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PROFiT launch news
WHO IS A MEMBER
OF PROFiT?
Abta
Florida Frenzy
British Airways
CAA
Customers looking for a deal?
Davenport Lyons
Have we got some deals for you!
Global Travel Group
Hays Travel
Met police
Florida Do Something Attraction Keith
Teletext Tickets
Different World Prowse
The Co-operative Travel
TTA
Disney’s 14 day
Ultimate Ticket
£255 £282 £269
Orlando FlexTicket
(5 Parks)
£163 £177 £169
Discovery Cove
Ultimate Swim (High)
£253 £279 £269
MPS welcome Met initiative
MEMBERS of parliament have praised “When a fraud does occur in travel,
the travel industry and the Metropoli- it can have a particularly devastating
tan police for setting up PROFiT. impact on consumers, so I hope this
Consumer affairs minister Gareth relationship will be successful in iden-
Thomas and Tory MP for Ribble Valley tifying fraudsters before they can do
Nigel Evans recorded messages for the their damage.”
launch at Scotland Yard last week. Evans, who chairs an all-party
Thomas said: “The holiday industry group on identity fraud, believes travel
©2009 Busch Entertainment Corporation. All Rights Reserved ©Disney
is a vibrant one, and although it will be is particularly vulnerable to criminal
difficult, the evidence suggests people activity because large amounts
will not forgo their holidays. of money are paid without
“When money is tighter, it is more consumers getting anything in
important than ever to ensure con- return immediately.
sumers get the fair deal they deserve He described ID fraud as one of the
and that they and legitimate busi- world’s fastest-growing crimes and
nesses in the market do not suffer at asked the industry to help tackle it
the hand of fraudsters. through PROFiT.
‘Consumers
pour money in and then do a runner.”
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Sears also talked of Iata ticket
are not the
agency issues, which involves fraud-
and not forgetting....
sters dangling the carrot of more
• 1500+ Experiences in 120+ destinations
only victims’
ticket sales, and the agency, in effect,
handing over keys.
• Trade booking site with YOUR branding
“Over a few months, fraudsters • Fully bookable XML functionality
THE victims of travel fraud are not just build up and order book thousands of
• Security with the UK’s No.1 Ticket Broker
the consumers but the whole industry, tickets,” he said. “Then one day, per-
according to Davenport Lyons partner haps three months down the line, the
• Part of the ATD Travel Services Group
and insolvency specialist Trevor Sears. ticketing machine churns fake tickets
At the PROFiT launch, he high- out and the criminals jump on a plane,
http://agent.dosomethingdifferent.com
lighted a variety of scams: “Some leaving millions of pounds of debt.”
create non-existent companies on Sears added that e-ticketing would 0208 090 3799
the web. They induce the public to be an area fraudsters would target.
Competitor pricing data used in this advert obtained from
www.attractionworld.com and
www.keithprowse.com,
respectively, on 12th February 2009, based on like for like adult tickets for use on 1st July 2009. All pricing
correct at that time. All advertised tickets are subject to availability at the time of booking.
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