Experts are warning people to take care when booking a trip this year as holiday fraud has doubled in the last 12 months.
Action Fraud said victims reported losing a total of £15.3 million in the 2022/23 financial year, compared to £7.4 million in 2021/22.
The increase shows more people are being conned into paying for fake flight and accommodation bookings amid a surge in demand for holidays despite the cost-of-living crisis.
The average loss per victim in the last financial year was £2,372. Some 44% of all reports were made by people aged in their 20s or 40s.
