Travel Sale: Ten tips for safe online shopping

Travel Sale can be a good opportunity to buy tickets for the next vacation, but also it can be a risk If you do not take certain precautions to carry out the transactions on the Internet, you will need to enter data such as credit cards. To avoid possible scams, there are a number of tips to follow.

Consumer Defense has developed a list of ten keys to make secure purchases during this week. Agencies and digital tourism platforms will offer discounts and promotions until Sunday, December 24 for flights, accommodation, full packages and even for travel insurance.

As a first warning, the national government recommended to "conduct the search for offers only via the official page of the event". This is only when the user chooses a particular offer "will you be redirected to the web pages of different affiliates".

Secondly, Consumer Defense asked the buyer to make sure "that the place where you will buy be sure (The addresses should start with "https: //" and not with "http: //"). "This letter" s "reinforces the security of data exchanges.

Another tip is to search "before buying the seller's data and read the Terms of Sales"In this sense, Consumer Defense recalled that" the seller is always bound to respect the published price ".

"Do not forget that the offer or promotion must be clear and detailed and that, if they offer you a discount, they must clarify the previous price. In case the promotion includes a 2×1, you must specify the unit price", they also advised.

A fifth recommendation to buyers is that, in all cases where funding is offered in installments, "the supplier is required to clarify, among other things, the spot price, the annual effective interest rate, the total interest payable Total financial cost (CFT); the amount to be disbursed initially – if any – and the amount financed; the annual effective interest rate; the system of depreciation of capital and cancellation of interests; the amount, frequency and amount of payments to be made; additional charges, insurance or additional fees. "

Consumer Defense, on the other hand, suggests checking "in advance the available limit of your credit card".

The seventh counsel is "corroborate Modification or cancellation of policies each company to know all the options in case of dissatisfaction with the service. "" Please note that, except in certain cases of air transport services, for contracts concluded at a distance, the consumer has 10 days to cancel his acceptance (right of repentance), "they suggested.

Most offers are expressed in pesos, but according to the official body, "if published services are provided from or They can be displayed in dollars"

A common mechanism for Travel Sale promotions is to offer discounts only to a limited number of buyers. "If the offer concerns limited quantities, you must be informed of the number of units available," they said.

Finally, Consumer Defense makes a final recommendation in case there are problems after the purchase: "Check that the company sends you the proof of payment or electronic invoice. This can be used to claim later. "