Anatolia Tours and Travel

Dear Travelers, below article has appeared in the Vancouver Sun, the Edmonton Journal, The Ottawa Citizen and the Montreal Gazette: Canadian travelers are warned against travel/vacation scams. Verify your agency to avoid such scams.

‘Free’ trip can be a money grab in disguise Knowing the signs can save headaches..

“We get about 300,000 hits on our website every month,” says Mississauga-based Donavon Gaudette, ACTA’s communications manager.

“We are also constantly updating what travel watches are being issued by the federal government, so people use us as the source of information.”

Checking if the agency is registered with a provincial consumer protection authority can also be useful. For instance, in British Columbia, companies register for a licence number with the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority of British Columbia.

“If a consumer purchases travel services through an agency that is not licensed with the BPCPA, then the transaction is not eligible for protection under the Travel Assurance Fund,” says Sarah Head, BPCPA’s public relations manager…. © Copyright (c) Canwest News Service

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