80 Pensioners Scammed out of Thailand Dream Trip
A group of 80 pensioners from the Western Cape, Gauteng, and Northern Cape claim to have been “cruelly deceived” out of a trip of a lifetime by a Strand travel agent, reports News24. The group, mostly retired teachers, were enticed by an advertisement circulating on Facebook and WhatsApp, promising a well-organized, guided tour to exotic destinations, including Phuket, Pattaya, and Bangkok. The trip, priced at R26 000 per person, included accommodation at luxurious hotels such as The Royal Paradise Hotel & Spa in Phuket, The Bayview in Pattaya, and the Indra Regent in Bangkok. However, the promise of a 16-day and 14-night exotic journey turned into a bitter nightmare, after the…