Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Simon Calder

100 tourists descend on North London home amid Booking.com travel scam

Getty Images/iStockphoto

On 4 July, a property owner named Gillian was surprised by unexpected visitors to her north London home.

“Someone knocked on my door. I opened it and it was this poor, very tired woman, presumably from Hong Kong, her daughter at the end of the gate, with hundreds of cases, it seemed to me, obviously just come from the airport.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.