{"id":28663,"date":"2025-06-01T06:48:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T06:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elite-bricks.com\/?p=28663"},"modified":"2025-06-01T06:48:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T06:48:32","slug":"dubai-luxurious-hotels-at-cheap-prices-offer-may-be-a-scam-warn-authorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elite-bricks.com\/fr\/2025\/06\/01\/dubai-luxurious-hotels-at-cheap-prices-offer-may-be-a-scam-warn-authorities\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai: Luxurious hotels at cheap prices? Offer may be a scam, warn authorities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police emphasised the importance of booking through trusted agents and websites<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saw a low-priced staycation venue with high-quality amenities, stunning views, and a feel of quiet luxury? Don&#8217;t jump to book just yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities in Dubai have warned of\u00a0fake staycation and getaway offers.\u00a0Such scammers may use visuals of what seems to be elegant hotels or beach chalets to lure potential victims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While you may be looking to surprise your loved ones with a well-deserved break, they might get a different kind of surprise if you show up to the location only to\u00a0realise that no such venue exists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scam getaway location listings may\u00a0ask for your financial details, and once the transaction is processed, stop answering calls or responding to messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dubai Police emphasised the importance of booking through trusted agents and websites, in a video advisory posted on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tel que rapport\u00e9 par\u00a0<em>Le temps de Khaleej<\/em>\u00a0earlier, such scams also extend to travel outside the country with\u00a0fake travel agents charging Dh4,000 for Schengen\u00a0visas and failing to provide the visa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source : Khaleej Time<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Published: 31 May 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police emphasised the importance of booking through trusted agents and websites Saw a low-priced staycation venue with high-quality amenities, stunning views, and a feel of quiet luxury? Don&#8217;t jump to book just yet. Authorities in Dubai have warned of\u00a0fake staycation and getaway offers.\u00a0Such scammers may use visuals of what seems to be elegant hotels or [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":28664,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2656,347,2655,2658,2657],"class_list":["post-28663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-cheap-hotels","tag-dubai","tag-hotel-scams","tag-luxury-travel","tag-travel-warning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elite-bricks.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elite-bricks.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elite-bricks.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elite-bricks.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elite-bricks.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28663"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/elite-bricks.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28663\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elite-bricks.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elite-bricks.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elite-bricks.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elite-bricks.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}