Accommodation Scams in Yangon

Guesthouse Commission Redirect at Airport

Unofficial "tourist helpers" at Yangon International Airport approach arriving travelers and offer to book guesthouses on their behalf, steering them toward properties that pay commissions. The recommended guesthouses are often inferior in quality and charge inflated rates, while alternatives in the visitor's actual budget and preferred location are dismissed as full or unsafe. Travelers who accept are loaded into waiting vehicles before they have a chance to check alternatives.