HotelScam

Almost got caught by this and figured it’s worth sharing. I accidentally misdialed the Hilton reservations number by one digit and reached 800-446-6667 instead of the real Hilton number (800-446-6677 or 888-446-6677). A rep answered like it was a normal booking line. I asked...

Just a heads up about a potential scam involving an old IHG Rewards phone number: 1-888-211-9875. This number appears on the back of older IHG Rewards cards. Calls to this number are reportedly being answered by people pretending to be IHG staff. They take credit card details...

I work as a duty manager at a small boutique hotel in Finland and we don’t get American guests very often. We just had a strange booking and I’m wondering if this is some known scam or just someone being careless. Back in autumn, an American guest booked 3 rooms for 5 nights...

Booked a Paris hotel through Booking that mentioned a 50% prepayment. Put my card in, reservation went through, but nothing was charged. A few hours later the hotel messaged me on WhatsApp asking for my email so they could send a “secure payment link” for the 50%. That...

Booked a place called Zarax Homestay in Ooty for Dec 25 to 27. Paid about 3000 in advance through Booking.com. Just found out the property doesn’t even exist anymore and the listing is gone from the site. Feels like we got straight up scammed. Has anyone dealt with this before?...