Unseen moment Travel Guides were 'held hostage' while on holidays
Everyone loves a bit of shopping when they're on holidays - especially when it's cheap!
However, when you're travelling in a foreign country it pays to beware of some common tourist traps, as the Fren Family share with 9Travel.
The Travel Guides reveal a scary experience that they had on a recent family holiday, that definitely wasn't seen on camera.
Watch the video above.
The Travel Guides reveal a scary experience they had on holidays. Nine
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With a dangerous love for shopping, Victoria is warning others of how quickly shopkeepers can lure you in and before you even have time to realise it, you're trapped.
"As soon as I start looking, you're gone!" she shares, adding her key secret to avoiding tourist traps is not to make eye contact.
But while it will generally be harmless, Mark does warn it can turn a little scary sometimes.
"Avoid the VIP rooms," he points out.
It was once such 'VIP room' that got the family into a bit of trouble as their intrigue got the best of them.
Specifically it was Victoria, who says she was looking for Christmas presents for her friends, haggling for the best prices of 'designer' bags.
"They locked us in the VIP room, barricaded the door, and we could not get out," Victoria exclaims.
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Foreign markets are filled with tourist traps so beware. Nine
They were essentially held captive for 45 minutes before they were finally able to escape.
"If they say they've got a VIP room, run!" Mark advises.
While Victoria muses: "Stupid me said it's a shame we couldn't do business."
Whilst it certainly was an uncomfortable experience for the family, fortunately they are able to shed light on the incident with their priceless humour as they warn other tourists to be careful.
"The best way to avoid tourist traps is to go in the off season" Cathy states, still shaken up from their close call.
Watch the video above for more.
- Additional reporting by Sylvia Osborn.
