An Indian expatriate couple in Singapore has filed a police report after a “freelance” travel agent allegedly took them for a ride. TODAY newspaper said they were allegedly duped by the agent, who went by the name of “Kaveena”, offering their relatives visiting Singapore return air tickets, cruises and stays at the two integrated resorts.But on 23 May – about a month before their relatives were due to arrive – the couple found that the cruise, flight and hotel bookings were all cancelled because payments had not been made. Despite repeated demands, “Kaveena” had not returned the money – amounting to S$15,000 – to the couple, the paper said. According to the victim, “Kaveena” said she was a freelancer who worked for multiple travel agencies. She allegedly issued the couple an invoice under “Dream Holidays Tours & Travel” while in the office of another travel agency along Orchard Road.A National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (NATAS) spokesperson reiterated that it is an offence to operate as a travel agent without a valid licence. The spokesperson was quoted saying: “The travel agent should be representing the agency with which he or she is working and not multiple travel agencies.”
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