The Department of Tourism (DOT) is in the process of investigating reports on the existence of fake online reservations for this resort island.
Tim Ticar, DOT-Boracay officer in charge, said that at least two local tourists fell victims to the fake online scam during Holy Week.
"We are in the process of seeking the help of the National Bureau of Investigation, National Telecommunications Commission and the Department of Trade and Industry to unmask the culprits and prevent similar incident that may happen in the future," said Ticar.
The undisclosed victims reported to the DOT that they have made reservations through an online reservation agency based in San Juan, Metro Manila. The victims paid initial deposits and when they arrived in Boracay, it was then that they realized that their purported hotel reservations were non-existent.
"With the said incident, we are calling on tourists seeking reservations online to only negotiate with tour operators and hotels duly accredited by the DOT. Tourists wanting to reserve their rooms using Internet are protected to be victimized by scams if they negotiate with accredited tour operators since it will be easy for us to penalize them if they commit violations," said Ticar.
The DOT-Boracay continues to accredit tourism related services in this resort island.
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It reminds me of my past transactions that I'm almost deceived by an unauthorized person when my family are very much willing to buy a real estate in Boracay. Fortunately, there's no payment yet involved.
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