A clear, calm field guide for the independent traveler over 60. Nineteen chapters cover one scam category each — from airport "porters" who want to disappear with your luggage to the grandparent-emergency scam targeting your family at home — with refusal scripts you can practice, red-flag checklists, and printable appendices.
A preview of three chapters from the nineteen — each one a scam category you can practice the refusal scripts for before you fly.
Each chapter covers one scam category, structured the same way every time so you can read non-linearly: Quick Take summary up front, body discussion in the middle, Red Flags and Scripts callouts you can practice, Recovery Steps if something has already happened.
We've documented nearly 2,000 traveler scams across 24 countries. Travel Scams for Seniors is the patterns from that work, written for the way older travelers actually read: non-linearly, looking up specific situations when they need them.
This isn't a fear book. The underlying principle is short: scammers want speed and secrecy; you have time and the right to verify. Each chapter gives you the calm refusal script and the slow-down move that interrupts the four pressures every scam uses.
Each chapter has Quick Take, Red Flags, Scripts you can practice before the trip, and Recovery Steps if something has already happened. Plus four printable appendices: Pre-Trip Checklist, Emergency Contacts, Companion Planning Agreement, and the full Scripts Library.
Written for the older traveler who wants to keep traveling — and for the adult children and caregivers who want a shared plan that supports independence rather than replacing it. Solo travelers, retired couples, group-tour participants, cruise passengers, first-timers.
The Travel Safety Series is 24 country atlases plus three special editions. Travel Scams for Seniors is the one that meets the older traveler where they read.
Quick answers about formats, pricing, and how the book is structured.
Amazon Kindle eBook ($9.99) and paperback. The paperback runs 361 pages on cream paper, 6 by 9 inches — designed to be read non-linearly, with each chapter structured the same way for quick lookup.
Older travelers who want to keep traveling internationally with confidence; adult children and caregivers who want a shared plan that supports independence rather than replacing it; solo travelers, retired couples, group-tour participants, cruise passengers, and first-time international travelers over 60.
Every chapter follows the same format: a Quick Take summary up front, body discussion in the middle, Red Flags and Scripts callouts you can practice, and Recovery Steps if something has already happened.
No. The underlying principle is that scammers want speed and secrecy; you have time and the right to verify. The book offers calm, repeatable habits that protect independent travelers without shrinking the trip.
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19 chapters. Refusal scripts you can practice. Printable appendices for the family at home. $9.99 on Kindle.