1. People will invite you to a tea ceremony in Beijing and Shanghai
No. 1 on our list of major travel scams is one where someone invites you to have tea. This scam is popular all over Asia, but you can become a victim of it in other parts of the world as well.
The kind that takes place in shopping districts in major cities like Beijing and Shanghai goes a little like this. One or two young women approach a tourist, usually a man. They ask for help in English, then ask you to accompany them to a tea ceremony they are on their way to.
Once you’re there, consider yourself already tricked. The woman you’ve come with will make a hasty exit, leaving you to pick up the tab. The price will be pretty high, and if you try to leave without paying, you will find yourself in trouble with the doormen.
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