Fraudulent hotel booking sites are more common than you might think — here's how you can spot them | businessinsider.com

As the number of online hotel bookings continues to increase, so does the rate of booking scams. A study released in 2015 by the American Hotel & Lodging Association found that around 15 million hotel bookings are affected by deceptive rogue affiliates each year. That translates to roughly $1.3 billion going to fake bookings annually. The study, which was conducted by GfK Custom Research, included 1,1017 interviews conducted among adults...