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It seems Cancun’s never-ending war on scammers is intensifying once more after reports of fake Uber drivers targeting tourists in central areas started circulating. Now, authorities are urging them to be cautious when booking rides through the popular app, as they could be extorted, or even put their lives in serious danger.

This year, Cancun has taken additional steps to ensure visitors feel safe and enjoy a stress-free vacation in the city, deploying more police units to beach hotspots and increasing surveillance in the Hotel Zone, all the while under the scrutiny of the mass media and the U.S. Government. Naturally, when actual security concerns do arise, tourism officials react swiftly.

For now, you may want to reconsider using rideshare applications in Cancun, where taxi scams are becoming increasingly common:

Scammers In Cancun Are Hacking Into The Uber

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What’s The Real Meaning Of Hotel Star Ratings?

The term 5-star hotel conjures up images of luxury: a magnificent lobby, bellhops and a concierge ready to assist you, room service and white fluffy bathrobes in your hotel room, and fancy amenities like a spa and gym.

But what do hotel star ratings actually mean?

What’s the real difference between a 5-star hotel and a one-star hotel (and all the ratings in between?)

While star ratings are extremely common to see on hotel booking websites and travel guides, you might be wondering exactly what they mean.

Here’s an overview of hotel star ratings and what you can actually expect when staying in a 5-star hotel.

Who Sets Hotel Star Ratings?

There’s no universal system for scoring hotels and assigning them a star rating, which means star ratings vary from country to country.

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Travel Off Path has always been a source of news and travel information that is written by travelers, for travelers. Travel is in our blood. Between all of our writers and staff, we’ve visited almost every country in the world.

As the new year approaches, travelers are eagerly planning their trips for 2023, and we at Travel Off Path are no exception.

We wanted to do something a bit different in this article, so we asked our staff what the top destination they wish to visit in 2023 is so that we could share it with you.

Many “top destinations” articles across the internet simply report search data from booking platforms or are sponsored lists. For our Top Destinations Of 2023, we wanted to share the most wish-listed destinations of our well-traveled staff.

When the question “What is the destination