2. Low-priced Great Wall tours
The next entry on our list of major travel scams is one you should be wary of when visiting the Great Wall of China. There’s no denying that this place is one of the world’s biggest tourist attractions. Did you know that it’s visible from space?
Anyway, the Great Wall draws in millions of visitors every year, but it also has its fair share of scammers. If you go there to visit it, you’ll likely run into these swindlers. In fact, they may approach before you set foot on the Wall, if you even make it there.
If you’re coming from Beijing, chances are some people will come to you offering what seems to be a good deal on tours. The trick is that you’ll go anywhere and everywhere except for the main attraction—the Wall.
You’ll stop at thinly disguised tourist spots that include performances, shops, and “traditional” medicine. It’s all meant to make you spend your money at the scammers’ businesses, making it one of the major travel scams around the world.
