--- title: Travel Fraud Trends 2025 – a global report date: 2025-08-26T13:49:00+01:00 author: Nikoleta Dimitriou canonical_url: "https://www.ravelin.com/blog/travel-ticketing-fraud-trends-2025" section: Blog --- Blog /[Fraud trends](/resources?search=&category%5B0%5D=201169#resourceContainer "Go to Fraud trends") # Travel Fraud Trends 2025 – a global report $11 million is lost to fraud every year for the average Travel, Ticketing or Hospitality company. Get the latests fraud statistics for the industry and its sub-sectors. 26 August 2025 ![Travel Fraud Trends 2025 – a global report](https://storage.googleapis.com/ravelin-website-assets-production/assets/images/_blogSmall/266272/427-Travel-fraud-report-885x505.webp) **Over $8.6 trillion**. This is the projected value of the global online travel market by 2032\*. Growing at a steady rate, it's already surpassed $1.7 trillion last year\*\*. For the Travel, Hospitality and Ticketing sector, online business is booming. Which comes with increased attention from bad actors. Ravelin conducted a [survey of merchants in 10 countries](https://pages.ravelin.com/global-fraud-2025-trends-survey), centered around their fraud and payments landscape in recent months as well as their predictions. Today, we're sharing the **results for the Travel sector, as well as its subsectors, including Accommodation and Ticketing**. **[Click here or on the image below to grab the report and better understand the fraudscape for the industry. ](https://pages.ravelin.com/hubfs/FS25%20Fraud%20and%20Payments%20Survey%202025/Global%20Travel%2c%20Ticketing%20and%20Hospitality%20Trends%20Report%20by%20Ravelin.pdf)** [![](https://storage.googleapis.com/ravelin-website-assets-production/assets/images/Travel-Trends-Report-2025-CTA.png)](https://pages.ravelin.com/hubfs/FS25%20Fraud%20and%20Payments%20Survey%202025/Global%20Travel%2c%20Ticketing%20and%20Hospitality%20Trends%20Report%20by%20Ravelin.pdf) **[Download the Fraud in Travel & Hospitality Report 2025 here.](https://pages.ravelin.com/hubfs/FS25%20Fraud%20and%20Payments%20Survey%202025/Global%20Travel%2c%20Ticketing%20and%20Hospitality%20Trends%20Report%20by%20Ravelin.pdf)** \*Source: [The Brainy Insights](https://www.thebrainyinsights.com/report/leisure-travel-market-13778) \*\*Source: [Phocuswright](https://www.phocuswright.com/Travel-Research/Research-Updates/2025/1-2-T-dollars-in-online-bookings-by-end-of-2026) ![Ravelin Logo](https://storage.googleapis.com/ravelin-website-assets-production/assets/images/ravelin-symbol-logo-transparent.webp) ## Discover what matters Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to speed with key developments in fraud and payments, with tips, trends and news sent directly to your inbox. Sign up ## Related resources - [Case Study: Ticketing giant Trainline's journey toward secure growth](https://www.ravelin.com/case-studies/trainline-fraud-case-study) - [Case Study: How Ravelin helped FlixBus manage risk when expanding into new markets](https://www.ravelin.com/case-studies/flixbus-ravelin-testimonial) - [How to stop fraud in the airline industry](https://www.ravelin.com/blog/fighting-fraud-in-the-airline-industry) - [Ticketing fraud: Are you giving fraudsters a ticket to ride?](https://www.ravelin.com/blog/ticketing-fraud) - [Fraud in online travel agencies (OTAs): How it affects businesses](https://www.ravelin.com/blog/fraud-in-online-travel-agencies) - [Webinar: How to manage refund abuse in ticketing ](https://pages.ravelin.com/ravcon-2024-delicate-balance-how-trainline-handles-refund-abuse) - [Ravelin's Fraud & Payments Survey Report 2025](https://pages.ravelin.com/global-fraud-2025-trends-survey) ## Author ![Nikoleta Dimitriou](https://storage.googleapis.com/ravelin-website-assets-production/assets/images/_avatarSmall/196785/1669287463716_2023-12-07-164059_ybjd.webp) Nikoleta DimitriouSenior Content Manager With a marketing career focused on technology, Nikoleta has worked for the data science, e-learning, and fraud industries, among others. 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