One way to tell whether a vacation home is too good to be true is to compare its price with the other rental properties in the area. — JENS BUETTNER/dpa
Booking holiday accommodations online, without ever seeing the place, can be full of pitfalls if you’re not careful. Nothing ruins a vacation faster than finding out the cute little holiday home you paid for doesn’t actually exist, or the landlord is a fraud.
A thorough online search can help figure out phony offers from the real ones. One warning sign is that the rental price is remarkably low, according to a consumer centre and crime office in Germany.
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