting in the front seat, or somewhere easily accessible. The best was to avoid this scam is to never pull off at the side of the road unless there is an emergency. Always drive to the nearest services station instead. Also, be sure to keep any valuable you have secured somewhere not easily accessible to anyone outside the car and remember to keep your windows up and doors locked at all times.

At Caribbean Cruise Line, we hope you have had -- or will have -- a great vacation this year and have avoided any unpleasantness such as travel scams.