Fact Sheet: Fraud Detection for Online Travel Agencies

Detecting Fraud in the Online Travel Industry

The global air travel industry earns over $850 billion annually, with approximately 25% of that business transacted online. With so much capital at stake, the industry is a ripe target for fraud rings, and the need for travel fraud detection becomes vital. In this study, we measured travel industry fraud attack rates across a range of risk signals.

Target 600+ unique fraud schemes and attack vectors, including the most frequent travel fraud threats:

• Payments Fraud
• Account takeover
• Account Creation fraud
• Credit card and payments fraud
• Loyalty and rewards fraud
• Omnichannel fraud
• Insider Threats