According to the AARP Fraud Resource Center, the FTC received more than 64,000 reports involving travel, vacation, and timeshare fraud in 2025, and AI-generated fake booking sites are making these scams increasingly difficult to spot. Whether it is a “too-good-to-be-true” luxury cruise or a deep discount on a hotel stay, these fraudulent travel scams are specifically engineered to exploit the trust and urgency of older travelers. Before you reach for your credit card to secure that dream vacation, you need to know what to look for so you don’t wind up ruining your hard-earned vacation (or your finances).
